;) | GEORGETOWN (British Guiana?) bogus postmark on LEEWARD ISLANDS stamp forgery part dated B/MY 22 on Leewards QV 1/- (SG.7). £16 |
;) | GEORGETOWN (British Guiana?) bogus postmark on LEEWARD ISLANDS stamp forgery part dated B/MY 22 on Leewards QV 1/- (SG.7). £15 |
;) | RUWANWELLA, Ceylon postmark on forged LEEWARD ISLANDS stamp 1890 QV 5/- green & blue (SG.8, Cat.£325 used), a forgery believed to have been cleverly executed by the Belgian forger Smeets by bleaching out the design of used copies of the 1886 Ceylon QV 5c dull purple (SG.195) to a give a "blank" CA wmk P.14 stamp; only immediately given away by the indelible ink complete RUWANWELLA (Ceylon) cds dated MR 11 96 which could not be removed. £80 |
;) | ANTIGUA postmark/cancel Forged cds dated A/DE 27 90 on manuscript cleaned Leeward Islands QV 1/- (SG.7, Cat.£60). £16 |
;) | BOGUS CANCELLATION and REGISTRATION, LEEWARD ISLANDS postal history Bogus mourning cover to London with genuine Leewards 1949 KG6 ½d slate-grey tied forged 26mm ANTIGUA with fleuron at base cds dated OC 17 94 for 49 purporting to prepay the registered rate with blue "R" in oval appended "2895", reverse forged WEST EALING 11.45 PM 11 NOV 1938 arrival cds. The genuine ANTIGUA fleuron at base measures 23½mm and was used period 1890 to 1901. £120 |