Forged stamps of Basel

• 3L1. Basel Dove, 1845. Frank Aretz, Know Your Stamps, Vol. III, p.66. Fake, reprints, forgeries and Fournier fraudulent postmark: The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, pp.333,34 (Yvert, Basel 8). Seventeen forgeries, genuine and fraudulent postmarks: Reverend R.B. Earée, Album Weeds/ How to Detect Forged Stamps (Third Edition), Vol. 2, pp.436-43. Sperati forgery: Robson Lowe and Carl Walske, The Work of Jean De Sperati II/ Including Previously Unlisted Forgeries, pp.75-80. H. Bynof-Smith, Forged Postage Stamps of Europe and Colonies, Vol. 2, pp.172,73 and (Fournier forgeries) pp.182,83. House of Stamps facsimile (some are not so noted): Robson Lowe, The House of Stamps: Switzerland”, Stamp Magazine (U.K.), Vol.62 (April 1996): 85-89. Senf brothers facsimile: Varro E. Tyler, “The Gebrüder Senf Facsimiles”, The American Philatelic Congress Book 34 (1968): 197. Characteristics of the genuine stamps: Fritz Billig, Billig’s Philatelic Handbook, Vol. 1 (Third Revised Edition), pp.214,15.Characteristics of the genuine stamp and Proof: Hermann Schloss, Distinguishing Characteristics of Classic Stamps: Europe 19th Century (Except Old German States), pp.180,81. Characteristics of the genuine stamp: J. Dorn (Publisher), The Forged Stamps of all Countries, pp.209,20. Essay: Edward Denny Bacon, Reprints of Postal Adhesive Stamps And Their Characteristics, p.137. Proofs: Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue. Heinrich Köhler: Edition D’OR no. 9 – Schweiz 1843-1854 – Die Silvain Wyler Sammlung. Buy here

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