Lot 50455 – Fiji – 1874-1875 “V.R.” overprint, a glass support

1874-1875 Sperati forgery “V.R.” overprint, a glass support cliché featuring the “V.R.” overprints type 6 in negative, with small retouches and painted surrounds in greyish-blue to concentrate the light on the area of design; Sperati reproductions of Fiji have not previously been recorded, a unique and decorative pair of overprint clichés.