387th Auction

GERMANY – Pauli, Emil: Über strafrechtlichen Schutz der Postwertzeichen des Deutschen Reichspostgebietes gegen Fälschung und Missbrauch … (1911), 101 pages, softcover; Pauli, Emil: Über den strafrechtlichen Schutz der Postwertzeichen in Belgien gegen Fälschung und Mißbrauch im Lichte der Philatelie (1913), special print., 16 pages, softcover. Both publications are rare! Good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

GERMANY – Stenger, Dr. Erich: Die Deutschen Kriegsmarken und Kriegsganzsachen (1919), 83 pages, softcover; PLUS: Svenson, W.: Typen und Abarten der Wendenschen Originalmarken. Offiziellen Neudrucke. Nachdrucke und Fälschungen (1907), softcover; PLUS: Heinze, E.: Mischfrankierung in alter Zeit (1921), 20 pages + 5 photoplates, softcover (this with some faults on spine). But rare items! Estimate: 80 Euro

GERMANY – Wülbern, Arthur: Originale und Neudrucke von Helgoland (1906), 64 pages, softcover; PLUS: Wülbern, Arthur: Die Postwertzeichen Helgolands mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Falsifikate sowie der falschen Abstempelungen sowie einem Abriss der Postgeschichte Helgolands, 32 Seiten, Softcover; PLUS: Lemberger, Hellmuth: Helgoland Philatelie (1970), 143 pages + Nachtrag 18996, 4 pages. Good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

RUSSIA – Ceresa, Dr. R. J.: Russian Postage Stamps 1917–1923. Pocket Forgery Guide (5 brochures 2004/2005), part 1: North Western Army, Kopeck values, 28 pages; part 2: ditto, but Ruble Values, 24 pages; part 3: Armenia, 32 pages; part 12: South Russia – Don Territory Kossack Government, 20 pages; part 13: Siberia, Far Eastern Republic, 36 pages, all softcover and in good condition; PLUS: Speeckaert, A.: Russische Postzensur / Russian Postal Censorship 1914–1918 (1990), 320 pages + 7 maps, softcover; PLUS: The Alnis Guide to The Russian Levant Fantasies, 16 pages, softcover; Estimate:50 Euro

SPAIN – Graus, Francisco / Soro, Enrique: Postal Forgeries of Spain (1977), bilingual (English/Spanish), 604 pages, decorative hardcover in a slipcase, No. 423 of the 1050 “Printomat”-paper edition. Good condition. Estimate: 150 Euro

SPAIN – Montseny Monné, Antonio: Las Falsificaciones del sello Español (1966), 207 pages + CLXXII plates, half leather hardcover with gold title imprint on spine, this is copy No. 323 of the 500 printed; PLUS: Graus, Francisco: Guía-Catálogo de Falsos Postales España ba – Filippinas (1952), 233 pages, hardcover, this is No. 150 of the 300 copies printed, signed by the author. Both books in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

SWITZERLAND – Reuterskiold, A. de: Timbres Cantonaux de la Suisse (1909), 105 pages, 30 Abbildungen, hardcover; PLUS: Reuterskiold, A. de: The Forgeries of the “Cantonal” Stamps of Switzerland (1907), Philatelic Record handbook, 55 pages, 1 plate, softcover (cover some patina, inside good). Estimate: 150 Euro. 

SWITZERLAND – Schäfer, Richard: Kantonalmarken Schweiz. Echt – Falsch – Verfälscht. Reuterskiöld Nr. II (2022), 315 pages, paper with gilt edges, hardcover with dust jacket, 250 copies printed, as new. Estimate: 100 Euro

CANADA / PROVINCES – Mitchell, R. B.:  Fakes & Forgeries of New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island (1979), 43 pages, softcover; PLUS: Smythies, E.: BNA (British North America) fakes & forgeries (1971), 101 pages, softcover. Both items in good condition. Estimate: 30 Euro

