FORGERIES TURKEY & THESSALY EARLY ISSUES by Billig * REPRINT

Description

IMPORTANT NOTICE

In quite a few instances the clues’ numbers placed on the sides of the illustrations were positioned by Billig in problematic spots or weakly struck. Additionally, photography limitations of some 75 years ago made some of the said numbers not always clearly legible. Scholars who have the 1937 edition can easily verify the accuracy of this statement. The publisher of this reprint has done his best to tackle the problem and has achieved some improvement here and there. [See the 3rd scan for exemplification] Despite the slight drawback inherent with the original edition, which nevertheless served three generations of philatelists well, this reprint is undoubtedly a valid tool for those who want to detect the forgeries of early stamps of Turkey and Thessaly.

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Otto E. Stiedl and Fritz Billig

TURKEI I FAELSCHUNGEN 1863-1898

Original Publisher: Billig, Vienna, 1937.

Recent reprint in larger size, with some improvements to the illustrations
In German; paperback, 95 illustrations showing blown-up characteristics of forgeries, 28 pages [8″ x 11″]

Useful guide to detect forgeries of most issues from 1863 to 1898

THIS RESEARCH IS STILL VERY USEFUL TO THE COLLECTOR WHO NEEDS TO WEED OUT THE FORGERIES * KNOWLEDGE OF GERMAN IS NOT ESSENTIAL BECAUSE WITH AN INTERNET TRANSLATOR (ie BABEL FISH) YOU CAN TRANSLATE THE FEW ESSENTIAL TERMS YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE CLUES THAT DISTINGUISH GENUINE FROM FORGERY

LIMITED EDITION

EXPECT: Research that was compiled in 1937

EXPECT: Good production with printing quality based on an original that was produced 75 years ago

DO NOT EXPECT 2011 photography, or state-of-the-art typographical and lay-out quality in a reprint of a 1937 monograph – if that is your expectation do not buy or criticize this reprint

BEING THE EARLIEST DETAILED RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT MATTER, THE VALUE OF THIS BOOKLET IS ESSENTIALLY ITS GREAT BIBLIOGRAPHIC RELEVANCE

LIMITED EDITION *** NOT TO BE MISSED!!!

ESSENTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR

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