Fakes, Counterfeits & Bogus Stamps (original) (raw)

Australian Forged Stamps by Mavis Pope, An excellent studies with decent illustrations, good layout and text of much value to both the serious forgery collector and the collector of Australian stamps. These books are produced by a photocopy type process however tremendous skill and afford has been made to give the best realistic quality, line drawings and large illustrations, card plastic prong binding

• New South Wales
  • 1st edition, 1989, 75 pages, edition of 100
  • 2nd edition 1995, 110 pages, edition of 100
• Western Australia, 1993, 108 pages, edition of 100
• Victoria, 1991, 108 pages, edition of 100
• Queensland, South Australia & Tasmania, 1992, 120 pages

Handbook of the Private Local Posts by Hurt & Williams, Billig's Specialized Catalog (not the Billig Handbook series though often confused with it), 168 pages, cloth limited stock, $55.00

Belgium, Les Timbres Belges Faux & Truqu�s by Maurice G. Slagmeulder, pr�face by Dubois In French but well illustrated and quite useful 1940's, 104 pages, card covered

Belgium, The Forgeries of The Red Cross Small Albert Heads of 1914 by H. Dober1989, 12 pages, card

Belgium, Monographie des Faux et Falsifications de Belgique by M. Tolli 1937, 79 pages, cardBillig's Philatelic Handbook

A good overall reference, Vol 1 - 44 with the early ones existing with differing contents, most volumes contain a number of different and often unrelated articles.

Runs:

• Vol 1 - 32, all cloth, only one set available, $525.00
• Vol 1 - 44, all cloth, only one set available, enquire first, $975.00

Canada, Reference Manual of B.N.A. Fakes, Forgeries & Counterfeits, Series II by Kenneth W. PughThe format is 8.5 x 11 and they are punched for standard US 3 Ring Binders, binders not included. Series I of this work appeared from 1976 through 1981 in a small format, though we dislike the new page size I must admit that it is more attractive and useful. All are detailed studies of BNA fakes.

• Release 1, forgeries by Jean de Sperati
  • 2001, loose leaf, 100 pages with below supplement
  • 2002, supplement for Release 1 only, 44 pages
  • current 156 pages !
• Release 2, forgeries by Raoul Ch. de Thuin and other bisect fakes
  • 2006, loose leaf, circa 100 pages, to appear
• Release 3, Western Canada Proof Book, a study of 850 fake lots sold on eBay as authentic over 18 months,
  • 2004, 77 pages, $38.00
• Release 4, A photographic guide to the genuine postal issues of the Canadian provinces: British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Islands
  • 2004, 110 pages
• Release 5, OHMS and G officials, genuine and fake perforations and overprints
  • 2005, loose leaf, 123 pages, $48.00, sold out
  • 2006, Release to bring No. 5 up from 2005 to August 2006, 27 pages, $11.50
• Release 6, A detailed study of the Canada used souvenir and booklet fakes on eBay 2003 - 2005,
  • 2005, loose leaf, 46 pages, $18.00
• Release 7, Prince Edward Islands, circa 154 pages, to appear
• Release 8, Postal Counterfeits
  • Release 8a, Canadian Booklets, 2006, $10.00
  • Release 10, Oneglia
  • Release 11
  • Release 12
  • Release 14, Postal Stationery and Hechler

Philatelic Fantasies of British North America, 1860-1910 by David F. SessionsA good overall coverage of the BNA Fantasies with a most useful bibliography.1999, 125 pages, card, $22.50

B.N.A Fakes and Forgeries by E.A. Smythies, circa 1970, 101 pages, card, an enjoyable booklet with much background information, one copy available, $32.50

The Mystery of the Prince Edward "Queen" by William J. EckhardtS. Allen Taylor and the 10� Queen of Prince Edward Island. 1985, reprint of 1949 article, 16 pages, card cover, $15.00

Canada, Fakes & Forgeries of New Brunswick & Pricne Edward Island by R. B. Mitchell, 1979, 43 pages, $17.50, sold

China, Forgeries of China's Large Dragons 1878 by James Negus, 1978, 14 pages, card, $22.50, soldbut enquire

Crete, Counterfeits, Crete, First Six Issues, German Colonies, Postmarks by Charles Sidney Thompson, 1943, 16 pages, card, one copy available, $15.00, sold

Czechoslovakia, Padelky Ceskoslovenskych Postovnich Znamek 1918-1913 by Karasek, Kvasnicka & Paulicek,

• Czech, 1963, 367 pages 1 color plate, cloth, only one copy available, $145.00
• English translation, text only, 1964 by the Chicagoland Chapter of the Czechoslovak PS

The Workbook, Notes on Reprints and Forgeries of Colombian Stamps, by Dieter Bortfeldt, FRPSL, AIEP