MEXICO – Liera Gutiérrez, Roberto: Characterísticas de Algunas Falsificaciones de Timbres de Mexico / Characteristics of some Forgeries of Mexican Stamps (2007), 55 pages, softcover, good condition; PLUS: Ingham, Frederick: A Catalog of the Proofs, Essays, Sample, Specimen & Test Stamps of Mexico (1979), 46 pages, softcover, as new; PLUS: Odjfell, Abraham: The Postal Districts of Mexico (1956), Part I, 85 pages, softcover (the cover some patina), limited edition of 200 copies; PLUS: Roberts, Michael D.: México's Revenue Stamps. An Introduction to the revenue stamps of México (2011), 296 pages, hardcover, as new. Estimate: 80 Euro

ARGENTINE – Gazzolo, Andres E.: Barquitos of Buenos Aires. Forgeries and Reprints (2012), 162 pages + 1 page, hardcover with dust jacket and signature of the author for Brian Moorhouse; PLUS: Akerman, Clive: The Revenue Stamps of Argentina. The Province and Municipalities of Buenos Aires (1994), 178 pages, hardcover. Both books in good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

BRAZIL – Kloke, José: Os Olhos de Boi (1938), 83 pages + 15 plates, softcover (the cover with some faults) + the German translation of the book ("Die Ochsenaugen"), newly illustrated, 98 page, softcover, as new; PLUS: Brookman, L. G.: Bulls Eyes. Stamps of Brazil (reprinted from the July, 1943, ‘American Philatelist’), 22 pages, softcover, with signature of the author; PLUS: Alemany, Luis: Brazil: “Bull's Eyes”. First America's stamps 1843 (2004), 95 pages, softcover, good condition; PLUS: Studart, Marcelo G. C.: Falsificaçôes e Fraudaçôes na Filatelia Brasileira (1995), 256 pages, softcover, good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

COLOMBIA – Bortfeldt, Dieter: The Workbook. Notes on Reprints and Forgeries of Colombian Stamps (2004/2007). Part I: The Classic Period 1859–1868, 211 pages, Part II: The Sovereign States of Columbia, 252 pages, Part III: The Columbian Airmails, 240 pages, hardcover with gold title imprint on front and spine, good condition. Estimate: 500 Euro

@Cavendish auction, 30.7.2020, lot 161 (part I+II only): 420 GBP + 25%

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URUGUAY – Kobylanski, Juan K. / Casal Gari, Elias: Documentos Historico - Postales del Correo en la Republica Oriental del Uruguay (Tomo I 1984, Tomi II 1986), 155 + 178 pages, hardcover, numbered edition (vol I: 144/1000; vol II: 500/1000), very good condition; PLUS: Hoffmann, Robert: Estudio de las Falsificaciones de los Sellos Postales del Uruguay (1948), 115 + II pages, softcover, signed and dedicated to Stanley Gibbons by the author (the content is good, the cover with patina; PLUS a small brochure (40 pages) with different articles, softcover. Estimate: 180 Euro

TRANSVAAL – Yardley, R. B.: Notes on the stamps of the first Republic of the Transvaal (series of 8 articles in “The London Philatelist”, Nov./Dec. 1904, Jan.–May 1905, in total more than 50 pages in original issues of the journal (covers with patina, content is good); PLUS: Smeth, Paul de: Les Premiers Timbres du Transvaal (1922), 45 pages, softcover, edition of 100 numbered copies (this is No. 64); PLUS: de Raaij, Leon: Les Falsifications du Transvaal (1909), 63 pages, softcover (the cover with faults, but the content is good. Rare! PLUS: A duplicated manuscript written by A. Drysdall ("The Transvaal"), 11 pages, stapled. Estimate: 60 Euro

AUSTRALIA – Pope, Mavis: Stamp Forgeries of: Colonies and States of Australia (1995), XXVVV + 100, VI + 120, V + 105 and V + 108 pages, bound in one hardcover volume, dedicated and signed. The edition was limited to 30 copies and not for sale to the public. Good condition and very rare. Estimate: 100 Euro

