J.W. Scott - Catalog Publisher & Forger

 Yes, The Scott of Scott's Catalog first published in 1868 (image below)

He put out ads requesting local stamp plates & stones.

This is the listing of the stamps on the ad

Blood's Type IV Forgery D 

Bouton's Manhattan Express Forgery A 

Boyd's Type V Forgery B 

Broadway Forgery C 

Brooklyn City Express Forgery C 

G.Carter's Forgery A 

City Despatch Post Forgery Al 

DuPuy & Schenck Forgery A 

Essex Forgery A

Hanford's Forgery E 

Pony Express Forgery J 

Swart's Forgery A 

These are the Scott forgery images of the stamps listed

Several other Scott forgeries exist