Forged stamps of Cyprus

• A1-A46. Stamps of Great Britain used in Cyprus, 1870-1880. Plating information and genuine cancellations: Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Vol.I (Second Edition), pp.353,54.
• 1-7. Overprinted regular issue of 1880. Measurements of overprints and plate numbers: Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Vol. I (Second Edition), p.354. Measurement of the genuine overprint on the 1p, 2½p, 4p, 6p, 1sh values: Frank Aretz, Know Your Stamps, Vol. I, p.14; Alden C. Johnson, Forgeries Old and New, Vol. 2, p.13. Three forgeries of overprint and genuine postmarks: Reverend R.B. Earée, Album Weeds/ How to Detect Forged Stamps (Third Edition), Vol. 1, pp.321-23. Forged overprint on the 2½p stamp: Varro Tyler, Linn’s Focus on Forgeries: A Guide to Forgeries of Common Stamps, Revised, Expanded Edition, p.80. Forged overprint on 6p applied over a duplex cancel from Catford in the London District: Linn’s editors, “Collectors’ Forum, Forged Overprint“, Linn’s Stamp News (August 23, 2010): 42.
• 16,18,19,26,27. ½pi on ½pi stamps, 1882-86. Measurement of overprints: Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Vol. I (Second Edition), p.356.
• 37. 45 pi Victorian Key Type, 1894. Sperati forgery and fraudulent postmark: British Philatelic Association (Publisher), The Work Of Jean De Sperati, p.40 and Plate 5.
• 44,46,47. 9pi, 18pi and 45pi of the Edward VII issue, 1903. Sperati forgeries and fraudulent postmarks: British Philatelic Association (Publisher), The Work Of Jean De Sperati, pp.40,41 and Plate 5; additional Sperati forgeries: Robson Lowe and Carl Walske, The Work of Jean De Sperati II/ Including Previously Unlisted Forgeries, pp.8-11 and Plate A. Sperati forgeries: Robson Lowe, “Sperati and His Craft – II”, The Philatelist, Vol. 19 (June1953): 223-27.
• 83-88. KGV, 1921-23. Forged cancellations dated “LIMASSOL 14 MR 25“: Scott Specialized Classic Catalog.
• 84. 9pi KGV, 1921-23. Characteristics of the genuine stamp: Frank Aretz, Know Your Stamps, Vol. I, p15 (Scott number changed from 85). Alden C. Johnson, Forgeries Old and New, Vol. 2, p.14.
• 86. 45pi KGV, 1921-23. Frank Aretz, Know Your Stamps, Vol. I, p.15 (Scott number changed from 92).
  128b, horizontal pair, imperforate between, 1934. Fake: Paul Kayfetz, “Cyprus imperforate — between pair faked“, Lynn’s Stamp News, (December 25, 1995): 10.
• Genuine cancellations. Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Vol. I (Second Edition), pp.349-53.
• Ten Madame Joseph fraudulent postmarks, 981, AP – 25 95, to 1942. Derek Worboys and Roger B. West, Madame Joseph Forged Postmarks, pp.45,46.

Source: The Tedesco Index