Forged stamps of Hungary

Magyarország

1871. King Franz Joseph. 2 Kroner

Genuine vs. Forgery

Hungary_1871_2kr_Genuine

Genuine – Lithography

Hungary_1871_2kr_Sperati_Forgery

Sperati forgery

Outer frame broken

Spot of color between outer frame and oval below ‘2’

Hungary_1871_2kr_Torres_Illustration

Illustration by Plácido Ramón de Torres: Album ilustrado de sellos de correo, Barcelona 1879. Torres sold illustrations to various dealers/forgers from 1864 onwards, as well as made forgeries himself.

1871. King Franz Joseph. 3 Kroner

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Hungary_1871_3kr_Genuine

Genuine – Lithography

Hungary_1871_3kr_Sperati_Forgery

Sperati forgery

Feet of ‘K’ connected with white line

Spot of green color in ‘R’

Hungary_Postal_Stationary_3kr_Fournier_Forgery

Fournier Postal Stationary forgery

1871. King Franz Joseph. 5 Kroner

Forgery

Hungary_1871_Joseph_5kr_Forgery

Forgery

1871. King Franz Joseph. 10 Kroner

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Hungary_1871_10kr_Genuine-2

Genuine – engraved

Hungary_1871_10kr_Genuine-1

Genuine – Lithography

Hungary_1871_Joseph_10kr_Forgery

Forgery

Hungary_Postal_Stationary_10kr_Fournier_Forgery

Fournier Postal Stationary forgery

1871. King Franz Joseph. 15 Kroner

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Hungary_1871_15kr_Genuine

Genuine – engraved

Hungary_1871_15kr_Genuine

Genuine – lithographed

Hungary_1871_15kr_Sperati_Forgery

Sperati forgery

Bump on left side of ‘1’

Hungary_1871_Joseph_15kr_Forgery

Forgery

Hungary_1Forint_Fournier_Forgery

Fournier forgery

1919. Arad. French Occupation. 5 Filler

Forgery

Hungary_French_Occupation_5f_Forgery

Forgery

1919. Arad. French Occupation. 10 Filler

Forgery

Hungary_French_Occupation_10f_Forgery

Forgery

1919. Arad. French Occupation. 35 Filler

Forgery

Hungary_French_Occupation_35f_Szekula_Forgery

Szekula forgery

1919. Arad. French Occupation. Postage Due. 6 Filler

Forgeries

Hungary_Banat_Bacska_6f_Szekula_Forgery

Szekula forgery

Hungary_Banat_Bacska_Koztarsasag_6f_Szekula_Forgery

Szekula forgery

1919. Arad. French Occupation. Postage Due. 1 Korona

Forgery

Hungary_Banat_Bacska_1k_Szekula_Forgery

Szekula forgery

1919. Szegedin. 25 Filler

Forgery

Hungary_French_Occupation_Szeged_25f_Forgery

Forgery

Second ‘1’ below right side of ‘g’

1930. Provisional. 6 Filler

Forgery

Hungary_1930_Crown_6f_overprint_Forgery

Forged overprint on genuine stamp

1941. Melitopol 25 Nov. 1941 overprint

Bogus

Hungary_Melitopol_bogus_overprint

Bogus overprint allegedly made by Stolow

Found on two series: Sc# 468-479 & 537-550.

Purportedly to commemorate the return of the Gyorshadtest from Ukraine. Gathering point was Dnepropetrovsk. Melitopol was not in the operating area of Hungarian troops. The arrangement of the date is contrary to Hungarian usage.

