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Raoul Charles de Thuin (1890–1975)〔Tyler, Varro E. ''Philatelic Forgers: Their Lives and Works.'' London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1976, p.49. ISBN 0-85397-052-1〕 was a prolific stamp forger and dealer who was originally a citizen of Belgium〔Chemi, James M., ed. ''The Yucatan Affair: The Work Of Raoul Ch. de Thuin, Philatelic Counterfeiter''. State College, Pennsylvania: The American Philatelic Society Inc., 1974, p.377.〕 but who operated from Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, of which country he eventually became a naturalised citizen. De Thuin's work was considered so dangerous to philately that his tools and stock were purchased by the American Philatelic Society in 1966 in order to curtail his activities. ==Origins and travels== De Thuin stated that he was engaged in philatelic "work" as early as 1916 〔Chemi, p.7.〕 and the philatelic world began to be aware of him between the two World Wars. In 1927 he had a shop ''Maison de Thuin'', at 35 Boulevard Lambermont in Brussels, Belgium. Services included the removal of fiscal cancellations from British stamps and the application of forged oeverprints to Siamese stamps.〔 In a 1969 letter to Carl Walske, de Thuin stated that he was a good friend of Angelo Panelli, who was closely associated with the forger Erasmo Oneglia.〔Lowe, Robson & Carl Walske. ''The Oneglia Engraved Forgeries Commonly Attributed to Angelo Panelli''. Limassol, Cyprus: James Bendon, 1996, p.17. ISBN 9963-579-73-6.〕 A photograph of de Thuin from 1927 may be found in the work on Oneglia by Robson Lowe and Carl Walske.〔Lowe & Walske, p.18.〕 According to contemporary Mexican newspaper reports, found by the American Philatelic Society, he first entered Mexico in 1931 as a 'journalist', on the run from French and Belgian police who wanted him for forgery. He was then expelled from Mexico for setting up a forgery ring involving public officials, moved to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, who jailed and then expelled him in 1936. He was living in Belize sometime after 1936〔Beal pp 380〕 and back to Mexico City by the early 1940s. He then appears to have settled in Merida, Mexico by 1946. In 1968/9 he moved lock, stock and barrel to Guayaquil, Ecuador his wife's home town - the biggest regret of his life.〔Beal, James H. ''Story of the "Maya Shop" Fraud Order'' in Chemi, p. 377.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raoul de Thuin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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