Forgeries of netherlands stamps and former colonies, i and ii. This site primarily features counterfeit confederate stamps and other faked and forged items. Information is provided so that the average collector has an online resource to help evaluate stamps either already present in a collection or potential new acquisitions. Some of the forgeries, but probably not all, can be attributed to dr peter winter, an opera singer from bremen in germany. German states forgeries by sperati click on any stamp to see a 300 dpi image of that forgery. Most were made for what is termed the packet trade. The intention of this reference list is to help collectors quickly find descriptions of forgeries of many different stamps. In the falsified stamp bottom, stalin once more appeared, this time in the place of the queen, and again the hammer and sickle and star of david symbols were introduced. The most famous of the forgers were sperati and fournier. Peter winter and the modern german forgeries on ebay article. British forgeries of the stamps and banknotes of the. This new study of the stamps and postal stationery of the third reich lls a longfelt want. Not long after the first stamp appeared in 1840 forgery began to plague collectors, and as early as 1862 a brussels dealer published a treatise on.
The following is an excerpt from postage stamps, puffin picture book 69 1951 by l. Below are some examples of know early issue forgeries. Forgeries in the genuine stamp there is a small dot just above the line between the lower ornaments first secret mark at the bottom of the stamp second secret mark. Lubeck forgeries of the 1859 issue stamp catalogue index. One of the web sites i truly feel captures the spirit of identifying stamp forgeries is a site developed by mr. Secondly there is a small dot in the ribbon at the left.
Postage stamp forgeries and counterfeit identification. Please note that since 1998 a number of new forgery books have been published. Saint vincent 1984 2nd series automobiles stamp forgeries. Peter winter and the modern german forgeries on ebay. British forgeries of the stamps and banknotes of the central. A mere statement that forgeries of a certain set exist has not been referred to.
Unwatermarked forgeries or reprints with fake cancels six types here is a pdf file of the lubeck page from my german states collection. Useful bibliography of books and magazine articles on locals, revenues and fiscals, railway letter stamps, proofs, essays, reprints, forgeries, and all other back. Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books hh. Stampbook definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Publisher of iranian philatelic books, catalogues and specialty album pages. Postage stamps used in the german marshall islands 11forgeries. Persiphila is dedicated to the philately of iran persia and middle east. The first classical forgeries began to show up in the 1860s. Forgeries of common stamps and information on who made them. Peter winter offered forgeries of the following values. Looking for a book on german philately the stamp forum tsf. There are more details about david here the countries covered are listed in the index. Its easy with the selection of stamp collecting books we carry.
Each and every stamp catalogue provides a slightly different wording, but the baseline is same. Stamp collecting books learn how to collect stamps. Although forgeries are covered in the book, it is unfortunately of very. Focus on forgeries shows side by side photos of the most commonly found faked stamps. Page created september 17, 2017 saint vincent union island 1987 queen elizabeth 40th wedding anniversary. Click on the link or thumbnail image to read each article. Philatelic fakes and forgeries references edit williams, leon norman.
Stamp forgeries of german east africa stampforgeries of the world. In addition to our extensive array of coin books and coin collecting supplies, wizard coin supply can also fulfill your need for stamp collecting books. New handbook on the stamps of armenia 191923 and their forgeries. Originally, the intent of the forger was probably to create packet material from a small country whose stamps were hard to obtain.
A survey of counterfeits, forgeries and other questionable stamps. Dec 31, 2011 this new study of the stamps and postal stationery of the third reich lls a longfelt want. Many stamps have been forged, not only the rarities but common issues as well. It provides the collector with a complete listing in english and with numbering from the michel catalogues of all the ofcial stamps, postal stationery cards, booklets, and miniature sheets issued by the german post ofce between january 30th, 1933 and may 8th, 1945, illustrating all items in full colour. Stamp forgeries of karolinen stampforgeries of the world. The whole range of important philatelic books published in europe is on our constant attention. Postally used stamps of german hyperinflation era are said to be minefield of fake cancellations. This is index page for articles about articles index on postage stamp forgeries and counterfeit identification. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Since the first volume was published in england in 1977, 46 books have appeared in. Forgeries allowed a common person to buy and use the copies of this valuable item. Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books hh sales. The magazine stamp collecting mentioned a second variety of counterfeit in 1923, a fake austrian 19161918 magenta 10 heller stamp. A sequel to his now out of print book spurious stamps, a history of fakes made.
David was a founder member of the first issues collectors club and for many years a stampdealer specialising in first issues. Philatelic fakes and forgeries find your stamps value. The first postage stamp was issued in great britain in 1840, and by the early 1860s or earlier the first postage stamp forgery in the sense of a stamp created to fool philatelists into thinking that it is a genuine one appeared on the market. David was a founder member of the first issues collectors club and for many years a stamp dealer specialising in first issues. The ten ebay handles appeared to be interconnected and were selling bogus material to unsuspecting stamp buyers on the large ebay website. The most famous and prolific forgery expert of german, german states, and german possession stamps was francios fournier 18461917 modern german forgeries. Well illustrated history of postage stamp forgery with accounts of the forgers as well. Kock, is the past secretary of helsingfors frimarkssamlare forening, who owns finlands largest stamp forgery collection.
