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Plating Early St. Helena Issues

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Ajman – A Country to Collect?

Roger B West  is a well known philatelist and an acknowledged expert in the stamps of St Helena. In 1994 he edited the handbook “Madame Joseph Forged Postmarks” which has been widely acclaimed as one of the most important philatelic reference works.  He is also the owner of a long established stamp business Avion Stamps. Roger has generously provided a number of articles (Tag: RBW) for publication in The Philatelic Register.

As each these Musings and Observations are published I will leave the reader to make their own judgment as to where on the spectrum between humourous and thought provoking each article sits.

Ajman-A Country to Collect?

Filatelic Phorgeries

I am grateful to Roger West for providing the following articles on Forgers which can be downloaded from attachment below.

I’m sure most collectors have experienced the disappointment of finding out one of their beloved stamps is in fact a worthless forgery. I used the term ‘worthless’ intentionally as the production of forgeries was rife a hundred years ago, and such items frequently appeared in collections, sometimes as ‘space fillers’ but often as ‘star items’.

However, the term ‘worthless’ may not apply to all forgeries, and notable exceptions are those where a specific name can be attributed to the forgery.

This series explores some forgeries which have been identified to specific forgers, and in so doing belies the term ‘worthless’ and their presence can actually enhance an otherwise normal collection.

Roger West

References: Philatelic Forgers – Their lives and Works by Varro E Tyler Internet

Jean de Sperati

Madame Joseph, Juan Canoura and Philip Spiro

John Harris, Francois Fournier, Alan Wilson

Jeffryes, Gibbons, Freshwater and West

 

Additional articles on Philatelic Forgers can be downloaded from links below

The Life and Works of Samuel Allan Taylor

What Colour is My Stamp?

Roger B West  is a well known philatelist and an acknowledged expert in the stamps of St Helena. In 1994 he edited the handbook “Madame Joseph Forged Postmarks” which has been widely acclaimed as one of the most important philatelic reference works.  He is also the owner of a long established stamp business Avion Stamps. Roger has generously provided a number of articles (Tag: RBW) for publication in The Philatelic Register.

As each these Musings and Observations are published I will leave the reader to make their own judgment as to where on the spectrum between humourous and thought provoking each article sits.

What Colour is My Stamp?

Further Observations on Colour

George V Badge Issue of St. Helena.

I am again grateful to Roger West (Avion Stamps) for providing this article. Roger does make the point that the article was written sometime ago and with reference to the “List of Queries”  that begin on the fourth page many have now been answered and as such the article is “out of date”.

However although Roger suggested that these “queries” could perhaps be left out, the article is rich in high quality diagrams and I think it would be a shame to loose any. I have therefore reproduced the article in it’s entirety. It may be dowloaded from the attachment below.

George V Badge Issue of St. Helena

 

British Aircraft Designers

Roger B West  is a well known philatelist and an acknowledged expert in the stamps of St Helena. In 1994 he edited the handbook “Madame Joseph Forged Postmarks” which has been widely acclaimed as one of the most important philatelic reference works.  He is also the owner of a long established stamp business Avion Stamps. Roger has generously provided a number of articles (Tag: RBW) for publication in The Philatelic Register.

As each these Musings and Observations are published I will leave the reader to make their own judgment as to where on the spectrum between humourous and thought provoking each article sits.

British Aircraft Designers

Ceylon 1851 5d Chestnut

Roger B West  is a well known philatelist and an acknowledged expert in the stamps of St Helena. In 1994 he edited the handbook “Madame Joseph Forged Postmarks” which has been widely acclaimed as one of the most important philatelic reference works.  He is also the owner of a long established stamp business Avion Stamps. Roger has generously provided a number of articles (Tag: RBW) for publication in The Philatelic Register.

As each these Musings and Observations are published I will leave the reader to make their own judgment as to where on the spectrum between humourous and thought provoking each article sits.

Ceylon 1851 5d Chestnut

“Legals Versus Illegals”. Musings and Observations from a Lifetime in Philately.

Roger B West  is a well known philatelist and an acknowledged expert in the stamps of St Helena. In 1994 he edited the handbook “Madame Joseph Forged Postmarks” which has been widely acclaimed as one of the most important philatelic reference works.  He is also the owner of a long established stamp business Avion Stamps. Roger has generously provided a number of articles (Tag: RBW) for publication in The Philatelic Register.

As each these Musings and Observations are published I will leave the reader to make their own judgment as to where on the spectrum between humourous and thought provoking each article sits.

Legals versus Illegals. Part 1.

Legals versus Illegals. Part 2..