375th Auction

1886/1909, the mounted group of 16 items on two pages, complete showing of the known varieties, includes a proof in color of 1886 issue 5 pa (only known in proof form) as well as 15 finished reproductions, ex Carl Walske

1862/1910, single page with 7 reproductions including 2 proofs, the 10p reproduction is ex Paul Freeland with his inventory card as purchased in 1955 (Sperati I reported only known as proof, CW noted as two known), all are ex Carl Walske

1858, Barquitos and Liberty Head, two pages with 36 items; includes painted tracing of cancel from Sperati archives as well as 1 working proof, 11 trial exposures, tete-beche pairs and one printed on both sides, all are ex Carl Walske

1862/68, single page with 5 items including 2 pairs and two 1868 500c. black, all are ex Carl Walske

1843, Bulls Eyes, single page with 11 items including 6 trial exposures from Sperati archives and two proofs, all are ex Carl Walske 

1865, Coat of arms 1 r. unused, Sperati I reported that no reproductions had been seen while Sperati II reported this example on horizontally laid paper, ex Carl Walske

1879, Quetzal 2c. with inverted center, finished reproduction, ex Carl Walske

1870/76, single page with two reproductions, 1870 issue 2s green finished reproduction and a proof in black of 1876 issue 2c black, ex Carl Walske

1861, New Grenada and Colombia Issue and Colombian States Antioquia, Bolivar and Tolima, two pages with 17 items including examples of all of the reported reproductions, ex Carl Walske

1867/95, the single page with three finished reproduction, the 5 peso was first reported in Sperati II, all three are scare to rare, ex Carl Walske

1870, Heraldic lion 3r. black, two finished reproductions on one page, "unused" and with forged cancel, the forged cancel example is ex Carl Walske

1858, Coat of arms single page with 16 items, includes half peso buff and half peso rose error of color reproductions "unused," proofs in both colors and black as well as a trial exposure as well as finished reproductions with various forged cancels

1856/62, Diligencia and Sun-face, the important mounted collection on 14 pages, the use of the sun-face design as Sperati's logo indicates that Uruguay reproductions were a favorite, this group of 100 items includes a large number of archival items that likely do not exist elsewhere, these include working proofs, special items made for William Hoffmann, this section is a highlight of the Carl Walske Sperati collection

1847, the single page with five items, includes a working proof with Sperati's pencil notations, an "unused" gummed reproduction and three with forged cancels, several ex Van Koppersmith collection, the working proof is ex Carl Walske

1863/83, the single page with seven items, includes a 1c Numeral with rare forged grid cancel and a 5c Numeral working proof, ex Walske collection

NEW YORK: 1845, the single page with nine items, includes 6 finished reproductions, proofs with and without initials and a working proof with Sperati's pencil notes, the working proof is ex Walske

PROVIDENCE (Rhode Island): 1846, a single reproduction "unused", ex Carl Walske

NEW YORK: 1842, a single reproduction tied to piece by forged cancel and with partial forged datestamp, ex Carl Walske

1862/63, two pages with 22 reproductions, includes 5 proofs, 5 "unused" examples as well as a good array of forged postmarks including Cincinnati, New York, and Mobile, most are ex Trish Kaufmann collection

1880, the collection of 8 items on one page, includes an original negative for 2s position PI (ex Robson Lowe), a painted model for an unreported lettering (ex Sperati archives), finished reproductions of all four of the reported corner letterings, and two BPA card proofs, all except the BPA proofs are ex Carl Walske

1886/1901, interesting group of 8 BPA proofs of Barbados 5s., Dominica and Papua including some cancellations and British Empire stamp decolred with genuine "SPECIMEN" overprint retained

1892, single page with two £1 reproductions and two original archival Sperati negatives (one for main design and one for value tablet only), one of the £1 reproductions could be termed as the second state is unreported and has Paul Freeland's inventory card with note, "Purchased from Sperati - June 4, 1956," the card has two handwritten notes, one signed by Walske opining "possibly a new type" and an unsigned pencil note opining that it is a poor print that was unsatisfactory to Sperati and should not be considered a new type (image of Freeland card is here); considered to be not different enough to qualify as a second type but obviously good enough for Sperati to sell and certainly a retouched state

1902, single page with an unused reproduction with perforated "OS" initials, ex Walske, and two BPA card proofs

1913, Kangaroo, single page with two different £2 reproductions and a signed proof of Kangaroo only, also a BPA card proof and three genuine 1d stamps that were acquired from Sperati archival stockbook of stamps that were awaiting decolorization, the type A finished reproduction, the proof and the genuine stamps are ex Carl Walske

1884/1902, single page with one finished reproduction, one proof in colors and ten BPA card proofs, the 1902 issue proof is ex Carl Walske

1888, single page with proof of "Protectorate" overprint, first reported in Sperati II based on this unique example, illustrated on Plate A, ex Carl Walske

1885, single page with single 1885 issue 6d unused, no gum and two BPA card proofs of forged cancels, all except the card proofs are ex Carl Walske

1909, single page with unique proof of 1p 30pa surcharge that was first reported in Sperati II (illustrated on Plate A), no finished reproductions have been identified, and a BPA card proof of a forged cancel, ex Carl Walske

1865, single page with 6 finished reproductions, two trial exposures and five BPA card proofs, all except the card proofs are ex Carl Walske

1851/59, single page with Sperati's famous, custom-made fake of the 1851 issue 12p black that was treated at length in Sperati II, ex Ken Pugh, a pair of genuine 12p Specimen plate proofs, a working proof of 1859 issue 17c Cartier on white paper with Sperati marginal notations as well a trial exposure, the 1859 issue items are ex Sperati archives and Carl Walske. Also includes a philatelic journal clipped image of a 3d Beaver cover, ex Sperati archives, that was apparently used as a model to make the forged cancel

1857/60, the important collection on 7 pages, includes a 4d original negative (ex Robson Lowe), a covered cliche of a grill cancel and unrelated Amsterdam forged cancel (ex Robson Lowe), 38 reproductions (2 are large size working proofs with extensive notations by Sperati), 6 trial exposures, 9 normal size BPA card proofs, and 5 BPA "jumbo" card proofs, many of the items are ex the Sperati archives and are known in fewer than five examples, this section is a highlight of the collection, all except the various card proofs are ex Carl Walske collection

1883, single page and additional material with 12 finished reproductions, two proofs in color, a black proof and a color trial proof annotated by Sperati and dated 1945 (ex Sperati archives), group includes the rare 5c on 24c green that does not exist genuine, all but 4c proof are ex Carl Walske

1894/1903, two pages with 14 finished reproductions and 10 BPA card proofs, a rare group with six types that were first reported in Sperati II as well as one, the 1894 issue 45p, that was thought to exist and mentioned in Sperati I but had not been seen until after Sperati II was published, all are ex Carl Walske

1886/87, the collection on three pages, includes 45 items (31 reproductions, 3 proofs and 14 BPA card proofs), five types are shown that were first reported in Sperati II, all except the BPA proofs are ex Carl Walske

1889, single page with 1889 issue 20s composite proof of type A in black and proof of type B duty cliché only, also 6 BPA card proofs, all except the BPA proofs are ex Carl Walske

1865, single page with a unique working color proof as well as a finished proof in color on toned paper, also three BPA card proofs, the proofs in color are ex Carl Walske