Lot no. 20929

Thuin, Raoul Ch. de: Yucatan Affair. The work of a Philatelic Counterfeiter, written by James M. Chemi (Editor-in-chief) and James H. Beal & James T. de Voss (associate editors), published by the American Philatelic Society 1974, 523 pages with gold edges (de luxe edition), Hardcover with embossed spine, plus numerous press cuttings and a dinner card from the first presentation of this book, good condition. – Raoul Ch. de Thuin is mostly associated with Mexican fakes but he is known to have worked on many countries, mostly cancellations and overprints. This original edition has the illustration taken directly from the de Thuin metal cliches and this retains a significance not present in the later reprint from 1980. Estimate: 60 Euro