CHINA – Dougan, Charles W.: The Shanghai Postal System (1981), 214 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Chow, Dr. Wei-Liang: Shanghai Large Dragons. The First Issue of the Shanghai Local Post (1995), 72 pages, softcover; PLUS: Proud, Edward B.: The Postal History of Hong Kong, Volume 1, 1841–1958 (1989), 422 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS: Tsang, Ming W.: Hong Kong. Forgeries (1994), 143 pages, softcover. Most in good condition. Estimate: 140 Euro

JAPAN – Metzelaar, W. / Tyler, Varro E.: Forgeries & Imitations of the Dragon Stamps of Japan (1970), 23 pages; softcover; PLUS: Tyler, Varro E. / Montgomery, Milton I.: The Wada Cherry Blossom Forgeries (1974), 92 pages, softcover; PLUS: Wilhelmsen, Kr.: Japans klassiske Forfalskninger (1981), 361 pages, softcover, in Norwegian, English and German; PLUS: Zweiling, Arthur: Japanmarken – echt oder falsch? (1971), 72 pages + 37 plates, softcover; PLUS: Gély, André: Les faux timbres anciens du Japon et leur expertise 1871–1875 (1958), 68 pages, softcover. All titles in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

Newall, Alexander S.: Airmail Stamps: Fakes & Forgeries (1990), 309 pages, hardcover, dust jacket; PLUS: Baldwin, N. C.: Bridging the Atlantic. A Chronological Record of all Projected, Attempted and Successful Atlantic Flights until the Inception of Regular Services, and a Priced Catalogue of Souvenirs (Aero Field handbook No. 7, 2nd edition 1945), 95 pages, nearly 200 illutrations, hardcover, rare; PLUS: Field, John C. W.: Bridging the Pacific. A Priced Chronology of Projected, Attempted and Successful Pacific Flights from 1919 to 1951 (Aerofield handbook No. 11, 2st edition May 1952, softcover), 49 + 3 pages, softcover; PLUS: Eisendrath, Joseph, L.: Crash Covers. An Aerophilatelic Challenge (1979), 210 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Kronstein, Dr. Max (edited by Joseph L. Eisendrath): Pioneer Airpost Flights of the World 1830–1935 (1978), 310 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Pileur, J. le: Les Marques Aéropostales (1936), 52 pages, softcover; PLUS: Field, Francis J.: World Air Posts (Aero Field handbook No. 9, 1948), 42 pages, softcover; PLUS: Baldwin, N. C.: Post-War. Bridging the Atlantic 1945–1950. A Complete Illustrated and Priced Supplement to ‘Bridging the Atlantic’ (Aero Field handbook No. 12), 46 + 2 pages, softcover; PLUS: Baldwin, N. C.: Imperial Airways (and Subsidiary Companies). A History and Price Check List of the Empire Air Mails (Aero Field handbook No. 10, 1950), 79 + 5 pages, softcover; PLUS: 8 small studies of different subjects. All titles in good condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

Billig's Grosses Handbuch der Fälschungen, Heft 1–44 (1933–1938), a legendary publication with usually around 60 enlarged photographs of the forgeries and their exact description, art paper, the 44 issues are bound in four linen hardcovers, in good condition. As single copy is No. 45 “Roman States” added. –  Individual issues are usually listed in the trade at prices of around 40 euros, such complete ‘runs’ are the absolute exception. Estimate: 600 Euro

Bohne, Dr Werner M.: Reference Manual of Forgeries, 15 ring binders with thousands of pages, countless illustrations and very detailed descriptions of forgeries, published by the Germany Philatelic Society from 1975 to about 2000. Format approx. DIN A5, art paper, loose-leaf, in good condition. Comprehensive and famous work about forgeries of every German Aerea. Very rare this complete. Estimate: 300 Euro

