List of stamp forgers

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Soon after their introduction in 1840, postage stamps became philatelic objects, and philatelic fakes and forgeries to the detriment of the collector became a problem. The first book about the topic was written by Jean-Baptiste Moens from Belgium De la falsifications des timbres-poste in 1862. Shortly thereafter Edward Loines Pemberton published Forged Stamps: How to detect them and Robert Brisco Earée Album Weeds. Stamps produced by notable forgers have become collectibles, as well.

Notorius and famous stamp forgers include:

• Sigmund Friedl
• Georges Fouré
• François Fournier
• The London Gang: Benjamin, Sarpys, and Jeffryes
• Erasmus Oneglia
• Jean de Sperati
• The Spiro brothers
• Samuel Allen Taylor
• Raoul de Thuin
• Peter Winter
• Georg Zechmeyer

[edit] References and sources

• James A. Mackay The Guinness Book of Stamps Guinness Publishing, Ltd, England (1982), p 150
• Gustav Schenk The Romance of the Postage Stamp Doubleday and Co., Garden City, NY (1959), pp. 184ff

[edit] See also

• Philatelic fakes and forgeries

[edit] External links

• Examples