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Transvaal philately the stamps, forgeries, postal history. Typically businesses purchase the stamps from the government, and attach them to taxed items as part of putting the items on sale, or in the. However not all of them have these markings, as i read that only the remnants made into these books had been printed over by the authorities and not fournier to show they were fake. Pioneering south african philately this page is devoted to the history of the philately of southern africa, its personalities, early journals local people such as emil tamsen, mozes booleman, sallo epstein. Showing items in philatelic books books on philately for sale. Large format a4 paperback card covers, illustrated, circa 230 pages, mild shelfwear, slight. Stamp of mafeking besieged cape of good hope, south africa overprint on halfpenny green of cape of good hope. When starting to work on a particular country and iranpersia is a perfect example, frequently the biggest problem is to avoid being misled by forgeries or reprints that would be obvious to the specialist. Due to the number of shows and online auctions we participate in, availability of all items listed on the web site are subject to prior sale. Possible forgeriesmint never hinged 1900 transvaal overprint stamps ref 28650. Find our featured advert in the cyprus, gibraltar, malta 2014 4th edition stanley gibbons catalogue.
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Transvaal 1900 mint never hinged overprint stamps possibly forgeries ref 28647. Books on greek forgeries tend to be quite expensive, ie 4x this price, but this title will not disappoint. Resource page for collectors of south africa stamps and. New handbook on the stamps of armenia 191923 and their forgeries. Stamp catalogs armstrongs stamps philatelic literature. The south african boer war began between the british empire and the boers of the transvaal and orange free state. Visit us for over 500 philatelic articles and thousands of comments from stamp collectors around the globe. I have a reference book on these issues, and still cannot make heads or. Buy or sell south african stamps on bidorbuy, including stamps from transvaal. Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books. Pat herst was a world famous philatelic figure, remembered best for his series of anecdotal books about stamp collecting, stamp collectors, stamp dealers, and the. Well illustrated history of postage stamp forgery with accounts of the forgers as well.
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Postage stamps and postal history of eswatini wikipedia. This fact is not specifically mentioned in the listings, except for fournier, who commonly used both his own forged stamps and genuine ones as the. Stamp paraphernalia plate block full color us plate block pages fs. Billigs philatelic handbooks, volumes, by fritz billig.
Krantz messenger stamps, they also exist in bogus colours th. Used stamp literature armstrongs stamps catalogs and. The reader will observe that a particular forger may be listed. Transvaal philately the stamps, forgeries, postal history and miscellanea of the transvaal territories from inception to union. This is the third volume in the transvaal study circle handbook series and describes and. The following is an excerpt from postage stamps, puffin picture book 69 1951 by l. Billigs philatelic handbooks, volumes, gently used. The stamps, forgeries, postal history and miscellanea of the transvaal. The following philatelic exhibit consists of scans of album pages produced for a club meeting display. This is index page for articles about articles index on postage stamps and philately of trucial states. Post from stellaland may also be found with the postmarks of transit or receiving post offices which included christiana in the transvaal, and. I mostly stock out of print titles but act as agent for the british west indies study circle and the british caribbean study group.
Specializing in stamp collector reference material, stamp and coin catalogues and stamp collector supplies since 1964. This fact is not specifically mentioned in the listings, except for fournier, who commonly used both his own forged stamps and genuine ones as the basic stamp. Transvaal railway stamps and travelling post offices, by. Please also check our local photo books and other items from our publishing. Lafrenz spiro forgeries, the stars at both sides are much too larger, compared to the genuine stamps the 1 sch and 2 sch forgeries of w. A ccording to the transvaal study circle, reprints outnumber originals many thousands to one. Since the first volume was published in england in 1977, 46 books have appeared in this monumental work finished in 2002. Details about 2d overprint on 1887 transvaal stamp ref r10478. We have more than 5,000 individual postage stamp items on our website.
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Stamp forgeries of transvaal 18701885 stampforgeries of the world. Details about transvaal 1900 mint never hinged overprint stamps possibly forgeries ref 28647. Today at its west end emporium, it offers the broadest retail philatelic stock available anywhere in the world, with over a million stamps available to browse and purchase. Below is a selection of the newest items added to the site. There are 112 genuine plus the corresponding forged stamps from different countries all over the world. Advertiser replies in topics must be to answer questions related to that topic only. The boers, also known as afrikaners, were descendants of the original dutch settlers of southern africa. Since the first volume was published in england in 1977, 46 books have.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of eswatini, formerly swaziland. Stamporama began with 6 members in january 1996 with one idea trading duplicates among the members. Contents of billigs philatelic handbooks the link to the listing of the content of the handbooks was to the faq of the llecting. Many stamps have been forged, not only the rarities but common issues as well. On this page you will see genuine stamps and forgeries side by side.
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The reprints were made from the original printing plates by mirza hadi a parisian stamp dealer. Overview this post is a special edition for big blue that will cover batums aloe tree issues. We have members from 8 to 87, whose interests cover the entire range of stamps and stamp collecting, from cancellations to back of the book. Booysens, 5317 bosbokrand, history of, 5434 boschpan, location, 16771 boshoek, history of, 5434. Stellaland philately stamps, fakes and forgeries the stamp web. Tyler, the great transvaal mystery, the american philatelic congress book 37 1971. A handbook detailing the postage stamps and their forgeries, the postmarks, the. Serrane, fernand the serrane guide stamp forgeries of the world to 1926 publisher. The stamps, forgeries, postal history and miscellanea of the transvaal territories from inception to union. Genuine cancellation on forged otto stamp see forgeries and reprints genuine. Some of the finest material from our rare stamp departments, now on special offer.
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