Lot 80077 – India – 1854-1882 Queen Victoria, a fascinating and wide-ranging group

1854-1882 Sperati forgeries, a fascinating and wide-ranging group of reproduction materials for stamps and postmarks, comprising a unique exposure on glass of the mute barred diamond cds used on the 1854 4 anna stamp (the only known Sperati object that incorporates this issue), one glass cliché of 2a 1856, three glass clichés of 1r 1882 in black and brown with production notes, also four clichés on celluloid of the 1r, of which three are in negative exposure in a radiant deep brown. The cancellation elements include a glass plate of mute barred cds, also one glass cliché with overprint “CHAMBA STATE” for use on a Queen Victoria stamp; a spectacular range of 11 items with some unique objects, revealing Sperati’s complex and wide-ranging work with the early India issues.