JeffS
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Posts: 2,610
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Aug 12, 2022 19:24:36 GMT
Received today from an eBay seller three Fournier Fakes. My purchase was for the top row with the grid cancels. The seller threw in the two on the second row, a much appreciated action.
I suspect the stamp at LL is a Spiro forgery, not Fournier.
Not sure about the LR. I suspect it a Spiro also.
I'm adding 2 additional forgeries pulled from my albums
I can't yet identify the creators. I've seen reference to Spiro for the 1-shilling. and suspect the 4-pence a Fournier.
Spiro fakes are typically cruder than Fournier items which are cleanly perforated 12-1/2. |
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Beryllium Guy
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Aug 12, 2022 20:17:05 GMT
Nice acquisition, JeffS, thanks for sharing. I don't know if you have already seen it, but TSF member Morten ( classicalstamps) has an excellent website about Classic Era forgeries, and he has a fair number of images specifically on Orange Free State here: stampforgeries.com/forged-stamps-of-orange-free-state/Thanks again for a nice post, and congrats on getting these stamps.  |
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JeffS
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Posts: 2,610
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Aug 13, 2022 0:16:19 GMT
Beryllium Guy thanks for posting the reference, it is a good resource.
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JeffS
Member
Posts: 2,610
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Aug 13, 2022 11:43:21 GMT
I added 2 items to the original OFS forgery post.
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