• Part 1, The Classic Period 1859-1868, printed in Colombia but in English, 2004, 211 pages printed one side, in color, cloth bound, numbered, $155.00,sold out
• Part 2, The Sovereign States of Colombia, Antioquia, Bolivar, Boyaca, Cundinamarca, Tolima, Panama, 2007, 252 pages, cloth, $155.00, sold out
• Part 3, The Colombian Airmails, 2007, 240 pages, cloth, $210.00, sold

Handbook of the SCADTA Provisional Surcharges 1921-1923 by Santiago Cruz & Dieter Bortfeldt printed in Colombia but in English, new study of the provisionals including details on the forgeries, 2004, 120 pages, $155.00, sold

The Lansa Story, The Postal History of the Colombian Airline LANSA by Alfredo Frohlich & Dieter Bortfeldt A comprehensive story of the history, covers, stamps and forgeries. 2005, 179 pages, in color, cloth, $155.00, sold

Finland, SUOMEN postimerkkien vaarenteita Forgeries of Finnish Postage Stamps by Mikko Ossa, 1977, in English and Finnish, 107 pages, cloth with dj, one copy available, $42.50, sold

Finland, Cinderella Postal Stationery of Finland by Horma Leinonen1980, 1976 pages, some text in English, $25.00

Distinguishing Characteristics of Classic Stamps by Herman Schloss, An old work but still most useful to the collector of the authentic stamps and the student of the fakes.

• Europe - 19th Century, except Old German States , 1951, 22+200 pages, cloth
  • Original Europe volume, $70.00
  • A reprint is contained in Billig Handbook Vol 15
• Old German States, 1948, 18+108 pages, cloth
• one set available, $145.00

Handbuch Der Neudrucke by Paul Ohrt., reprinted by Peter Feuser List of reprints and forgeries of stamps and stationery with distinguishing characteristic for old German States (350 pages), Europe, etc. Reprint of 1906-1938 books, 670 pages, cloth, published 180,-DM, $120.00, out of stock at present

Germany, Postal Forgeries of the Kaiser's Empire, Die Postf�lschungen des Deutschen Kaiserriechs by Michael J�schke-Lantelme. Postal forgeries for the four series from 1871 to 1918, the forgeries and the attempts to evade the forgeries, in German.2000, 110 pages, card, published 64 DM, one copy available, $75.00

Germany, 600 Falsche Stempel by Willy Wolff, circa 1975, fake cancellations, 27 pages, card, please enquire, $22.50, sold out

Germany, No. 2 Fakes & Forgeries of Germany & Colonies by the GPS, 1966, card, 150 pages, one copy, $8.50

Germany, Check to the Forgers, Forgeries of current interest and their marks of recognition by Erich Haide, 1948, 49 pages, card, $10.00, sold out

GPS Reference Manual of Forgeries, release n. 46, with complete index for 1-46, new never opened, $35.00

Haitian 1902 Provisional Issue

by Peter C. Jeannopoulos

An exceptional study, well produced, Part I discusses the author's methodology and a revised classification system. Part II focuses on the genuine stamps and identification, accurate illustrations, Part III illustrates and describes each of the 29 types of forgeries. 2009, 122 pages, 30 in color, edition of 125, all numbered, perfect bound, $45.00, sold out

The Images of IV Issues of the Kingdom of Sardinia 1855-1863 by Francesco Maria Amato, 1994, 124 pages, case bound, all in Italian but mostly illustrations with a four page English summary of the captions prepared for us by an old friend, published at 24.80 euro. It is our hope that this work will be of some help in determining the fakes on these most difficult issue but in this respect it is not quite up to our expectations, $30.00

Forged Pre-Adhesive Postmarks of the Old Italian States by Paolo Vollmeier, 1979, 56 pages, card, Special Publication of the PHS Inc., $30.00

The Papal States, The Stamps of the 1852/67 Issue

by Peter N.G. Rayner

I&C Study Number 5. A major new work from the authority on the stamps, indispensable, 2008, 91 pages plus CD, in color, plastic spiral binding, limited edition, published at 35 pounds, $70.00

Italian States, Roman States Forgeries

by Revs. F. J. Levitsky & F. Jenkins

• The Issue of 1852, 1987, 230 pages, 1990 supplement, 14 pages
• The Issue of 1867-70 by Levitsky and Rev. Floyd Jenkins, 1990, 98 pages, plastic ring binding
• Essays and Reprints, The Issues of 1867-1870 by Rev. Jenkins, 1997, 98 pages, plastic ring binding
• Complete Set, enquire before ordering, sold only as a set, $185.00, sold

Italian States Originals and Fakes

by Antonello Cerruti

Antichi Stati Italiani Originali e Falsi. In Italian but with large illustrations and in color, a useful book 2007, 127 pages, full color, paper case binding, $87.50, sold out

The Romagna by Donald S. Patton, 1953, 32 pages plus 4 pages text in wrapper, card, one copy available, $37.50

Hong Kong Forgeries by Ming W. TsangA useful coverage of the fake stamps, cancellations and covers. 1994, 152 pages, card, $40.00

Poland, Alnis Guid, Poland Forgeries by Alan Blunt , 1990, circa 75 pages, loose leaf

G. B. Official British Perfins by T. A. Edwards & B. C. LucasA fine coverage of both the authentic stamps, history and the fake. 1984, 82 pages, card $15.00

Czechoslovak, Forgeries of Czechoslovak Stamps by Karasek, Kvasnicka and PaulicekNot as well printed or bound as the 1963 edition however we now have the illustrations and an English text adjoining. 1988, 367 pages, plastic ring binder, one copy available, $78.50

Denmark, Private Letter Posts of Denmark by Christensen & Ringstr�mThe standard work on these stamps, a beautiful, enjoyable and useful books.

