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a new 5sen sheet discovered offers again 25 new positions ... I am appending these to my spiro study ....
historically, little has been written to describe these woodblock koban sheets ... analysis of the 15 spiro koban sheets has revealed some interesting patterns ... I have compiled results with images and rationale. it is also a collectors guide: pdf album pages for each value and anotated catalog of 340 positions...
to enjoy the full experience of CD, be sure to download Picasa3 ... to view the image library. some positions remain unallocated ... and I am always looking for new ones ! registered users receive free upgrades ... anyone who sends a signifigant number of spiro imitations can trade for the study - otherwise.
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2sen new koban fake
IMPERIAL too close to oval
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THE SPIRO FORGERIES OF JAPANESE STAMPS By Harold E. M. Bradshaw and Varro E. Tyler, Jr. Philatelic forgery, the production of counterfeit po...
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early litho 15sen with wada cancel ex KB1 Kam igata was not the producer of litho facsimiles attributed to him, but merely the publisher. ...
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In Japan, Kotaro Wada was only supplier of copper-plate facsimiles... Maeda Kihei produced all litho-koban - including spiro group. origi...