Category Archives: Ebay, Delcampe and Co

Discussions of findings on ebay etc.

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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Dangerous: Genuine stamp, but faked overprint

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Stefan

This time the stamp is genuine. However, both, overprint and Romeko signature are fake. The genuine Romeko signature is clear and not so smudged. The genuine overprint on these set comes generally in two types, normally in black, but red, … Continue reading →

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You can make a lot of money with fakes…

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Stefan

Again, all basic items are fake. The overprints are crude. They not even look like the  genuine ones. Still there are buyers that do not hesitate to shell out more then $200! I know how hard it is, when you … Continue reading →

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Forged Overprints On Forged Stamps – There are buyers!

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Stefan

What have all stamps shown below in common? Well, all the basic stamps are forgeries. Can the overprints then be genuine? Of course not. And they are not. Why do some buyers offer over 100 USD for some of these? … Continue reading →

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Ebay lot with many framed “Z”s

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Stefan

This is a lot from another ebay seller. I have marked all fake overprints with an “F” and all genuine looking ones with an “G”. Overprints which need more detailed study are left unmarked. Enjoy!

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Ebay Lot with JR Stolow Signature

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Stefan

All these stamps were offered by the same seller. It is interesting to see that the same house mark (J. & R. STOLOW) – which is NOT an expertizing mark – is on stamps with genuine looking overprints as well … Continue reading →

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Beware of the dogs (Forgeries)!

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Stefan

All of the overprints and all of the stamps that were produced during 1919 till 23 were forged. Forging started already during the time when the stamps were used – you could fetch high prices for those stamps in Europe … Continue reading →

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