Hi! I always wonder why Sperati did such a clumsy job with this stamp.When you look at his early spanish Isabella issues or argentina escuditos they were almost perfect...
Quote: One final note. Most Sperati counterfeits in reference collections are of post1942 vintage. These are of inferior quality. After 1942 Sperati began to receive orders from collectors and dealers. Many wanted large quantities. As a result he went into wholesale production with the inevitable deterioration of his previous quality standards.
The above quote is from FORGERIES, COUNTERFEITS, ALTERATIONS; A PRIMER by HANS STOLTZ in the USPCS The Chronicle / February 1975 / Vol. 27. No. I
Classical, I don't think I saw that page before. Your index points to page 1 for BC & VI, but I don't see a link to the page you mention above. Great images there!
The 3p beside the Bartlett stamp is genuine. The perforations on the right are fake. I own that stamp.
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