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The Art of Forgery

October 19, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free

John Shawley, the Chairman of the Expert Committee will be will present pages from the Royal Philatelic Society’s stamp Forgery Collection.

Some forgeries, such as the Western Australia 1854 4d “Inverted Frame” illustrated, were designed to defraud collectors. Others, such as the New South Wales 1888 2d Emu “Takuma” forgery was produced to defraud the post office.

All will be revealed for an entertaining evening of forgeries…

Details

Date:
October 19, 2023
Time:
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.rpsv.org.au/meetings/syllabus-2023/

Venue

Purves House, 303 High Street, Ashburton, Victoria
303 High Street
Ashburton, Victoria 3147 Australia
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