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  • —-. Forerunners, Austrian stamps used in Hungary, 1850-71. Genuine cancellations: Fritz Billig, Billig’s Philatelic Handbook, Vol. 1, p.179.
  • 1-12. Franz Joseph, lithographed issue of 1871 and engraved issue of 1871-72. Fakes made from typographed postal stationery (earlier printed stationery was by lithography): Edwin Mueller, “Dies and printing material of the 1871 Issue of Hungary”, The London Philatelist, Vol. 67 (June 1958): 101-07, Letter from Mueller to Editor in (October 1958): 178. Reprints, fakes made from envelope cut squares, and characteristic of the genuine stamps: Hermann Schloss, Distinguishing Characteristics of Classic Stamps: Europe 19th Century (Except Old German States), pp.51-53. How to distinguish the two issues, reprints, forgeries, fakes made from envelope cut-squares: J. Dorn (Publisher), The Forged Stamps of all Countries, p.140. Money order cancel “PENZ UTALVANY“ on the 2Kr lithographed stamp: Ira Zweifach, “The elusive first issues of Hungary“, Scott Stamp Monthly, Vol. 1 (November 1983): 13. See listings for series below for more citations.
  • 1-6. Franz Josef I lithographed issue, 1871. Gábor Visnyovski, “The Forgeries Of The Classic Stamps Of Hungary”, Fakes Forgeries Experts journal, No. 4 (May 2001): 13-20. 1883 reprints on watermarked paper and fakes made from typographed postal stationery: Edwin Mueller, “European Classics: xx. Hungary”, Mercury Stamp Journal, Vol. 4, Whole No. 47 (September 1958): 245-53, continued from Whole No. 46 (May 1958): 234, at p.249. Fournier, Oneglia and other forgeries, fakes: The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, pp.173,74 (Yvert 1-6). Forgery, genuine and fraudulent postmarks: Reverend R.B. Earée, Album Weeds/ How to Detect Forged Stamps (Third Edition), Vol. 1, p.504. Sperati forgeries of the 2k, 3k, 5k: British Philatelic Association (Publisher), The Work Of Jean De Sperati, p.165 and Plate 110. Sperati forgeries and reprints: Alain Gibbs, “Hungary: Its Stamps and Postal History Part II”, The Collectors Club Philatelist, Vol. 55 (July 1976): 247-55. Sperati forgery of the 10k: Robson Lowe and Carl Walske, The Work of Jean De Sperati II/ Including Previously Unlisted Forgeries, p.83. H. Bynof-Smith, Forged Postage Stamps of Europe and Colonies, Vol. 2, pp.18,19. See 1-12 above.
  • 7-12, P2. Franz Josef I engraved issue, 1871-72 and Newspaper issue of 1872. The 1883 reprints, fakes made from the envelope stamp: Fritz Billig, Billig’s Philatelic Handbook, Vol. 1 (revised), p.192. The 1885 Reprints: Edwin Mueller, “European Classics: xx. Hungary”, Mercury Stamp Journal, Vol. 4, Whole No. 47 (September 1958): 245-53, continued from Whole No. 46 (May 1958): 234, at p.249; Edward Denny Bacon, Reprints of Postal Adhesive Stamps And Their Characteristics, p.67; Dr. Franz Kalckhoff, An Illustrated Catalog of All Known Reprints Of Officially Issued Postage Stamps, Envelopes, Post Cards, Wrappers, Etc. And How To Detect Them, p.39; Scott Classic Specialized Catalog. The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, p.174 (Yvert 7-12). H. Bynof-Smith, Forged Postage Stamps of Europe and Colonies, Vol. 2, pp.18,19. See 1-12 above.
  • 15. 5k Crown (colored numerals),1874-76. Postal forgery: The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, pp.174,75 (Yvert 13-17). J. Dorn (Publisher), The Forged Stamps of all Countries, p.140.
  • 97a. 60pf green, 1913-16. Faked stamp, using 98a: Frank Aretz, Know Your Stamps, Vol. II, p.32 (The horizontal watermark is not separately listed in the 1940 Scott Catalog).
