Forged stamps of Belgian Congo

• 1-5, 6-13, 14-28, 31-40. Issues of independent state and Provisional colonial issue, 1886-1908. Forgeries, Lenoir reprints, and forged overprint: P.S. Foden, and R.H. Keach, “Belgian Congo Fakes and Forgeries”, Stamp Collecting, Vol. 127 (October 7, 1976): 395,96,99,401, continued on pp.487,89. See stamps and series below for more citations.
• 4. 50c value of the Portrait issue of 1886. Fritz Billig, “Translations from Handbook on Forgeries” column (tran’l by the author), The S.P.A. Journal, Vol. 6 (September 1943): 16,17.
• 5. 5fr value of the Portrait issue of 1886. Fournier counterfeit and Lenoir reprint: Harry Wilke, “The Portrait Issues of The Congo Free State”, American Philatelist, Vol. 111 (February 1997): 122. Seven forgeries: Fritz Billig, “Translations from Handbook on Forgeries” column (tran’l by the author), The S.P.A. Journal, Vol. 5 (July 1943): 320,21, continued at (August 1943): 354,55. Fournier, N. Imperato and other forgeries: The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, p.17 (Yvert 1-5). Senf brothers facsimile: Varro E. Tyler, “The Gebrüder Senf Facsimiles”, The American Philatelic Congress Book 34 (1968):193.
• 11-13. Franc values of issue of 1887-94. Lenoir reprints: Harry Wilke, “The Portrait Issues of The Congo Free State”, American Philatelist, Vol. 111 (February 1997): 122; R.H. Keach, “Belgian Congo”, The London Philatelist, Vol. 80 (April 1971): 101-5, continued at (May 1971): 127-30 , at p.103. Four forgeries of 11,12: Fritz Billig, “Translations from Handbook on Forgeries” column (tran’l by the author), The S.P.A. Journal, Vol. 6 (September 1943): 16,17, continued at (October 1943): 50,51. Fournier and other forgeries and fraudulent postmarks: The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, pp.17,18 (Yvert 6-13b). J. Dorn (Publisher), The Forged Stamps of all Countries, p.14. Two Sperati forgeries and fraudulent cancellations: British Philatelic Association (Publisher), The Work Of Jean De Sperati, p.161 and Plate 109. Fraudulent postmarks on forgeries of the 10fr: Thomas A. Ginn, Jr., “Belgium Congo 1891 Sperati Forgery”, Fakes & Forgeries, No.11 (March 1996): 243.
• 16. 5c Port Matadi stamp, 1894. Kamigata forgery and fraudulent postmark. Varro Tyler, Linn’s Focus on Forgeries: A Guide to Forgeries of Common Stamps, Revised, Expanded Edition, p.29.
• 18. 10c Stanley Falls stamp, 1895. Kamigata forgery. Varro Tyler, Linn’s Focus on Forgeries: A Guide to Forgeries of Common Stamps, Revised, Expanded Edition, p.30..
• 20. 25c Inkissa Falls, 1894. Kamigata forgery and fraudulent postmark. Varro Tyler, Linn’s Focus on Forgeries: A Guide to Forgeries of Common Stamps, Revised, Expanded Edition, p.31.
• 22. 50c Railroad Bridge stamp, 1894. Kamigata forgery. Varro Tyler, Linn’s Focus on Forgeries: A Guide to Forgeries of Common Stamps, Revised, Expanded Edition, p.32.
• 26. 5fr Bangala Chief and wife, 1894. H. Bynof-Smith, Forged Postage Stamps of Europe and Colonies, Vol. 1, pp.30,31.
• 31-40. Provisional Colonial issue, 1908. Reprints: Joseph Wright, “Belgian Congo”, The London Philatelist, Vol. 50 (July 1941): 122-25.
• 74-78. P.S. Foden, and R.H. Keach, “Belgian Congo Fakes and Forgeries”, Stamp Collecting, Vol. 127 (October 7, 1976): 395,96,99,401, continued on pp.487,89.
• 86,87. Handstamped provisional stamps of 1922. Forged overprint and postmark. The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, p.18 (Yvert 104,5).
• Q1-Q6. Parcel Post stamps of 1887-93. Forged basic stamp and surcharge. Forged Stamps of Europe and Colonies, Vol. 1, pp.30,31.

Source: The Tedesco Index