Does a catalog of forgeries exist with values?

For classic stamps there is:  Album Weeds.  It was originally printed as a book or pamphlet in many volumes.  This website now represents the information in a digital format.  It does not give values though, either in the original books or the website.  So maybe I just wasted your time.

I think there is a great hesitancy for anyone to produce a comprehensive priced catalog of forgeries.

Pricelists from some of the infamous forgers as well as some limited dealer listings still exist, either as originals or documented online, but no comprehensive priced catalog exists as far as I know. Most professional dealers shun listing forgeries.

That being said, there are a handful of famous forgeries that will knowingly sell for above the catalog value of the originals (e.g. a couple of Sperati forgeries, Hitler Death Mask propaganda stamps...). Again, no comprehensive priced catalog that I am aware of even on the premium forgeries -- just have to check the auction prices realized or dealer price lists on those items. Collectors of forgeries/cinderellas will pay money for those particular items. The great bulk of forgeries, collectors pay for unknowingly/unwittingly without having to go out and purposely buy forgeries. On occasion, I have seen reference collections of forgeries in major auctions -- they tend to be well-documented and do sell at surprising prices, but they usually also contain a few difficult to obtain items. In general, I would say they were purchased for the documentation/comprehensiveness rather than financial value of the forgeries (my opinion).

Best wishes, and yeah, I'd certainly be interested if such a priced catalog existed...

Point taken, Kim (khj)! I have revised the editorial comment in my previous post.  I should have known better than to have made it in the first place!

Just out of curiosity, Terri (philatelia), why are you interested in catalogue values for forgeries?

Is it because you have some forgeries that you would like to sell, so you want to get an idea of their value?  Or are you thinking of buying some forgeries for your own collection?  Something to do with Venezuela?

Enquiring minds would love to know....

Thanks for your response, Terri (philatelia).  That answers my question!

I have noted, for example, that there are often forgeries of COGH triangles being offered online, especially on eBay and Delcampe.  Some are identified by the sellers as forgeries, and some are not.  But the perception of market value seems to vary widely.

In some cases, the stamps listed as forgeries are offered quite inexpensively: a dollar or two each.  But in at least a couple of cases, sellers have cited certain forgeries as being rare, and have been asking $40-60 per stamp.

Personally, with inspiration and help from Morten (classicalstamps), I have been able to collect references and images from online sources that have made it possible for me to identify COGH triangle forgeries without needing to buy any of them.  I wrote about this in the last TSF Newsletter.  There is so much free info available online nowadays, that I have felt it unnecessary to invest in forgeries as references.  I find the digital images easier to study, as magnification of a high-resolution image is easy on a computer.

Before I figured this out, I bought some forgeries of Danzig overprints, which I now regret.  I am not planning to knowingly buy any more.