Fakes and Forgeries of 20th Century French Postage Stamps, by R G Gethin.

Published by the France and Colonies Philatelic Society, 2006.  S/B, 148pp.

This introduction to the forged stamps of France contains chapters on philatelic fakes and forgeries (including the Forbin forgery of the 1900 5F Merson, the first French airmail stamps, the ‘Paquebot Pasteur', and the Liberation period 1944-45), British Intelligence and French Resistance forgeries of WWII (including the ‘le Faux Petain'), and postal forgeries (including forgeries of the 50c ‘Type Paix', the 15F Blue ‘Marianne de Gandon', and the 0.50F ‘Marianne de Bequet'.  Fully illustrated in colour.