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Discovering the lesser-known forgers of Latin American stamps

One of the most prolific forgers in philately - Placido Ramon de Torres

Forgers such as the Spiro brothers, Fournier and Sperati are well-known characters in philatelic folklore. But what of the lesser-known forgers? Gerhard Lang has spent over six years investigating the […]

17th August 2021Categories Forgeries, General Philately, PeopleLeave a Comment0

ABNC proofs – understanding the different types

Haiti 1898 President Sam, 50c Rose Brown Sunken Die Proof

The American Bank Note Company was a prolific printer of numerous issues for many Latin American countries. Die and plate proofs take pride of place in many collections or exhibits. […]

6th January 2021Categories General Philately, People, The CollectorLeave a Comment4

Original ABNC steel plates come to market

So you’ve acquired a nice selection of plate proofs and a few die proofs to enhance your collection. Now how about an original steel plate as the cherry on the […]

7th June 2020Categories Dealers, General Philately, Stamp IssuesLeave a Comment2

The Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue: a review

Once upon a time, Stanley Gibbons’ twin volume South America and Central America catalogues were my daily reference tools. They are still powerful weapons in the Latin America collector’s armoury […]

2nd February 2020Categories General Philately, PublicationsLeave a Comment0

eBay disrupts catalogue publishing with Stamp Market Index

Stamp Market Index

eBay and Noble Spirit launch online database with over 200 million price transactions We’re now used to most facets of our lives being ‘disrupted’ by the advent of the internet. […]

26th July 2019Categories General PhilatelyLeave a Comment2

Exhibiting Latin America…from Denver to Stockholm (Part 2)

Stockholmia 2019

Back in Europe, the philatelic world was gearing up to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Royal Philatelic Society by hosting Stockholmia 2019 in the Swedish capital. This was a […]

14th June 2019Categories Events, General PhilatelyLeave a Comment0

Stamp Dealers in Argentina and Uruguay

Filatelia Portena

Once upon a time many of the world’s great cities maintained an active philatelic quartier. Stamp shops tended to congregate in a specific part of town to cater for the […]

1st May 2019Categories Dealers, General Philately, PeopleLeave a Comment0

Fakes, forgeries…and buying online

Jean de Sperati

In the earlier years of philately, faking and forging was big business. In many ways, it still is, with money to be made by unscrupulous types offering dodgy imitations of […]

17th March 2019Categories Forgeries, General PhilatelyLeave a Comment3

Philatelic Societies – a review

FIAF logo

I’ve recently updated the Resources pages. Part of this exercise was to revisit links to philatelic societies and investigate others that I wasn’t so familiar with. In reviewing so many […]

14th October 2018Categories General Philately, Philatelic SocietiesLeave a Comment6

Which country has the world’s worst postal service?

UPU Logo

Which countries should you avoid shipping to? Let’s say you put a few items up for auction on eBay and one lucky winner has an address in Haiti. Would you […]

19th September 2018Categories Analysis, General PhilatelyLeave a Comment13

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  • Mexico National Express CoThe Collector | Peter Bamert | Mexico
  • One of the most prolific forgers in philately - Placido Ramon de TorresDiscovering the lesser-known forgers of Latin American stamps
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  • The 1864 Stern essays showing the Paraguay coat of armsThe Collector | Robert Shaw | Paraguay
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  • Haiti 1898 President Sam, 50c Rose Brown Sunken Die ProofABNC proofs – understanding the different types
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