INDEX

of

LITERATURE in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE that DESCRIBES

POSTAL STAMP FORGERIES, FAKES, REPRINTS,

FRAUDULENT POSTAL MARKINGS and OTHER OBLITERATIONS.

and

BIBLIOGRAPHY

May 2014

Theodore M. Tedesco Portland, Maine Edited and published by American Philatelic Research Library Bellefonte, Pa.

TABLE of CONTENTS

Preface..................................................................................................................... ii

General Introduction. ............................................................................................. iv

Index for Postage Stamps Forgeries, Fakes, Reprints and Fraudulent Postal Markings and Other Obliterations.

Stamps of the U.S. and other Countries.............................................................1

Literature not specific to individual stamps...................................................655

Addendum.

U.S. Carriers' stamps, U.S. Local stamps, and U.S. Sanitary Commission stamps.................................................................664

Listing of articles on forgeries in Pat Paragraphs ........................................704 List of Journals, Books and Pamphlets Searched. .........................................707

Appendix 1. Fraudulent Postal Markings ......................................................... A-1

Appendix 2. Non-Postal Markings/ Specimen, Remainder and Revenue Cancellations .................................................................................. A-213

Bibliography .......................................................................................................B-1

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PREFACE (to first edition, with updates)

There have been several efforts over the years at compiling a list of philatelic periodicals. The two most notable early ones in English were the W.R. Ricketts subject-indexed material from 1863 to 1910, including United States and general, and A.H. Harris and L.A.J. Bakers The Standard Index to Philatelic Literature, 1879-1925, published in 1933. The Ricketts U.S. index has been collected by Gini Horn and re-published in the Philatelic Literature Review, beginning on p.4 of v.44, 1st Quarter 1995, and continuing in succeeding issues to the 4th Quarter of 1997. Only subjects A-G of the Ricketts general index have been found.

More recently, the Index to Current Philatelic Literature, sponsored by the National Philatelic Society, appeared in The Stamp Lover (beginning in 1950) and covered world- wide journals published to 1976. It began again in 1985, but was reduced in scope to U.K. journals and renamed the British Press Checklist by John Negus. This leaves a gap from 1976-1984 and thereafter, in respect of non-U.K. material. The American Philatelic Research Library (APRL) has made a composite of the lists but it has not yet been published. The year 1979 of the gap has been filled by The Stamp Journals Index 1979, compiled by Lawrence C. Schwartz and published by The Stamp Journals Index Co., Brooklyn, 1983.

David Lidman (a former editor of American Philatelist) compiled Current Philatelic Literature, An Index, and published it in the AP, beginning in February 1953, and running through October 1970 (Vol. 84, No.10). It was based upon current, in-print literature, and covered the whole world of philatelic literature written in English.

An index of worldwide literature prepared by APRL is now available online at www.Stamplibrary.org. Book and article indexes may be accessed for forgeries and reprints.

More to our point, Varro Tyler compiled an Index of literature in respect of forgeries, which is appended to The Serrane Guide, published by American Philatelist in 1998. G. Koch's index is entitled World Forgery Catalogue: A Reference List of Stamp Forgeries Descriptions, Porssitiento, Ky., c.1998. Donald Arthur Rosenfield compiled the Bibliographic List of Philatelic And Postal Forgeries And Fakes And General Interest Reference, which was published in Fakes & Forgeries, journal of the Fakes and Forgeries Study Group, in issues No.10, December 1995, through No.17, September 1997. G. Kock also published "Stamp Forgery Guide" on February 26, 2005, http://www.filatelia.fi/forglinks/. Other websites on stamp forgeries continue popping-up.

The location of cumulative indexes to journals and yearbooks has been compiled by David S. Zubatsky, An Annotated Bibliography Of Cumulative Indexes To Philatelic Journals and Yearbooks, Philatelic Literature Review, 4th Quarter 1977.

Members of the American Philatelic Society (APS) or the APRL may obtain copies of articles and other material from the American Philatelic Society, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823; telephone 814-933-3803.

Joseph Geraci furnished the citations from The Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues and Mare Nostrum. He has also made other useful comments and suggestions concerning the Index. His substantial efforts and knowledge, generously given, always in good humor, are appreciated.

http://www.stamplibrary.org/http://www.filatelia.fi/forglinks/

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I also wish to thank George S. Norton, Esq., curator of the Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History for showing me how to use a philatelic library and introducing me to philatelic research. Dr. Herbert A. Trenchard and former librarian, Tim Carr, have shown me important early material in the National Postal Museum library, which I would not have uncovered on my own. Don Heller and Ken Lawrence suggested references for inclusion in the Index. Bill Lehr lent me his unpublished and extensive Index of literature in respect of forgeries of U.S. postal stationary. The APRL Librarian and Director of Information Services, Tara Murray, and former librarian, Gini Horn, and staff members Ellen Peachey and Roseann Staie were most helpful. Weeks at a time, I would be there at the library from opening at 8:00AM straight through until the lights were turned out -- and they always greeted my questions and me professionally and with a smile. What good service we stamp collectors get from the APRL!

I had occasion to use the library of The Postal History Foundation in Tucson, Arizona when preparing the first edition of this Index. It is located in its own building across the courtyard from the main building.

I have spent time in some great libraries, such as the New York Public Library and the BPL; but for a pleasant experience and helpful and interesting staff, it is hard to match our philatelic libraries.

Theodore M. Tedesco Portland, Maine

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General Introduction.

The purpose of this Index. The Index cites articles and other works that provide information useful to collectors or researchers seeking to distinguish genuine (or original) stamps or postal cancellations from forgeries, fakes or reprints (and to distinguish among imitations) or to distinguish a non-postal marking from a postal marking. This information is sometimes called expertizing points. To this end, an article that merely mentions that a stamp has been forged, without giving any expertizing information, is not listed in this Index. The list is for post-1930 publications, with a few exceptions for important books and articles.

How to use this Index. The Index begins with references in respect of stamps of the United States and then continues with stamps of the other countries of the world, alphabetically. The stamps within a country are listed chronologically (with the variations also found in the Scott Catalogues) by Scott number. This is followed with a general listing of "Literature not Specific to Individual Stamps". Information on U.S. Carriers' stamps, U.S. Local stamps, and U.S. Sanitary Commission stamps is given in the Addendum, following the more general listings. The relevant literature is listed under the stamp description. Next is material on forgeries in Pat Paragraphs . The citations of all of the material in this list are repeated in the Bibliography, sometimes with additional information. If you are unable to find an article or book from a citation as given in this Index, check the Bibliography and advise APRL of the error. I have used this Index extensively on another research project that I am working on. On one occassion, I found that I had reversed the numbers of a citation in the Index, but the citation in the Bibliography was correct.

Cited references describe forgeries of the basic stamp, in the case of overprinted stamps, unless noted otherwise.

In the case of postmarks of the former British Empire, check both the country listing and the listings for British Empire, British Mail Boats and British Postal Agencies. For British colonial specimen stamps, check both the colony listing and the British Empire listing.

A list of the journals and other material that have been searched in preparing this Index, is given at the end of the addendum. The dates to which and from which each journal has been searched are given and issues of a journal that the compiler was unable to locate are noted. If there is a specialized journal or handbook for the subject country that has not been searched, you may also want to research such journal or handbook. Don't forget to check the Library database at the APRL website mentioned above. Also mentioned above, but worth repeating: Members of the American Philatelic Society or the APRL may obtain copies of articles and other material by contacting the American Philatelic Research Library, American Philatelic Center, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823-1367; telephone 814-933-3803. With this Index and a telephone, one sho