CSA Gallery of Curious Things Counterfeits, Fakes, Fantasies, Facsimiles, Reprints This page was formerly dedicated to the Confederate Stamp Alliance Authentication Service. While I am still an active expertizing member, I am no longer the point of contact for the CSAAS. That page may now be found on the CSA website My plans for revising this page also include a provenance section, which will show and list scanned owner backstamps as well as handwriting of known collectors and dealers through the past century plus. Check back regularly! Also see the Trouble Spots section within the Confederate Primer Online on my "Articles" page. There are detailed descriptions of forgeries of the "T-E-N" and "frameline" issues and how to detect them, as well as other addressed difficulties. An area that drives most of us crazy - eBay Rogues Gallery - Caveat Emptor! Buyer Beware! The linked pages below are scans of an old-time Confederate fake collection that was sold at auction in April 2008. The pages, scanned in high resolution, are reproduced here with the permission of the new owner. They are a ready-made explanation of the most commonly encountered gallery of "curious things". Unless you have broadband, these will be slow to load. Use the zoom feature of your web browser to enlarge/see detail. Title Page Introduction Alabama - Selma, Sparta, Livingston, Mobile, Greenvill Altered Plates - never put into use - a long history on these, details forthcoming in "Trouble Spots" Birmingham counterfeits Blockade Postage fantasy Bucks Richmond Express fantasy Cancellations 2-cent to 20-cent - a gallery of baddies Cancellations - from bad to worse - general issues to provisionals Charleston - Fort Sumter Columbus, Ohio Farley issue Crude forgeries of the Davis lithographs CSA Flag Florida - Madison, Tampa, Express (also see Georgia page below) Georgia - Athens, Savannah, Macon - the second row on this page is actually the untitled Madison, Florida counterfeit Hell-box - a wide assortment of curious things Livingston, Alabama forgeries Louisiana - Baton Rouge and New Orleans Memphis, Tennessee New York counterfeit - one of the most commonly seen - often on eBay. Also addressed in "Trouble Spots" section. North Carolina - Lenoir, Weldon, Statesville Richmond fantasies - Duckpins and Battleflag Scott Catalogue 1894 illustrations - one of the greatest source of early counterfeits South Carolina - Charleston and Columba (multiple types) Sperati 10-cent rose forgery - dangerous Sperati 'T-E-N" forgery - dangerous. Addressed in more detail in the "Trouble Spots" section on this site under Articles link Springfield facsimiles - some of the most commonly seen baddies - often on eBay. Tennessee - Memphis and Nashville - multiple types Tennessee -2 - Memphis, Rheatown, Knoxville - multiple types Virginia - Marion, Danville, Pittsylvania Court House, Petersburg - multiple types Virginia-2 - Pleasant Shade, Lynchburg, Fredericksburg - multiple types