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Fake Cancels – Some Examples

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Stefan

While browsing a collection a dealer sent me to check I found a couple of forged Erivan cancellations. It is always useful to have some examples in order to train the eye and for comparison. Type 1 Erivan 30 9 … Continue reading →

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A possible world record – three overprints on one stamp

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Stefan

I did not check all the stamps issued all over the world. But let’s have a look at this one:The stamp originally issued during the tsar regime had a face value of one Kopeck. It got a first overprint after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Genuine, k60k, Mixed Ruble and Z, Ruble, Unframed Z | 3 Comments

Overprints on the postal savings stamps

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Stefan

Genuine overprints on these stamps are quite rare. Only very small quantities of those were present in the stocks of the postal agencies – if at all. Genuine overprints exist, most of them are probably counter productions or made by … Continue reading →

Posted in Ebay, Delcampe and Co, Forged, Framed Z, k60k, Mixed Ruble and Z, Ruble, Unframed Z | 1 Comment

Forged Covers

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Stefan

There are couple of sellers that operate from Armenia. Some of them had a lot of genuine material, some had mixed genuine and forged. Lately I encounter more frequently a certain kind of forged cancellations within their stocks (see a … 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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