Author Archives: Stefan

Auctions under way

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Stefan

Corinphila of Switzerland offers some very interesting lots. They are generally doing a great job offering serious material in a serious way. There are two collections (Lot 2679 and Lot 2680), featuring ruble overprints and Yerevan pictorials respectively, as well as a … Continue reading →

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Forgeries with signatures are still Forgeries

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Stefan

It is no secret that most of the stamps from Armenia offered on eBay and Co. are forgeries. This lot is no exception. Let’s have a look at the stamps. All overprints are crude forgeries and the rectangular and star … Continue reading →

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Combined Overprints

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Stefan

While checking Trevors blog I  found an interesting article about combined overprints. As a rule of thumb, combined overprints are more rare as the “simple” ones. Exceptions are special types like the small boxed overprints on low kopeck values. Besides … Continue reading →

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From 3 to 35 – the 35 Kopeck Overprint

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Stefan

While browsing the “3” Kopeck overprint I stumbled over the description of a second genuine type of the 35 K overprint in Rays Forgery Guide. This is a scan of the front cover. And here is the passage about the 35 K … Continue reading →

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Who knows this signature?

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Stefan

Any help very much appreciated 🙂

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More of the 3

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Stefan

I got some really interesting comments on the “3” post a few days ago. So I decided to check my collection. There are three types of stamps that were overprinted with a single “3” digit. First there is the “3” … Continue reading →

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Armenia First Star Overprint

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Stefan

Trevor wrote a very interesting and in depth article regarding the so called First Star Overprint on his blog. This overprint is really rare (much rarer then the Second Star Overprint) and not much is known about the historical background. … Continue reading →

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Checking difficult Overprints – meet the “3”

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Stefan

Why do I consider this overprint one of the most difficult ones? The overprint alone has very few characteristics. Just doing a large batch of Opinions. Its nice to see so much material at one place. Checking a single overprint … Continue reading →

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Bash Nurashen or Bash Norashen

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Stefan

The newest addition to my collection and also a nice and valuable reference item is the following card, which was sent to a world war I prisoner from his brother in Bash Norashen. And the back side: The card was … Continue reading →

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Armenian material at Heinrich Köhler

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Stefan

Also this month: the 350th Köhler auction. Nice covers – probably ex Serebrakian and a collection – as usual a wild mix of genuine and forged material. Still when scanning the first few pages it seems like there is more … Continue reading →

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