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Auction: 144 - August Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 490

#9, 10c Blue, Sperati forgery, type C, which eliminated the flaw in "TEN", this illustrates this master forger's ability to make photo lithography look surprisingly like engraving, large margins, target cancel, very fine; 1990 PSE certificate; also accompanied by two Tatham Stamp and Coin booklets containing the Springfield fakes, one containing fourteen different singles, the other in blocks of four, all handstamped "Facsimilie" on the reverse.

Sold for
$325