Update 11/30/2013 National Assembly Special issue on a domestic registered cover. I think this cover is a backdated cancellation forgery. This recently surfaced cover was created sometime after the cancellation date using a backdated … [Read more...] about Spot the forgery: Raritan Auction 59
Stamp Collecting
Rare stamps and covers (November 2013)
Lithuania 1935 transatlantic flight cover The 1935 flight registered cover No 491 carried on the second transatlantic flight from New York to Kaunas by a Lithuanian-American aviator Felix Waitkus (Feliksas Vaitkus). Franked with Mi 404. Similar … [Read more...] about Rare stamps and covers (November 2013)
The 1933 Airmail Stamp Forgeries
Forgeries of these stamps were made for packet trade. Both the originals and forgeries are lithographed but forgeries are more crudely re-produced. Forgeries exist both in perforated and imperforate. Below is side-by-side comparison of genuine (left) … [Read more...] about The 1933 Airmail Stamp Forgeries
The 1922 Airmail Stamp Forgeries
Packet trade was very popular in the heyday of stamp collecting. To fulfill such rapidly growing demand in the early part of the 20th century, many stamps were forged including very common as well as rare stamps. Just because a genuine stamp is … [Read more...] about The 1922 Airmail Stamp Forgeries
Rare stamps and covers (October 2013)
Lithuania 1930 air post issue The Grand Duke 500th Anniversary Air Post Issue, 60 cents, horizontal pair imperforate between. eBay listing - Ended: October 29, 2013. Sold: $37 (4 bids) Lithuania 1918 Second Vilnius Issue full … [Read more...] about Rare stamps and covers (October 2013)