Philatelic Literature Specialists

Forgeries

General philatelic works

Stiedl, Otto E. and Billig, Fritz

Billig’s grosses Handbuch der Fälschungen, Lieferung No. 25

Publisher: Fritz Billig, Wien, 1935

Paperback, illustrated, 24 pages + title-page loosely inserted, text in German, covers slightly sunned, slightly rusty staples, in Good condition.

£20.00

Stiedl, Otto E. and Billig, Fritz

Publisher: Billig, Vienna, 1933

Paperback, illustrated, 16 pages, text in German, short tear at top of spine, slight dusty marks, in Good condition.

£20.00

Levitsky, Frederick J. and Jenkins, Rev. Floyd A.

The Issue of 1867-1868

Publisher: Triad Publications, USA, 1990

Paperback, comb-bound, illustrated, [iii] + 98 pages, vertical crease to rear cover and affecting last few pages, in Good condition.

£24.00

Ragatz, Lowell

(“Facsimiles of Obsolete Postage Stamps”)

Publisher: H. Garratt-Adams & Co., Hereford, 1949

Paperback, illustrated, xv + 64 pages, Introduction “Fournier and His Forgeries” by Lowell Ragatz (in English), price-list text in French, terms and details of Fournier’s “Philatelic Clinic”, etc. in several languages, some small marks to the covers, short tear to lower edge of front cover, some corner-creasing, page-edges slightly toned, a Good working copy.

£21.00

Brun, Jean-François

Publisher: American Philatelic Society, 1993

First edition in English, hardback, illustrated, 119 pages + colour plates, text in English, in Very Good condition.

£35.00

Sessions, Davis F.

1860-1910

Publisher: Charles G. Firby, Michigan, 1999

Paperback, [viii] + 125 pages, illustrated, some small marks to the front cover, corner-creases to the covers and pages, a Good reading copy.

£12.50

Earée, Rev. R.B.

Publisher: The Gossip Printery, Kansas, 1931-34

Third edition, reprint, in two volumes, hardback, original red cloth gilt, illustrated, xvii + 574 pages + 742 pages, some slight toning to the pages, occasional small signs of wear, in Good condition.

£100.00

Fletcher, H.G. Leslie

Publisher: Harry Hayes, Batley, 1977

Large format hardback, illustrated, 140 pages, in Very Good condition.

£28.00

Kock, G.

A Reference List of Stamp Forgery Descriptions

Publisher: Porssitieto Ky, Helsinki, 1998

First edition, paperback, 89 pages, text in English, slight wear, few minor dusty marks to the covers else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Dalton, Thomas and Lewis, Thornton and Pemberton, Edward

Publisher: Sanford J. Durst, New York, 1979

Paperback, 80 pages, spine and covers slightly sunned and rather rubbed at edges, top page-edges slightly foxed, in Good condition.

£9.50

Pearson, Patrick

Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2006

Hardback, illustrated, xvi + 96 pages, minor shelf-wear, slight dusty marks, else in Very Good condition.

£30.00

Petschel, H.K.

A History of U.S. Postal Counterfeits

Publisher: American Philatelic Society, 1997

Paperback, illustrated, v + 266 pages + colour plates, ex-Leeds Philatelic Society Library with label to spine, library bookplate inside front cover and library marks inside covers and to title-page and final page, short (1cm) tear to front cover at top of spine, covers a little corner-creased/rubbed, pages fine, a Good reading copy.

£8.50

Reproduction “die” proofs

Publisher: Stanley Gibbons, London, 1974

Auction catalogue, paperback, 11 pages + 6 black & white plates, Foreword by L.N. & M. Williams, with the prices realised, wrinkling to covers and pages caused by moisture, a Good working copy only.

£10.00

Tchilinghirian, S.D. and Ashford, P.T.

The Framed Monograms

Publisher: The British Society of Russian Philately, 1953

Paperback, illustrated, 62 pages, small mark to rear cover, some dusty marks/foxing to title-page, covers coming loose slightly from top of spine, in Good condition.

£30.00

D'Elia, Robert A. and Armitage, Douglas B.

Its Stamps, Proofs, Postal Stationery and Postal History

Publisher: privately published, 2005

No. 150 of a limited edition of 204 copies only. Hardback, illustrated, xxxii + 407 pages, in Very Good condition.

£125.00

Hughes, Jack R.

Publisher: Pacific Islands Study Circle, 1996

Loose-leaf pages in A4 binder, v + 86 pages, illustrated, slight shelf-wear and a few tiny dusty marks else in Very Good condition.

£15.00

Baldus, Wolfgang

Republic of Counani, Amazonia Locals

Publisher: privately published by the author, Munich, 2004

Paperback, colour illustrated, 68 pages, minor signs of wear else in Very Good condition.

£25.00

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.

Original price was: £95.00.Current price is: £50.00.

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

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

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