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| Country: British Guiana Clear Subject: Forgeries & Fakes Clear | Sort: Newest listed first |
;) | 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 |
;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps: Forgery of the 1945-52 KG6 $3.00 water-lilies, fine unused without gum, handstamped "FORGERY" in green ink on reverse. £65 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps: 1860 4c pale blue, litho forgery in a corner marginal horiz. strip of four used, some clipped perfs at right. £60 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps: 1860 12c grey-lilac (wide spacing), a fine used corner marginal horiz. strip of four litho forgeries. £60 |
;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps: 1876 96c olive-bistre, scarce used Panelli forgery with impressed Crown CC wmk (SG.134, genuine used Cat.£250). In February 1878 a large number of the 96c bistre stamps disappeared from the Stamp Commissioner's custody, and from that date they were withdrawn from circulation (see T+H Page 109). Only one printing of 30,000 less 21,132 surcharged less "large number" lost equals those used for postage £70 |
;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps forgeries of the 1856 1c black/magenta (world's rarest stamp) and 1856 4c black/blue tied to piece by forged DEMERARA FE 22 1856 dbl-arcs on piece addressed The Lord Bishop of Guiana, Georgetown. The DEMERARA dbl-arc with the same FE 22 1856 date cancels the Barlow 1c vermilion strip of four cover Townsend (1969 sale) lot 26, and Great (1970 sale) lot 38 £225 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps: scarce Panelli forgery of the 1882 2c orange printed in the wrong colour of the 8c rose with impressed Crown CA wmk used with date 1897. £30 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps: 1860 1c black (wide spacing), a fine used corner marginal horiz. strip of four litho forgeries. £60 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps: 1876 96c olive-bistre, scarce used Panelli forgery with impressed Crown CC wmk (SG.134, genuine used Cat.£250). In February 1878 a large number of the 96c bistre stamps disappeared from the Stamp Commissioner's custody, and from that date they were withdrawn from circulation (see T+H Page 109). Only one printing of 30,000 less 21,132 surcharged less "large number" lost equals those used for postage £70 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps: 1860-63 24c green, a corner marginal horiz. strip of four pmk'd forgeries showing DOUBLE PERFORATIONS along top, all stamps affected by diagonal crease. £60 |
;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps: 1850 forgery of the 8c Cotton Reel in green (SG.4) tied to piece by forged "A03" cancel. £36 |
;) | British Guiana stamps: 1850 forgery of the 12c Cotton Reel in blue (SG.7) tied to piece by forged "A03" cancel, centrally thinned. £20 |
;) | British Guiana stamps: 1856 4c Type-set PRINTED IN REVERSE on thin greyish-pink paper (nothing on reverse). £40 |
;) | TYPE-SET FORGERY SHEET of the British Guiana 1862 4c black/on bluish-grey, very fine unused without gum sheet of 6 with roulettes intact, stain in top margin. £150 |
;) | TYPE-SET FORGERY SHEET of the British Guiana 1862 1c black/on rose, very fine unused without gum sheet of 12 with roulettes intact. £175 |
;) ;) | BRITISH GUIANA stamps: 1862 1c rose Type-set (SG.116, Cat.£800), a forgery showing "wrong ornament" and "large A" in POSTAGE, fine used. £50 |