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When buying stamps you can either be your own expert or you have to trust the seller. In the latter case sometimes this means you have to trust a certificate or an opinion of an expert. I do make opinions … Continue reading →

Here are scans of four items I got mailed. That one is the same as I got with a 1914 time stamp. Here used on 1913. Going to Reims in France. A very interesting late use of the “zhe” (I … Continue reading →

In one of the last posts I discussed a cancel on a stamp which in turn proved to be fake. Another collector sent me a scan of the genuine cancel on a postcard from 1910. While exchanging mails some questions … Continue reading →

A while ago I posted scans of a stamp with a forged Alexandropol “b” cancellation. A reader sent me scans of a cover with a genuine cancellation. The date reads 11.04.1910. Only some cancels survived the invasion of the Turks … Continue reading →

While looking through material I got to make opinions for I found a stamp with a perfect impression of a 100 ruble HH cancel impression. I never have seen a similar perfect example. This is more rare than one would … Continue reading →

In Germany we call prices of goods that are (for our understanding) way above what is reasonably “moon prices” or “prices from the moon”. At Gärtner Auctions you can find this item: The overprint is looking fine. The item is … Continue reading →

Why did someone try to improve this stamp? The basic stamp is from the original printing (genuine!) there is a genuine overprint – most likely a “2” and a nice and clean part of the Karaklis-Erivan a cancel (also genuine). … Continue reading →

The pictorial stamps and the overprints itself are already  a rich treasure trove. If we put our attention to the cancellations used even more interesting diversities and things to research come to view. Of course, like with the overprints, sometimes things … Continue reading →

This week a well know seller offered several Armenian stamps on eBay. He is member of APS and APEX and – as far as I know – expert for Russian stamps. Both things are good news for the potential buyer. … Continue reading →

From time to time an exotic or rather uncommon item sells on eBay or another online auction platform.  In this case the following “cover” caught my interest. On the first view a cover with no address is presented featuring what … Continue reading →