The Art of Forgery - Royal Historical Society of Victoria

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The Art of Forgery

October 19, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free

John Shawley, the Chairman of the Expert Committee will be will present pages from the Royal Philatelic Society’s stamp Forgery Collection.

Some forgeries, such as the Western Australia 1854 4d “Inverted Frame” illustrated, were designed to defraud collectors. Others, such as the New South Wales 1888 2d Emu “Takuma” forgery was produced to defraud the post office.

All will be revealed for an entertaining evening of forgeries…

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