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Worldwide Auction During APS Ameristamp Expo

Worldwide and U.S. Forgeries

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		F Br. Columbia & Vancouver Is., Forgery: Barnard's Caribou Express, "Genuine usage of British Columbia stamps and Barnard's Caribou Express label, right stamp faulty", U.S. stamp added, Fine, PF (2004) cert. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 2		F Br. Columbia & Vancouver Is., Forgery: Victoria to Nova Scotia, oval h.s. in blue, U.S. 3¢ pair and 24¢ with cogwheel cancels, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 3		F Br. Columbia & Vancouver Is., Forgery: Local Usage, 25c on 3d "tied" on cover, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 4		F Newfoundland, Forgery: 6½d Pair on Cover, to U.S., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 5		F Nova Scotia, Forgery: Cover to United States, strip of 3 and single, "stamps have been removed and replaced and tying faked", Fine to Very Fine, Royal (1970) cert. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 6		F Canada, Forgery: 6d "Bisect" on Cover, "Tied" on envelope, Fred Burnett h.s., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 7		F Canada, Forgery: 1852 3d Red, 4 Singles "On Cover", #4, used, close to large margins on all, "stamps did not originate on the cover on which they now appear", figured as singles, Fine to Very Fine, Greene (1994) cert. Scott $800. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 8		F Canada, Forgery: 1898, 2¢ Imperial Penny Postage FDC, #86, Berlin Dec 25, 1898 cancel on rose lavender "Mulready" style cover, accompanying article about these covers, great collateral item for the collector, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 9		F Germany, Forgery: 1901, 3pf on Half of 5pf, "Vineta" Provisional, Michel #Al, used on piece, Marine Schiffspost No. 1, 12/5 01 cancels, lovely reference copy, even has good Freidl (1958) cert., Fine to Very Fine. Scott #65B. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $4,830
Lot 10		F Honduras, Forgery: 5c and 20c Inverted Overprints, "used on cover front", Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 11		F Panama, Forgery: Cover to United States, with G.B. 6d values and U.S. 5¢ values, Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 12		F St. Pierre: Martinique, Forgery: 1855 Cover to France, with 3 France 20c adhesives "tied", Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 13		F Switzerland, Forgery: Geneva, 1843, 10c "Double Geneva", #2L1, top sheet margin pair "used", with photo copy of "Hunsiker cert.", excellent reference and space filler, Very Fine appearance. Zumstein #3. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 14		F Switzerland, Forgery: Geneva 1847 on Piece, interesting item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 15		F U.S., Forgery Express: Adams & Langtons, h.s. in blue and red, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $98
Lot 16		F U.S., Forgery Express: Black & Co., paid 5 in red, frank in blue, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 17		F U.S., Forgery Express: Black & Co., frank in red, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $75
Lot 18		F U.S., Forgery Express: Black & Co., frank in black, h.s. free in red, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 19		F U.S., Forgery Express: Cram Rogers, in blue with Wells Fargo h.s. in blue, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 20		F U.S., Forgery Express: Crollet's Express, h.s. in black, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 21		F U.S., Forgery Express: Eureka Express to Hawaii, negative blue oval h.s. on 10¢ entire, Fine to Very Fine, PF (2004) cert. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 22		F U.S., Forgery Express: F.W. Blake & Co., in blue on 3¢ entire, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 23		F U.S., Forgery Express: F.W. Blake & Co., oval h.s. in blue on Wells Fargo 3¢ entire, Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 24		F U.S., Forgery Express: Gray's Express, blue frank on Wells Fargo 3¢ entire, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 25		F U.S., Forgery Express: Gray's Express, in black on Wells Fargo 3¢ entire, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $63
Lot 26		F U.S., Forgery Express: Langton's & Bros., oval h.s. in black with Wells Fargo in blue, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $58
Lot 27		F U.S., Forgery Express: Rhodes & Lucks, in black with Wells Fargo h.s. in blue, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 28		F U.S., Forgery Express: Rhodes & Whitney's Weaverville, in blue on 3¢ entire, Wells Fargo Iowa Hill oval h.s., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 29		F U.S., Forgery Express: Rhodes & Whitney's Yreka, in blue on 3¢ entire, Wells Fargo Iowa Hill oval h.s. and frank in black, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 30		F U.S., Forgery Express: Wells Fargo & Co. to Denmark, genuine entire used to Denmark, but "the entire is missing additional postage", 24¢ added at left, lovely piece, Fine, PF (2004) cert. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 31		F U.S., Forgery Express: Wells Fargo & Co., 25¢ blue adhesive on 3¢ entire with Wells Fargo frank in black, Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 32		F U.S., Forgery Express: Wells Fargo Express of Hawaii, frank in black, oval h.s. in blue, Fine to Very Fine, PF (1998) cert. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 33		F U.S., Forgery: 1860 90¢ Blue, #39, "Used", handsome Very Fine appearance, PF (1988) cert. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 34		F U.S., Forgery: 1866 Cover to France, 1866 usage, 24¢ on cover, 10¢ added, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 35		F Confederacy, Forgery: Confederacy: Savannah River Blockade Runner, with blue adhesive, oval h.s. in red, Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $115

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