Bell's Dispatch Montreal 2c S Allan Taylor Bogus Local Black Green Cinderella Founding Fathers VEGAS - 1868 Canada Queen

VEGAS - 1868 Canada Queen Victoria- 1c- Sc# 22 - Light Cancel - Well Centered

not reproductions and valued within the US postal system at 29 cents each

Franked 10c Expreso Correos + 2c Coat of Arms

Reverse shows ink blotching inconsistent with the face cancel - typical of these period fabrications

1923 USA - Scott 562 - (P11) MNH

Bell's Dispatch Montreal 2c S Allan Taylor Bogus Local Black Green Cinderella Founding Fathers VEGAS - 1868 Canada QueenA wonderful example of one of S. Allan Taylor's earliest and most recognized bogus productions the Bell's Dispatch Montreal 2 Cents, printed in black on green paper, imperforate as produced. This item has no connection to any genuine postal service; Bell's Dispatch never existed. It was a complete fantasy invention of Taylor, produced in Montreal in the 1860s and sold directly into the Victorian collector trade. The design is a masterpiece of period