ST LUCIA 1883 SG35 Forgery by Sperati of QV 6d lilac digital-edition It also includes Antarctic Expeditions

It also includes Antarctic Expeditions

Tristan Dannreuther

h/s 'SPECIMEN' (type D8) and affixed to small archival piece

1882-83 1d drab

ST LUCIA 1883 SG35 Forgery by Sperati of QV 6d lilac digital-edition It also includes Antarctic Expeditions1883 86 6d lilac, wmk CA, the dangerous photo litho forgery by Sperati, "used" with forged "A11" cancel (type 1). Watermark and perforations are genuine, but the stamp impression (and cancel) are forged. Very fine. One of Speratis last forgeries, made in Aug 1953, with the master forger's pencil signature on reverse. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie (Sotheby's 17 Jan 2007, lot 753, realised 437). P234000377