375th Auction

Baden-Württemberg, interesting group of 243 BPA proofs of stamps and cancellations, all signed by BPA

1852, 18 Kr. green, the single page with seven items, includes an exposure trial

1849, 1 kr. black, two pages with 13 items including Sperati's original cliché for type C, strips of three and four, tete-beche multiples and a cancel cliché  

1861, the single page with ½ sch. proof

1855/61, two pages with 18 items including 1855 issue original cliché and 1861 issue mixed type block  

1852, the single page with 7 items with three proofs and 2 trial exposures

1860/61, the single page with 11 items including two pairs on piece that is a new discovery since Sperati II, ex Sir Gawaine Baillie

1859, the single page with unused "ZWEI EIN HALB" error, unused

1856, the single page with 4 items including two examples of a type B reproduction discovered since Sperati II

1855/61, three pages with 38 items including Sperati's 1855 issue negative, an 1861 issue original cliché, working proofs and reproduction

1855/61, three pages with 37 items including three different 1850 issue clichés, a cancel cliché, trial exposures and working proofs

1852/75, single page with 7 items including two proofs

1899, the single page with two forged overprints, first reported in Sperati II after two examples of each of the 25pf and 50pf genuine stamps with forged overprints were examined, these two have original gum and are illustrated on plate C in Sperati II, ex Walske

1878/91, two pages with 11 items; includes 4 reproductions on a large portion of a page that was removed from Sperati's "Repertoire" notebook (the only page that still had reproductions in it when acquired by Walske from Sperati's daughter), the notebook is not included, also a Belgian Congo imperforate working proof from Sperati archives, all are ex Carl Walske

1884, single page with one finished reproduction, a rare example which was illustrated in Sperati I, and a proof in color of the background only, the background cliche was also used for the Turkey 5pi reproduction, both ex Carl Walske

1867, Coat of arms 1m., single page with one finished reproduction, ex Carl Walske

1849/71, the important collection of 111 items on 13 pages (not counting any of the 6 pages of card proofs), includes a wonderful 1fr Napoleon tete-beche full cover, three proofs of the 1869 5fr issue, several multiples, trial exposures and proofs; the group of 1849 Ceres issue 1fr shades is as comprehensive a group as likely exists, many items are ex Sperati archives, all are ex Carl Walske

1892, single page with 8 reproductions, three of which are unique, and three of the four known overprint proofs, these were first described in Sperati II and all known examples originated from Sperati archives, all are ex Carl Walske

1861, Larges Hermes head and 1896 Olympic games, single page with five items, includes Olympics 10d mounted on special presentation card as well as Sperati's paper color test for the 10d dated 1928, ex Sperati archives, with Sperati fingerprint and notations, ex Carl Walske

1873/76, single page with five finished reproductions; one of two known 1873 issue 16sk (ex Freeland) and four of the few known 1876 40 aur, ex Walske; these are the earliest mentioned Sperati forgeries reported in 1909 but not fully documented until Sperati II

1860/79, Naples, Sardinia, Kingdom and Italian Levante, three pages with 24 reproductions including five trial exposures, although no Italy reproductions were reported in Sperati I, in Sperati II five new discoveries (1863 issue 15c inverted head variety [two finished reproductions and two proof pairs], 1877 issue 10c, 1879 Issue 30c, 1922 Semi-Postal "B.L.P." overprints and 1924 5L "Enti Parastatali" (State Agencies) from the Sperati archival material acquired by Walske from Sperati's daughter, also includes a new Sperati II discovery of "ESTERO" overprint, and important group of rare reproductions and proofs, all are ex Carl Walske

1859, Coat of arms, the mounted collection of 6 items on one page, includes Sperati's genuine model of the 1859 issue 37½ cents (fewer than five genuine models remained in the Sperati archives as most had been sold during Sperati's lifetime to Robert Lyman) as well as Sperati's retouched master negative (ex Robson Low collection), all ex Carl Walske

1885, the single page with a finished reproduction of 1885 issue 75c that was illustrated in Sperati I, ex Carl Walske

1902, single page with a unique proof of Sperati's "400 REIS" overprint surcharge that may have been used for finished forgeries of several colonies, first reported in Sperati II, only Angola has been seen as a finished reproduction but others could exist from Cape Verde, Mozambique, Portuguese Congo, Portuguese Guinea, St. Thomas and Prince, or Zambesia, ex Sperati archives and Carl Walske

1881, a single signed proof in color, Sperati I describes this 20r proof, ex Robson Lowe, as the only proof that had been examined by the BPA, no finished reproductions are known, ex Carl Walske

1865, a single finished reproduction of 1865 2k, "Copie" backstamp of Chambery Court and signed Sperati in pencil, ex Sperati archive and Carl Walske

1865, page with three items, a finished reproduction, proof of inset tablets only and a composite proof

1877/1903, the mounted collection of 12 finished reproductions with unique 1877 issue 40c and the others mostly reported in fewer than three examples, five are illustrated in Sperati II, Sperati's San Marino reproductions, advertised for sale by Oneglia before 1919, were previously thought to have been done his brother Mariano. Sperati I described two San Marino reproductions but Carl Walske identified a further eleven in Sperati II, all items are ex Carl Walske

1845, Basle Dove composite Essay of complete design on card and proof on thin paper of the background only, both with Sperati notes

1850/78, the highly important mounted collection with 154 items mounted on 15 pages (not counting any of the 14 pages of card proofs and several auction lot cards), includes 1 negative and 2 clichés (ex Robson Lowe), there are over 35 archival items with such varied examples as working proofs signed by Egisto Sperati, reverse prints, color trails, exposure trials and even washed genuine stamps with cancels retained from a Sperati glassine that note they are 1854 issue paper, these archival items were purchased from Sperati's daughter, Yvonne Pochard de Sperati, and most can not be duplicated, all ex Carl Walske

1906, Elobey, Annobon and Corisco, single page with three finished reproductions (one is the plate example in Sperati I) and two proofs (both first reported in Sperati II), a rare assemblage, all ex Carl Walske

1868, single page with two finished reproductions and proof in color, Sperati I recorded having examined only a proof in color, ex Carl Walske

1890, single page with 7 items including 5 finished reproductions and two proofs, ex Carl Walske

1907, single page with a finished 4p error of color reproduction and two trial prints of control number on proof paper, both are ex Carl Walske

1870/79, single page with four items, includes 1870 issue 5c for use in Cuba and Puerto Rico, unused and used finished reproductions , a cancel cliché and an 1879 issue proof in color, ex Carl Walske

1855/89, two pages with 15 items, one of the most interesting groups of the entire collection, the 7 finished reproductions include a nice example of the 3skb error of color (Sperati priced these higher than any of his other stamp reproductions), other material includes 7 decolored genuine stamps from a Sperati stockbook that were awaiting use to make reproductions, and a proof of the 1889 Official issue surcharge (two known, each a different color), all ex Walske