{"id":2341,"date":"2019-02-12T20:20:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T20:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?p=2341"},"modified":"2019-02-12T20:20:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T20:20:51","slug":"gartner-43th-auction-some-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?p=2341","title":{"rendered":"G\u00e4rtner 43th Auction &#8211; Some Remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is always nice seeing Armenian items in auctions. In this auction you can find several lots containing single items, small sets and also large collections. Among them the following lots which are not difficult to assign as forged &#8211; if you are familiar with how the genuine overprints look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" data-attachment-id=\"2342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2342\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873.jpg?fit=600%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,366\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;9000F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;ex SG. 36c\\\/44d&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright: Auktionshaus Christoph G\\u00e4rtner GmbH &amp; Co.KG, All rights reserved (08.01.2019)&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Armenien&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s683873\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ex SG. 36c\/44d&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873.jpg?fit=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873.jpg?fit=600%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873.jpg?resize=600%2C366\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2342\" class=\"wp-image-2342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>ex SG. 36c\/44d<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"334\" data-attachment-id=\"2343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2343\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873-2.jpg?fit=600%2C334&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,334\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;9000F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;ex SG. 36c\\\/44d&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright: Auktionshaus Christoph G\\u00e4rtner GmbH &amp; Co.KG, All rights reserved (08.01.2019)&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Armenien&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s683873-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ex SG. 36c\/44d&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873-2.jpg?fit=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873-2.jpg?fit=600%2C334&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873-2.jpg?resize=600%2C334\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2343\" data-link=\"http:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2343\" class=\"wp-image-2343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873-2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683873-2.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>ex SG. 36c\/44d<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\" data-attachment-id=\"2344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2344\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877.jpg?fit=600%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,324\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;9000F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;ex SG. 36c\\\/44d&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright: Auktionshaus Christoph G\\u00e4rtner GmbH &amp; Co.KG, All rights reserved (08.01.2019)&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Armenien&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s683877\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ex SG. 36c\/44d&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877.jpg?fit=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877.jpg?fit=600%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877.jpg?resize=600%2C324\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2344\" data-link=\"http:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2344\" class=\"wp-image-2344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>ex SG. 36c\/44d<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" data-attachment-id=\"2345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2345\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877-2.jpg?fit=600%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;9000F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;ex SG. 36c\\\/44d&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright: Auktionshaus Christoph G\\u00e4rtner GmbH &amp; Co.KG, All rights reserved (08.01.2019)&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Armenien&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s683877-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ex SG. 36c\/44d&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877-2.jpg?fit=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877-2.jpg?fit=600%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877-2.jpg?resize=600%2C340\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2345\" data-link=\"http:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2345\" class=\"wp-image-2345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877-2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683877-2.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>ex SG. 36c\/44d<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All show a similar kind of forgery. Some of the basic stamps are also forgeries. I wish they would provide better scans. There is room for improvement. Other auction house do better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This set has always been a popular target for forgers. I guess because it seems easy to just use some random number cancel and red ink. The auction house has already withdrawn the lots so there is not danger anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I quote the description text from one of the lots: &#8220;An absolute gem.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her another &#8211; well known and older &#8211; forgery. Beware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" data-attachment-id=\"2346\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2346\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683760.jpg?fit=600%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,349\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;9000F Mark&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;ex SG. 36c\\\/44d&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright: Auktionshaus Christoph G\\u00e4rtner GmbH &amp; Co.KG, All rights reserved (14.01.2019)&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Thematik: Mythologie \\\/ mythology&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s683760\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ex SG. 36c\/44d&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683760.jpg?fit=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683760.jpg?fit=600%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683760.jpg?resize=600%2C349\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683760.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/s683760.jpg?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>ex SG. 36c\/44d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is always nice seeing Armenian items in auctions. In this auction you can find several lots containing single items, small sets and also large collections. Among them the following lots which are not difficult to assign as forged &#8211; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?p=2341\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11E12-BL","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2347,"href":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341\/revisions\/2347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}