His Life's Work
The stamp forgeries of Jean de Sperati are some of the best of the world. Many of them slumber undetected in various collections. Jean de Sperati falsified only the most valuable rarities of the stamp world. He did this with an inimitable precision scarcely obtained by any other counterfeiter. A Sperati forgery is today in no way worthless. They are highly regarded and obtain high prices as special collectables. Other stamp forgeries, on the other hand, are worthless. Jean de Sperati paid great attention to the accuracy of the postmark when falsifying the stamps. Therefore postmarks found on his forgeries are limited to those of larger cities. Sperati's forgeries are currently very valuable in the philatelic market. It is believed that he might have produced over 5,000 forgeries.
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