Recherche dans la collection - [Admiral forgery or trade sample] [philatelic record]

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Although thought to be a counterfeit and originally attributed to Andre Frodel, research by Kenneth Pugh shows that this item is in fact a genuine trade sample originating from a plate essay created by the German firm Herbst and Illig. These plate essays were created with the intention of selling Dr. Eckerlin's rotary intaglio press process to the American Bank Note Company. It is neither a counterfeit nor is it linked to Frodel in any way. The increase in size and reversed image were intentional on the part of the printer (information provided by Kenneth Pugh, November 2015).

The counterfeit is reversed, An attempt to copy a counterfeit produced by a firm in Hamburg Germany of the 3¢ king George V Admiral issue of 1923-24, Used for reference- Pugh, K. Reference Manual of BNA Fakes, Forgenes & Counterfeits (1977)

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Canada : 3 cents

Stamp information: http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=(000109.A050.)&l=20&d=POST&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02011702_e.html&r=1&f=G&Sect1=STMP