Edited by Elizabeth C. Pope
Published by The Philatelic Foundation, New York, N.Y., 1983
Table of Contents:
Preface by William H. Miller, Jr. – I
Introduction by Elizabeth C. Pope – III
Forgeries, Counterfeits, Alterations; A Primer by Hans Stoltz – 2
A Fradulent Provisional Cover by Philip T. Wall – 16
Spotting A Doctored Cross-Border Cover by William T. Crowe – 19
A Misleading But Genuine Way Marking by William T. Crowe – 22
A “Fancy” That Passed the Tests by William T. Crowe – 25
A Rare and Genuine Usage by William T. Crowe – 28
A Most Unusual Cover by Mortimer L. Neinken – 30
The Tests for a Genuine Cover by Victor B. Krievins – 32
Plating Expertise Explains an Unusual Block by Mortimer Neinken – 34
Genuine Stamp, Genuine Cover, Fake Use by Robert G. Kaufmann – 36
Detecting a Forged Territorial Cover by David L. Jarrett – 38
The Rise and Fall of Scott 60a by Leon Hyzen – 40
Creases and Wrinkles as an Expertizing Aid by Richard B. Graham – 43
Fancy Cancels: Fact or Fantasy? by Victor B. Krievins – 47
An In-Depth Look at Fancy Cancels by Scott R. Trepel – 49
A Puzzle of the Hattie Coan Correspondence by Elliott H. Coulter – 55
A Marking That Almost Defied Explanation by Michael Laurence – 57
In Our Opinion, We Can’t Be Sure by John E. Lievsay – 59
Skirting The Little Big Horn by Jeanette Knoll Adams – 62
First Day Cover? by Lewis Kaufmann – 64
The Unofficial Rouletting of Kansas City by Peter A. Robertson – 66
Less Than a Milimeter, Thousands of Dollars by Brian La Vane – 69
When All Else Fails by Peter A. Robertson – 74
Tracing an Imperf Back to Its Perforations by Peter A. Robertson – 77
An Adhesive Variety Comes to Light by Brian M. Green – 80
Can The Experts Be Wrong? by Brian M. Green – 83
A Rare Find Proves to be Authentic by Brian M. Green – 86
An Only Known Cover Gets A Certificate by Brian M. Green – 89
What’s This? by Henry W. Houser – 93
U.S. Stamps for Twice the Price? Why? by Henry Stollnitz – 96
First Days: The Emphasis is on Usage by Henry Stollnitz – 99
A Mixed Franking Passes The Tests by Victor B. Krievins – 101
The Enigma of The Hawaiian Numerals by Hans Stoltz – 103
How to Earn A Negative Opinion by Peter A. Robertson – 108
The Criteria For “R F” Covers by Henry Stollnitz – 110
South Sea Kingdom and U.S. Stamps Correctly Used on One Cover by Henry Stollnitz – 11
A Shade of a Difference Makes a Major Difference by Timothy A. Holmes – 118
Bisected to Order? by Timothy A. Holmes – 120
Applications of Plating to the Expertizing Process by Timothy A. Holmes – 122
A Common Stamp Uncommonly Used by Timothy A. Holmes – 127
The Reference Collection in Action by Alex Rendon – 129
Chronological Analysis in Expertizing by Diane and Jessie Boehret – 131
Reaping the Benefits of Scholarly Effort by Ernest A. Kehr – 134
Unanswered Questions by Richard E. Beresford – 138
Postscript by John F. Dunn – 141