@Heinrich Köhler #352, Nov. 2012, lot No. 9314: 240 Euro + 19%

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Brun, Jean-François: Faux et Truqués (1900), approx. B5 format, 131 + V pages, with numerous illustrations, some in colour, half leather hardcover with embossed title and spine and with additional dedication by the author to Robert Franson, numbered and limited edition of 25 copies which were never on sale (here No. 17), very good condition, rare, estimate: 60 Euro

Earee, Rev. R. B.: Album Weeds or How to Detect Forged Stamps, 2 vol., third edition, London 1905/1906, vol. I:  XXVIII + 587 pages, vol. II: VIII + 709 pages, with guilt edges, ornamentally designed hardcover with golden title and spine embossing - this work was the standard work on forgeries and the information and guide for all generations of collectors. Good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

@Heinrich Köhler #352, 3.11.2012, lot 9317: 110 Euro + 19%; Schwanke #338, 22.11.2012, lot 1837: 340 Euro + 20%

Fletcher, H. G. Leslie: Postal Forgeries of the World (1977), format approx. DIN A4, 140 pages, with numerous good photo enlargements of originals and forgeries in comparison as well as their description, cloth hardcover, without significant defects. PLUS: Haene, A. de: Étude sur les Faux Timbres d'Europe (1926), Format approx. B5, 367 pages, with illustrations on the characteristics of forgeries, hardcover, inside in good condition, spine partially separated, but rare book in French. - PLUS: Schloss, P. H.: TIMBREX Signes d'authenticite et Description des Reimpressions Officielles et Privees des Timbres Classiques, format approx. B5, 254 + ii pages, 250 reproductions and 1,500 authenticity features, cloth hardcover, in good condition.  Estimate: 150 Euro

FOURNIER, F. / Hirschburger, C. – a thick folder with very unusual and philatelically significant contents of correspondence from the period 1903 to 1928, much material also touches the Fournier album of the Union Philatélique de Genève published in 1928. A treasure that has yet to be analysed by researchers. Detailed inspection recommended. Estimate: 300 Euro

FOURNIER, F. – Ragatz, Lowell: The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries, format approx. DIN A4, 175 pages with numerous photo plates of all the forgeries that the Union Philatélique de Genève processed in 1928 in the so-called Fournier albums. Good condition. PLUS: A small folder with numerous copies of specialised articles on Fournier and his forgeries, including 2 Fournier envelopes and two advertising cards from the 1896 National Exhibition in Geneva, each with an original old Swiss facsimile pasted on it, one card even postally used! Extremely rare material! Estimate: 200 Euro

FOURNIER, F.: Le Fac-Similé (Geneva 1910/Vol. I, No. 1 to No. 24/1913, bound in a hardcover anthology housed in a special slipcase ateljé b, a unique complete ‘run’ of this now rare magazine by the famous distributor of forgeries. Each number has a wrapper printed in colours and from No., 7 onwards bears a special design showing a Roman warrior with the city of Geneva in the background. The hardcover binding with some patina and minimally bumped, but overall the rare item is in good condition. Estimate: 500 Euro

@Köhler #364, 21.3.2017: 440 Euro + 20%

FOURNIER, Francois: “Album des Fac-Similes” by the Union Philatélique de Genève, published in 1928 and containing samples of the “works” of Fournier. The normal edition is very much sought after, but this is a very special edition: the number “3” of the numbered copies. It was the personal posession of the wellknown experte Fernand Serrane. The first page shows a long dedication by the president of the Society of Geneva and later president of the F.I.P., Mr. Emile  Friederich. This example is one of the very few “overcomplete” ones with 12 pages of “Pages Résevées aux Experts” well filled. Specimens with higher two- or three-digit numbers already fetch up to 5,000 euros on the philatelic market; this number ‘3’ is unique. The cloth binding is somewhat bumped and scuffed at the edges. Inside, the pages are in perfect condition. This rarity is presented in a specially designed slipcase!  Estimate: 7.500 Euro

