A catalogue for advanced collectors of postage stamps, stamped envelopes and wrappers; (1890)
Collin, Henry, Calman, Henry L, Scott Stamp and Coin Company, Inc · New York : The Scott Stamp and Coin Co., Limited · leaf 40
at of arms. 4“ It exists in perforations ii and 14. We shall now describe a number of humbugs and frauds which at various times have been foisted on the philatelic public. The first to appear, many years ago, were 2 reales green, 8 reales yellow and 12 reales red, same type as the stamps of the… … 4c on I real orange, black surcharge; of this there is a variety with inverted surcharge; 5c on'2oc slate violet, black surcharge, same type as the bona fide loc on 50c of 1883; 3c on ic brown, red surcharge. In 1884 a fraudulent set of official stamps were manufactured by surcharging thecurrent…
Postage stamps · Covers (Philately)
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