Forged stamps of Cilicia

Cilicie

1920. “POSTE PAR AVION” overprint

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Used on two flights from Adana – Aleppo on the 16. & 29. July 1920.

Genuine

Forgery

Genuine

Forgery

Wrong lettering. Frequently seen

Likely forgery

Forgeries

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For further research

78,81. Forged overprint: Robert Bradford, “Two Cilicie Forgeries Identified”, OPAL, Whole Number 205 (December 2002): 35.
C1,C2. Airmail stamps, 1920. Forged overprint: Jack Cousins, “Cilicia – ‘Poste Par Avion'”,OPAL, Whole Number 185 (October 1994): 57-62. Alexander F. Newall, Airmail Stamps: Fakes & Forgeries, pp.30-33 (Sanabria Airmail Catalogue 1,2). Forged overprint: Anon., “Cilicia Air Mails: Part 3. A Progress Report”, Aero Philatelist’s News, Vol. 8 (April 1, 1953): 26,27. Forged overprint: Henry M. Goodkind, “Cilicia Air Mail Stamps”, Aero Philatelist’s News, Vol. 6 (June 15, 1951): 46,47, continued at (July 1, 1951): 50,51.

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