Antanas Jankauskas: Forgeries in Lithuanian Philately (2019)

Format DIN A4, 412 Seiten, in Farbe, ca. 4.500 Farbabb., Hardcover, sehr gut erhaltenes Leseexemplar. Originaler Verlagspreis: ca. $82!

The handbook “Forgeries in Lithuanian Philately” by Antanas Jankauskas includes 4500 color illustrations and is an essential guide for all collectors. An excellent work on the common forgeries of classic and modern Lithuanian stamps (1918-2018), postmarks and special markings. It also includes examples of forgeries of Central Lithuania, Memel/Klaipėda, local issues (Telšiai, Gardinas (Grodno), Varviškės (Warwiszki), WWII German occupation issues, Zeppelin mail, etc. Stamps, printing variants and plate varieties are listed according to the A. Jankauskas’ “Special Lithuanian postage stamp catalogue (1918–2012)”, numbering according to the Michel catalog. Postmarks forgeries are listed closely following numbering of the V. Fugalevičius’ (1992) catalog.