Hello Alec, From your page (also here), from top left, in my opinion from the images of recto:
1. Naples 1858, 2 grana pink, plate 1, used. I suggest to check if it bears a portion of the watermark "fleur de lis". No watermark makes no difference in value; eventual watermark letters "B.T." makes a big difference in price; moderate interest, for plating, revest copies with sheet margin w.m. (portion of rectangular frame with a wavy line inside or letters from "BOLLI POSTALI"). Cancelled with boxed "ANNULLATO" (most usual cancellation), appears to be a fine copy (Vaccari 2006/2007 net sale value Euro 10,00, for commonest w.m.).
2. Government of Tuscany 1860, 10 centes. brown, used. It should bear watermark "vertically interlaced wavy lines" (or sinusoids, if you wish); I suggest to check whether it also bears portions of the diagonal letters part of the w.m. in the sheet. Cancelled with cds of LIVORNO (Bargagli type 9) with hour, dated "7 / FEB 61" at "6(?) p" (6? p.m.), even though it's close at right it appears to be perfect (priced in Vaccari as above for VF Euro 42,00, for commonest w.m.)
3. Forgery of Duchy of Modena 1852, 15 cent. black on "yellow" paper, no stop after 15, obliterated with cancel of bars at top: appears to be the same type as that described in Fritz Billig like forgery Type XIX, but with different denomination, "CENT. 15" instead of "LIRA 1"; from Fritz Billig "Modena", Wien 1934 -- many thank again to Bill B. - Jakstay - for these magnificent books!
4. Roman States 1852, First Issue, 8 Baj. oily grey on whiteish hand-made paper, IV printing of March 1854, used. Cancelled with cds dated "1 / MAG. / 54" (1 May 1854), belongs to the experimental printings with oily grey inks, verged at reducing the incipience of fraudulent re-use of used adhesives. It would appear to be perfect, if that darker line on top margin is not a tear (Vaccari for VF Euro 165,00). It is and remains anyway a very interesting postage stamp, with the precise time coordinate available; as a matter of fact I do not have these scarce exp. printings in my collection, belonging to the fourth and fifth printing (of 31.10.54, according to Vaccari).
5. Roman States 1852, First Issue, 8 Baj. black on white machine-made (I suppose) paper, used. Cancelled with "lozenge of lines" introduced at the end of October 1855. In the sheet of 100, four groups of 25 (5x5), it likely occupied position 10 (NE corner copy in the sheet), with, among else, the E of POSTALE deformed. It appears to be a fine-very fine copy (Vaccari for VF Euro 20,00 on machine made paper, Euro 45,00 on hand-made paper).
6. Roman States 1852, First Issue, 1/2 Baj. black on grey hand-made (I suppose) paper, used on minimum fragment of printed matter (for which these adhesives were provided; with 1/2 Baj. you could mail 1 sheet of printed matter within the territory of the Roman States). Cancelled with town linear cancel, with medium uppercase straight letters of FANO (Postal Direction in the Region Marche): medium-scarce cancel! It is bottom left corner copy in one of the 4 panes of 25, it is likely or position 41 or position 46, and, if so, the space at bottom would be the interpane gutter rather than the bottom sheet margin. It appears to be a fine-very fine copy with interesting cancel! (priced in Vaccari Euro 75,00 for VF).
7. Roman States 1852, First Issue, 2 Baj. black on greenish hand-made (I suppose) paper, used. Cancelled with "lozenge of lines" introduced at the end of October 1855, the stamp occupied position 6 in the sheet of 100 (4 panes of 25), in the NE pane is the top left corner copy, with sheet margin at top. It bears some paper adherences on the top right side and the cancel is rather intrusive (Vaccari Euro 11,00 for VF, commonest colour/paper).
8. - 9. Roman States 1852, First Issue, 3 Baj. black on orange bistre hand-made (I suppose) paper, two copies used. Cancelled with "lozenge of lines" introduced at the end of October 1855, the left copy bears a somewhat heavy cancel, the right copy appears to be fine- very fine (each Vaccari Euro 20,00 for VF).
10 Roman States 1852, First Issue, 7 Baj. black on light blue hand-made (I suppose) paper, used. Cancelled with "lozenge of lines" introduced at the end of October 1855, it appears to be position 79 (or, less likely, 80) in the sheet of 100 (with the B of BOLLO smudged at bottom left). This copy is well margined but, besides bearing a somewhat heavy cancel, appears to have some problems on the right side (creases?). (Vaccari Euro 70,00 for VF).
11 Roman States 1852, First Issue, 5 Baj. black on light blue hand-made (I suppose) paper, used. Cancelled with "lozenge of lines" introduced at the end of October 1855, it occupied position 32 in the sheet of 100. Well margined but it appears there is a problem on the top right side (oblique crease?). (Vaccari Euro 10,00 for VF).
12 Forgery of Provisional Government of Parma 1859, 40c. "red", curiously obliterated with fake cancel of Neapolitan Provinces. It appears to be the same type as that described in Stiedl-Billig like forgery Type E; from Otto E. Stiedl - Fritz Billig "Parma", Wien 1935 -- I can never thank enough Bill B. (Jakstay) for these invaluable books!
OK, these are just my opinions from the images, of course from an image I could make a mistake; however, I try to do my best not to! Please forgvive the repetitions. As you can see the forgeries you have are rather old reproductions, therefore interesting as well. As you know, Bill C. is (also) specialized on these.
Best regards, Paolo Bagaglia
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