FOURÉ – Lietzow, Paul: Das Schwarze Buch der Philatelie oder Neudruck und Fälschung von Postmarken und Briefumschlägen (Berlin 1879), The first notable work in German to deal with forgeries and forgers (here primarily with G. Fouré), 72 pages, hardcover with gold embossed spine, inside with some library stamps, but in good condition and very rare in this form. Estimate: 150 Euro

FOURÉ – Metz, Reinhard: Georges Fouré, Die Geschichte eines genialen Philatelisten und Fälschers, Schwalmtal 2009, A4 format, 352 pages, numerous colour illustrations, hardcover, in German language, very good condition. Estimate: 60 Euro

Lewes, Thornton / Pemberton, Edward: Forged Stamps. How to detect them (1863), 36 pages, paperback - an absolute book rarity, the first work on forgeries in philately! Thornton Arnott (nickname: Thornie) Lewes was just 21 years old and died of tuberculosis on 19 October 1869. Edward L. Pemberton was not much older either, but they went down in history as the first to tackle the subject of forgeries. The inside of the brochure is in perfect condition, the cover has some patina and partial flaws. Perfect copies are hardly known. The rarity is bound in a privately arranged bibliophile hardcover (with book title on the spine and both in a similar slipcase ateljé b! Estimate: 400 Euro

This book is rarely offered, most recently on 23 June 2022 at Harmer in New York (lot 2146): hammer price 750 $ + 18%! 

Lowe, Robson: The Oswald Schröder Forgeries (16 pp. softcover) PLUS Lowe, Robson & Walske, Carl: The Oneglia Engraved Forgeries (1996, pp. 100 + III, hardcover with dust jacket, good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

@Schwanke #320 (3.7.2009), lot 50: 79 Euro.

Mueses, Danilo: De Falsificaciones y Falsificadores (1992), approx. B5 format, 249 pages, numerous illustrations, hardcover, with golden title and spine imprint, in Spanish, good condition. Good basic work on various types of forgeries, but also on well-known experts. Estimation: 40 Euro

Pope, Elizabeth C.: OPINIONS IV. Philatelic Expertizing – An Inside View (1987), 244 pages + 1 page Addendum, hardcover; PLUS: Lera, Thomas / Barwis, John H. (Editors): Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium of Analytical Methods in Philately (Nov. 2020), 102 pages, softcover; PLUS: Lera, Thomas / Barwis, John H. / Nilsestuen, Kenneth R.: (Editors): Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium of Analytical Methods in Philately (Oct. 2023), 116 pages, softcover; PLUS: Hellrigl, Wolfgang: The A.I.E.P.-Handbook of Philatelic Expertising (2004), 320 pages, hardcover. All items in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

Saint-Brice, L. de: Étude sur Les Timbres-Taxe (1849-1896), Signes d'Authentichité, Obliterations, Falsifications (Nice 1896), with dedication and signature by the author, 32 pages, with illustrations, paper cover loose, content good for the age, rare; PLUS: L.N. & M. Williams: Forged Stamps of the Two World Wars (1954), 52 pages, softcover, good condition; PLUS: L.N. & M. Williams: The “Propaganda” Forgeries. A History and Description of the Austrian, Bavarian and German Stamps Counterfeited by order of the British Government during the Great War, 1914–1918 (London 1938), 42 pages, with illustrations, softcover, not common; PLUS: Clark Souers, P,: Forgeries of Common Stamps after World War I Eastern Front, Balkans, Caucasus, version 2, January 2019, format A4, 89 pages, many illustrations in colour, softcover, good condition. A valuable lot! Estimate: 100 Euro

Schloss, Hermann: Distinguished Characteristics of Classic Stamps. Description of reprints, postal forgeries, differences of types, watermarks, papers, colores, separations, gum, etc. - Europe 19th Century (except German States), New York 1951, approx. B5 format, 200 pages, with numerous enlarged stamp drawings and highlighting of the identifying features of the forgeries, hardcover with embossed title and spine and with additional dedication by the author to a Sven Åhman, 26 March 1963, good condition, estimate: 40 Euro