Author Archives: Stefan

A Big Error in Michel

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Stefan

Catalog prices for Armenian stamps generally are a problem. Some stamps are missing, some are overpriced, some underpriced and some stamps listed simply don’t exist. Part of the problem is that each of the publishers of stamp catalogs had another … Continue reading →

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Every Overprint Faked

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Stefan

Currently on eBay USA offered by a seller from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Not a single genuine overprint on both lots. Most prominent giveaway are the rounded corners of the frames. Quite easy to spot, once you know, how the real … Continue reading →

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Fake Philately for the Children Benefit Overprint

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Stefan

This is on ebay and from a seller named diletant2002 who is located in Israel. So far every overprinted stamp I have seen offered by him was forged. Have a look at the cancel. Two things spring to mind: the … Continue reading →

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All fake

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Stefan

Two lots currently on Delcampe offered by a seller from Hungary. There is not a single genuine overprint on both lots. Also, please meet the fantasy cancel – again.

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Fantasy Cancels

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Stefan

These stamps are currently on ebay.de offered by a seller from hungary. One short glance is enough to see – crude forgeries. The sticking point is the bogus cancellation. The rectangle and the star are the most common of several … Continue reading →

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Typical forgery type: “tilted framed Z”

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Stefan

This is one of the common forgeries of the framed Z overprint. While Ceresa distinguishes between several subclasses, for basic checking its enough to know: every thing that looks like this is fake. The whole Z inside the frame tilts … Continue reading →

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Ugliest Forgery Ever

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Stefan

Right now on ebay. That just looks so very wrong. There are 3 types of forgeries. Crude forgeries. Just like the example above. Once you have seen the genuine thing, you will never be fooled by this. Still a problem … Continue reading →

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Nice find – upside down on early k60k overprint

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Stefan

When searching for some other thing I stumbled upon this multiple. Something was wrong. I had to look several times but then I spotted it. The first k60k hand stamps was applied upside down. This is quite rare for this … Continue reading →

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Rare Second Essayan Multiple

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Stefan

This item just sold for about $100. From the weak print its already apparent, that this is not from the original printing, but from the reprints. Also, tete-beches are not possible within the original printing, since one design was used … Continue reading →

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Reprints

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Stefan

Another dangerous field. Of all the pictorial issues exist reprints which differ from the genuine stamps and are just fakes. Here an example. The stamp would be rare and interesting, if this were the real issue. The seller writes in … Continue reading →

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