Lot 1749
1896 Rev. Simons sheet with 28...
The Uttama Series of Indian States - Part I | 5914
Auction: 29 January 2020 at 00:00 GMT
£150
Description
1896 Rev. Simons sheet with 28 adhesives described in red ink, a mixture of forgeries and reprints, with genuine examples of 1883-94 values
Father Simons bought the remainder stock in 1896, and originally assumed that all were genuine - this page comes with his written guarantee; '...absolutely genuine, and no reprints.' Controversy broke out in 1898, and by 1900 even he had accepted that the stock was stuffed with forgeries and reprints.
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