• 1974, 199 pages, regular edition $45.00
• 1974, 214 pages, deluxe edition, � leather, facsimiles tipped in $125.00

Denmark 2 Rigsbank-Skilling 1851-1852 by Sten ChristensenA superb work plus the reprints and 15 forgeries are well detailed. 1981, 160 pages, cloth, 337 illustrations, 248 facsimiles, $25.00

Dominican Republic, The Classic Stamps by Danilo A. Mueses, An excellent study of the stamps, postal history and forgeries, in Spanish and English, the outer column in Spanish and the inner in English, almost paragraph for paragraph thus excellent for some one wanting to brush up on the language, 2001, 240 pages, in color, card, $45.00

Suez Canal Company, The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World by Ringstr�m, Tester and Boulad d'Humi�res. About 50 pages on the forgeries. Please see page 39 for details on the rest of this series. 1985, 288 pages, enlarged print of 40c Saatjian, cloth $45.00

Egypt, Catalogue of Egyptian Revenue Stamps by Peter R. Feltus1982, 236 pages, cloth, also Egyptian Cinderellas, enquire

France, Fakes and Forgeries of 20th Century French Postage Stamps by R. G. Gethin, A detailed study from the 1914 Red Cross Surtax through 1997 with the red letter simple rate stamps. 2006, 148 pages, in English and in color, card, $82.50

Forgeries of Greek Stamps

of the 19th Century

by

Bill Ure

An extremely useful book, large illustrations showing the characteristics, all in English, illustrate 454 stamps and 308 enlarged details. Books on Greek forgeries tend to be quite expensive, ie 4x this price, but this title will not disappoint. 2010, 137 + 8 pages, full color, large format, card, sold out

India, Azad Hind and Chalo Delhi Stamps by Herbert A. Friedman1972, 20 pages, card, sorry, sold out.

Japanese Forgeries

Forgeries of the Dragon, Cherry Blossom and Koban Postage Stamps of Japan, Second Edition by Thomas L. Zane, Ron Casey and Lois M. Evans-de Violini

The CD-Rom and the computer is an excellent way to publish and navigate the tremendous amount of detailed illustrations required to identify these forgeries for a reasonable price, the new CD-Rom contained the equivalent of 2,300 pages up from 1,600 and 2,800 images up from 1,850, any of which you can print out as needed. 2002, complete update of 1996 version, CD-Rom complete with a one year membership in ISJP, $49.95

The Tourist Sheets and Booklets of Japan by Ron Casey Starting in 1890 to circa 1905 colorful sheets containing stamps were marketed to the tourist, most of the stamps were forgeries but a few of the most modern were not. 2004. In full color, 110pp, card, $27.00

The Showa Forgeries of Japan by Ron Casey, 2005. 79ppm, card $20.00

The Koban Forgeries of Japan, Kr. Wilhelmsen and Varro E. Tyler, 1979 [1994 reprint]. 63pp., plastic ring binding, $16.00

The Wada Cherry Blossom Forgeries of Japan by Varro E. Tyler & Milton T, Montgomery, 1974, 92 pages, plastic ring binding, $12.00

Forgeries & Imitations of the Dragon Stamps of Japan by W. Metzelaar & Varro E. Tyler 1971, 24 pages, self cover, only one copy available, $12.00

Characteristics of some Forgeries of Mexican Stamps by Roberto Liera Gutiérrez, In English and Spanish, Full Color, quite attractive but not as detailed as we would prefer, 2007, 54 pages, card, $30.00, enquire first

Mexico, Porte De Mar by Karl H. SchimmerThe stamps, covers, paper, gum, printing and forgeries. 1987, 143 pages, card $27.50, sold out but enquire

Nauru 1915 to 1923, A Study of the Adhesives of Great Britain overprinted for use in Nauru by Keith Buckingham Published by the B.P.A. Expertising Educational Charity in an edition of 290 copies. A detailed study of the stamps, usages and forgeries, 2005, 114 pages, hard case binding, 8 photograph quality color plates, published at �35 plus transit, $85.00

Portugal, Forgeries of Portugal and Colonies by D. J. Davies Published by the Portuguese Philatelic Society and the British Philatelic Trust Bogus, Fraudulent Proofs and Reprints, illustrated in color, 2002, 138 pages, card, $92.00