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A11 (Madame Joseph forgery)

£14
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TRINCOMALEE, Ceylon postmark on forged ST. KITTS-NEVIS stamp
1903 5/- Medicinal Spring (SG.10), a forgery believed to have been cleverly executed by the Belgian forger Dr Julian 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 portion of a (TRINC)OMALEE (Ceylon) cds which could not be removed.
£80
(STK67437)

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BALANGODA, Ceylon postmark on forged ST. KITTS-NEVIS stamp
1903 5/- Medicinal Spring (SG.10), a forgery believed to have been cleverly executed by the Belgian forger Dr Julian 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 portion of a (BA)LANGODA (Ceylon) cds which could not be removed.
£80
(STK67432)

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WESLEY (used at MARIGOT period) forgery, Dominica postmark/cancel
forged cds dated */MY 18 04 on 6d View Crown CC wmk (SG.32).
£30
(DOM67300)

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WESLEY (used at MARIGOT period) forgery, Dominica postmark/cancel
forged cds dated */MY 18 04 on manuscript cleaned 6d View Crown CC wmk (SG.32).
The more often seen date being */MY 18 05
£28
(DOM67100)

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GEORGETOWN (British Guiana?) bogus postmark on LEEWARD ISLANDS stamp
forgery part dated B/MY 22 on Leewards QV 1/- (SG.7).
£16
(LEE65657)

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GEORGETOWN (British Guiana?) bogus postmark on LEEWARD ISLANDS stamp
forgery part dated B/MY 22 on Leewards QV 1/- (SG.7).
£15
(LEE65668)

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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
(LEE65667)

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MEROWI (forgery), Sudan postmark/cancel
(D2, no shading in bottom segment) dated 16 MR 98 on 5m (SG.13), some reverse toning.
£30
(SUD64583)

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CALLIAOUA (error of spelling) MADAME JOSEPH forgery, St. Vincent postmark/cancel
dated C/SP 20 09 (showing characteristic smudge to top left of "C" code, and dot between SP and 20) on 1913 £1.00 Arms MCA wmk (SG.120, Cat.£180).
£65
(STV64401)

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ANTIGUA postmark/cancel
Forged cds dated A/DE 27 90 on manuscript cleaned Leeward Islands QV 1/- (SG.7, Cat.£60).
£16
(LEE64422)

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ST. VINCENT stamps:
1891 QV 1/- orange (SG.58) with forged KINGSTOWN C/JY 2 09 cds.
£12
(STV61082)

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Forged ST. LUCIA postmark
dated C/JU 16 93 with lettering further away from the outer rim than the genuine on QV 6d (SG.49).
£10
(STL58885)

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CASTRIES, St. Lucia postmark
forged CASTRIES cds dated C/JU 10 96 on manuscript cleaned 1891 QV 10/- dull mauve & black (SG.52, Cat.£300).
£48
(STL58851)

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ST. GEORGE'S, forged Grenada postmark
dated JA 13 14 on fine condition 1922 KGV 2/- Multiple Script wmk.
£12
(GREN58655)

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ST. GEORGES, Bermuda postmark
presumed forgeries, similar Type PM5, on QV 4d orange-brown CA wmk (SG.28a, Cat.£60 used) and QV ¼d on 1/-, the former showing smaller than normal dates slugs of "JUN 13", both strikes with tinge of blue in ink. Not previously seen.
£36
(BERM56821)

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ST. LUCIA stamps:
the ST. LUCIA B/JA 18 03 forgery on 1891 QV 1/- (SG.50). Close match to Ritchie handbook Page 59 illustration, rarely found.
£24
(STL55102)

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CAYMAN BRAC, Cayman Islands postmark
a forgery of this exceptionally rare postmark on 1d Falls (SG.Z27, genuine Cat.£6,000), a nice conversation piece or space-filler.
£120
(CAY50587)

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KURUNEGALA, Ceylon postmark on forged ST. VINCENT stamp
1899 QV 5/- green & blue (SG.75, Cat.£170 used), a forgery believed to have been cleverly executed by the Belgian forger Dr Julian 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 KURUNEGALA (Ceylon) and MR 24 95 dated cds which could not be removed.
Few examples show trace of original design in the value tablet.
£100
(STV53815)

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ST. LUCIA postmark
19mm cds forgery with hyphen in name dated C/OC 16 -6 on manuscript used QV 6d (SG.49).
£12
(STC53778)

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T.? forgery, Trinidad postmark
(Type 0.9) squatter and without duplex cds portion at left on 1/- (SG.154).
£5
(TRIN53671)

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WESLEY (used at MARIGOT period) forgery, Dominica postmark
forged cds dated */MY 18 0(4) or 0(5) on manuscript cleaned QV 1/- REVENUE CC wmk (SG.R3), scarce on this denomination.
£28
(DOM52649)

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ST. LUCIA (Smeets forgery) stamps:
1885 QV 1/- orange-brown (SG.36), 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 KOTAGALA (Ceylon) OC 19 97 cds which could not be removed.
£140
(STL44396)

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ST. KITTS (forgery) postmark
part strike dated */JY 23 (41) on KG6 ½d (SG.68) accompanied by Gibbons Monthly 1-9-44 article on same.
£12
(STK47617)

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A01 forged KINGSTON, Jamaica postmark on St. Lucia stamp
m/script used QV 6d violet (SG.28) with forged A01 numeral added.
£14
(STL49549)

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BAR (Barrouallie - previously unrecorded forgeries), St. Vincent postmarks
in red and black each dated AU 21 in slightly larger font than normal and intentionally without year on QV 1d drab (SG.37) in not possible for period red ink (actually too magenta in colour) but contrasting with what appears to be light full genuine red vertical “A10” (really rare if true); on 1885 QV ½d green Perf.14 (impossible as “BAR” taken over by extended Barrouallie cds by August 1884); and most dangerous of all 1883 QV 4d blue Perf.12 (SG.43) which if on its own would have escaped most expert eyes. A rare group which needs to be preserved for the record.
£275
(STV50013)

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ST. LUCIA postmark
the ST. LUCIA code B/JA 18 03 forgery on 1902 KE7 1/- Crown CA wmk (SG.62). Close match to Ritchie handbook Page 59 illustration, rarely found.
£75
(STL14575)

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