Taylor 'Prince Edwards' bogus issue
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According to Philatelic Forgers, Their Lives and Works by V.E.Tyler, Charles Lyford first started forging stamps in 1886.
Taylor 'Prince Edwards' bogus issue
A bogus issue with a ship and inscription 'PRINCE EDWARDS ISLAND' ('EDWARDS' with 'S'), was issued by the stamp forger Allan Taylor. The book 'The mystery of the Prince Edward Queen' by William J.Eckhardt mentions that in December 1886 a bogus stamp was issued also with wrong inscription 'Prince Edwards Island', in black on yellow paper, imperforate. This forgery was made by Charley (Charles) Lyford, an accomplice of Allan Taylor. Probably, these are the same forgeries. Apparently, this stamp inspired Taylor to make much more convincing forgeries of Prince Edward Island.