  • 311-21. 1920 Shock of wheat overprinted regular issue. Forged overprint. Varro Tyler, Linn’s Focus on Forgeries: A Guide to Forgeries of Common Stamps, Revised, Expanded Edition, p.132. Forged overprint: Joseph M. Sousa, “Counterfeits”, Mount Nittany Philatelic Society Newsletter, Vol. 1 (January 1969): 24. Frank Aretz, Know Your Stamps, Vol. II, p32.
  • 322-30. 1920 Sheaf of wheat overprinted regular issue. Forged overprint. Varro Tyler, Linn’s Focus on Forgeries: A Guide to Forgeries of Common Stamps, Revised, Expanded Edition, p.133.
  • 408,10,13. Lithographed regular issue of 1926-27. H.G. Leslie Fletcher, Postal Forgeries of the World, pp.66,67. Leslie Fletcher, “’Budapest Banks’ Postal Forgery”, The London Philatelist, Vol. 72 (June 1963): 111-14.
  • CTO postmark: Edwin Mueller, “Question Box” (O.R. of Minneapolis, Minn.), Mercury Stamp Journal, Vol. 4, Whole No. 37 (March 1956): 22.
  • C1,C2. Overprinted Airmail issue of 1918. Forged overprint. Alexander F. Newall, Airmail Stamps: Fakes & Forgeries, pp.129-31 (Sanabria Airmail Catalogue 1,2). Frank Aretz, Know Your Stamps, Vol. II, p.32.
  • C6,C10. 100k and 5000k values of the Icarus Airmail issue, 1924-25. Airmail Stamps:Fakes & Forgeries, pp.132,33 (Sanabria Airmail Catalog 6,10).
  • P1. Newpaper stamp, 1871. The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, p.175. J. Dorn (Publisher), The Forged Stamps of all Countries, p.141.
  • P2. Newspaper stamps, 1872. Reprint. The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, p.175 (Yvert 2). Forgery and genuine postmark: Reverend R.B. Earée, Album Weeds/ How to Detect Forged Stamps (Third Edition), Vol. 1, p.505. 1885 Reprint: Edward Denny Bacon, Reprints of Postal Adhesive Stamps And Their Characteristics, p.67; Scott Classic Specialized Catalog. Also see 7-12, P2, above.
  • Occupation stamps generally. Copies back-stamped “PAPE” are usually forgeries: Varro E. Tyler, “Forty Forgotten Forgeries”, American Philatelist, Vol. 114 (March 2000): 242-248, at p.245.
  • 1N1-1N17. French Occupation (Arad issue), 1919. Forged overprint on wrong stamp: Linn’s editors, “Collectors’ Forum: Hungarian forged overprint”, Linn’s Stamp News (September 24, 2007): 36.
  • 2N1-2NP1. Romanian Occupation, First Debrecen Occupation, 1919. Forged Overprint:Gustav Noska, “The Debretin Overprint Forgey“, Romanian Philatelic Studies, Vol. 3 (No. 2 1979): 1.
  • 5N1-5NP1, 6N1-6NP1. First and Second Transylvania issues. Forged overprints: Varro Tyler, “The cautious collector’s alphabet”, Scott Stamp Monthly, Vol. 14 (April 1996): pp.8,10,11. Forged overprint on First Transylvania issue: Frank Aretz, Know Your Stamps, Vol. II, pp.32,33.
  • 8N1-8NP1. Serbian Occupation, Second Baranya issue, 1919. Forged overprint: Szabo-Antal Jeno, “The Overprinted Stamps Issued Under Serbian Occupation“, Chambers Stamp Journal, Vol.32 (May 1, 1950): 36, 37, continued at (May 15, 1950): 68, 69.
  • 9N1-9N4, 9NB1, 9NJ1-9NJ3. Serbian Occupation, Temesvar Issue, 1919. Forged surcharges: Norbert Blistyar and George Pataki, “The Timisoara Provisional Issue of 1919”, American Philatelist, Vol. 99 (February 1985): 121-34,85, at pp.121-28, reprinted in Romanian Philatelic Studies, Vol. 9 (No. 2 1985): 5-9, and continued at (No.3 1985): 3-12.
  • 10N1-10N42, 10NB1-10NB4, 10NE1, 10NJ1-10NJ4, 10NP1. Serbian Occupation, Banat issue, 1919. Norbert Blistyar and George Pataki, id. at pp.128-32.
  • Christopher E. Brainard: Catalog of Hungarian Occupation Issues 1918-1921

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