Philatelic Literature Specialists

Forgeries

General philatelic works

Prätzsch, Wolfgang

Handbuch der Deutschen Kriegspropagandamarken für England 2. Weltkrieg

Publisher: privately published, 1987

Large format (A4) paperback, illustrated, 40 pages, with the 1990 Supplement, 15 pages, text in German, ex-National Philatelic Society Library with small library marks inside each front cover, few minor marks to front cover of Supplement else in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Singer, S.

Publisher: privately published, New York, 1908

Paperback, original blue/grey paper covers, 40 pages, bilingual text in English & French, lacking most of the backstrip (paper spine-covering), front cover detached, old tape mark to foot of front and rear cover, short tear to fore-edge of front cover and short tear to top-edge of rear cover, pages fine, would benefit from rebinding, in Fair/Good condition.

£120.00

Publisher: Marken- & Ganzsachenhaus Co. and J.M. Bartels Co., New York, 1921

Auction catalogue, paperback, 68 pages + 40 plates, text in English, slight crease to front cover, a few tiny blemishes to the covers, slight creasing to page edges of the first few plates, in Good condition.

£95.00

Atlee, W. Dudley and Pemberton, Edward L. and Earée, Robert B.

An Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Early Philatelic Forgeries

Publisher: Emile Bertrand, Lucerne, circa 1960s

Reprint, paperback, illustrated, 168 pages, slight corner-creases to the covers, page-edges a little toned, in Good condition.

£20.00

Patton, Donald S.

1844-1882

Publisher: Robson Lowe, London, nd [circa 1960s]

Paperback, illustrated, 28 pages, mild sunning and foxing to the covers, pages clean, in Good condition.

£12.50

Serrane, Fernand

II Hors d’Europe

Publisher: privately published, 1929

Paperback, original grey card covers, illustrated, 315 pages, text in French, top of spine rubbed with loss of small piece, covers slightly soiled, page-egdes toned, internally clean, in Good condition.

£35.00

Cheavin, W. Harold S. Cheavin

Publisher: privately published, 1947

Reprinted and Revised from the 1947 Philatelic Congress Year Book, paperback, illustrated, 23 pages, minor spotting to the covers and slight marks to the margins of one page, in Good condition.

£14.50

Moens, J.B.

Publisher: Giulio Bolaffi, Torino, 2003

Reprint, small hardback, original red cloth gilt, 42 pages, text in English, in Very Good condition.

£24.00

Karasek, Jan

Publisher: Pofis, 1963

Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, 367 pages, text in Czech, dustwrapper has several tears with small amounts of loss, ex libris Canadian Postal Museum with label to spine, bookplate to front endpaper and library pocket at rear, in Good condition.

£30.00

Stiedl, Otto E. and Billig, Fritz

Billig’s grosses Handbuch der Fälschungen, Lieferung Nr. 9

Publisher: Billig, Vienna, 1934

Paperback, illustrated, 18 pages, text in German, in Very Good condition.

£20.00

Bacon, E.D.

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons Ltd., London, [1899]

First edition, hardback, original green cloth gilt, top page-edges gilt, illustrated, viii + 168 pages + publisher’s advertisements, some scattered foxing to the edges, else in Very Good condition.

£55.00

Watson, Dr. V.M.M. (Editor)

Publisher: Aberdeen and North of Scotland Philatelic Society, 1950

Hardback, red cloth gilt, illustrated, 64 pages, in Very Good condition.

£11.50

Hacker, Wolfgang

Authentischer Kommentar zur ersten Zeppelinpost und ihren Fälschungen

Publisher: Kurt Dahmann Verlag, Berlin, 1959

Paperback, illustrated, 40 pages, text in German, signed dedication from the author to Georges Naudet inside front cover (“a Monsieur Georges Naudet, le grand ‘Zeppelinois’ trans-rhénan, avec l’espression de ma plus grande considération. W. Hacker”, a little soiling to the covers, pages slightly browned, in Good condition.

£20.00