{"id":2369,"date":"2019-09-03T14:10:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T14:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?p=2369"},"modified":"2019-09-03T14:10:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T14:10:03","slug":"is-my-postal-item-legit-and-without-faults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?p=2369","title":{"rendered":"Is my postal item legit and without faults?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently I bought some postcard \/ cover with cancels from the Caucasus region I found attractive and wanted to add to my cancel collection for later reference. Also useful for documenting used inks and types of devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I received the item I made a high res scan (2400 DPI) and had a look at it on my large size monitor to check the cancels and other details. Next step is checking the literature e.g. Ashford for his remarks on the cancels and serial characters. Then checking the Text on the card itself. Is it some person or organization of importance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Postcard with Dzhulfa-230-Tiflis *a* cancel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What I did not see on the ebay scan but stuck right to my eyes now was the problem with the cancel on the stamp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Postcard detail stamp and cancels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The stamp can not be part of the original card. The cancel does not match. Also the date on the cancels outside (1908) is several years before the date on the stamp (1915).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When contacting the dealer he admitted the fault and asked me how to detect such problems when buying from clients for later reselling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several problems that usual arise with postal items lets discuss some of the most common ones. This one is a nice example for what to look: always check the area of the stamps and cancel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n