George Lowden (stamp forger) explained

John Stewart "George" Lowden (29 May 1877[1] [2] – 7 October 1958)[3] was a British stamp dealer who was involved in a number of cases of suspected stamp forgery and eventually jailed for three years for that offence at the Old Bailey in 1913.[4] [5] [6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  3. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
  4. Web site: Detected by Flaw.. 13 December 1913. 2. 28 March 2018. Papers Past.
  5. Web site: Who Was Who in Philately. www.abps.org.uk. 28 March 2018. 21 July 2012. https://archive.today/20120721034742/http://www.abps.org.uk/Home/Who_Was_Who/index.xalter#L. dead.
  6. Web site: Perfin Society Article - BOARD OF TRADE PERFIN FORGERIES. https://web.archive.org/web/20071128064252/http://www.angelfire.com/pr/perfinsoc/articals/2006_02/board.html. dead. 28 November 2007. Angelfire. 28 March 2018.
  7. "The forged one pound stamp of Great Britain" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 22, No. 260 (August 1913), pp. 187-188.

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