Expertizing and certification of iranian philatelic items. Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books. It is said that all the stamps were hidden in stamp books between genuine stamps to enhance the collections. The british forgeries of the 5, 10, and 25heller stamps of austria. Tylers focus on forgeries feature in this newspaper. Stamp forgeries of the world to 1926 serrane, fernand on. Stamp collecting, known as philately, is a relaxing and enriching hobby. The purpose of this site is to help identify genuine and forged first issue stamps. Best of the best sellers bws low cost stamp collection impression, impress, cachet, mark, print, stamp, billet, coupon, label, stampingthe book bws low cost stamp collection comes highly recommended and its one youll really enjoy. I have noticed an increase in ebay sellers that are now selling phantoms, cinderellas, reproductions, replicas, undisclosed fakes, and ot. Postal forgeries in two world wars central intelligence. Classic german states stamp forgeries are a problem for collectors and specialists.
All forgeries differ from the genuine stamps in some way. Stamp forgeries classic postage stamps of the german states classic german states stamp forgeries are a problem for collectors and specialists. A series of at least 45 booklets, in german, published in austria on forgeries by. German reich hyperinflation era postage stamps fake vs. Please ask for translations in english where descriptions in german are.
The first adhesive postage stamp was issued in may 1840. He is most famous for discovering a possible second british guiana 1c magenta, which was eventually declared an altered example of a damaged 4c magenta following expert examination by the royal philatelic. I could work full time on this for years and still not reach completion any time soon. Similar to the silver jubilee stamp just seen, this original top was issued in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of george vi and depicts him and his wife queen elizabeth. The dates were adjusted and framed by the legend, this war is a jewsh war sic. Is it possible for someone controlling ebay, to maybe make a place, or another listing category area, specifically made for known fake stamps and replicas. The modern forgeries found on ebay are mainly of german stamps including east, west and german states, but other countries seen include switzerland, france, andorra, austria, romania, russia and liechenstein. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. The history and high state of development of stamp collecting has long since made collectors alert to forgeries of postal stamps.
Old german states, north german confederation and german empire, local issues of 1923, foreign post offices, colonies and ship mail abroad, occupation issues of world war i and world war ii, plebiscite areas, belgian military post in the rhineland, gdansk, memel, bohemia and moravia, general government, sudetenland, field post stamps, war time and propaganda forgeries. Madame joseph forged postmarks, 1994 are very numerous and are outside the scope of this work. Forgeries created to deceive stamp collectors have been around for well over one hundred years. The official stamp depicts a portrait of the king, but the nazis replaced this with a portrait of joseph stalin flanked by stars of david and soviet hammer and sickles. The forged stamps are identified by year of issue, denomination and scott and michel catalogue numbers. Examine them and see if you can tell the differences. The first stamp to be copied was the famous penny black, the original version of which cost a lot of money. A notorious forgery and how to recognise it in 1872 and 1873 thousands of forgeries of the british is stamp were made, and were sold over the counter by a clerk at the stock exchange postoffice in london.
Second issue the north ingermanland forgeries or fakes that i have observed were philatelically created many years ago. Imperial german stamps include anything from the german unification in 1871 until the beginning of the weimar republic in 1919. Page created october 22, 2017 saint lucia 1986 locomotives 5th series stamp forgeries. Counterfeit united states 2014 flag and fireworks coil stamps have surfaced feb 24, 2017, 8 am this strip of three counterfeit flag and fireworks coil stamp is still attached to the leader strip that was wound around the original roll of 100 stamps to keep it secure. Others were created as a practical means to supply large quantities of hardtofind even if inexpensive stamps from small countries for sale cheaply in packets. Not long after the first stamp appeared in 1840 forgery began to plague collectors, and as early as 1862 a brussels dealer published a treatise on the subject. Some were and are currently being created specifically to cheat collectors. The selling of fake stamps on ebay the ebay community. To avoid prosecution for forging legal and valid stamps, fournier concentrated on reproducing obsolete stamp issues for sale by tobbanocists, book dealers and. Stamp forgeries german states stamp collecting world. Of course, he also made a forgery of the misprint 3 sk yellow, even a 3 sk yellow and 8 sk yellow printed together. Many early german states postage stamps are scarce and a bit costly in mint condition, and most of them are extremely rare and very expensive in used condition, especially those of the less prolific postage stamp issuing states. These stamps were issued 1912 with the forged overprints of parcel post stamps of the 1915 overprint issue,three of the stamps have legible cancellationstwo in 19 and one 1914 which was prior to the overprinting which was done in 1915. List of us forgeries us stamp prices and us stamp catalog.
Many books and articles have and continue to be written on these and related subjects. These also include stamps from various german colonies such as the caroline islands, cameroon, and togo. Postal forgeries in two world wars, gordon torrey and donald avery. Many early german states postage stamps are scarce and a bit costly in mint. Stamp collecting is one of the worlds most popular hobbies, and at our site youll find everything you need, whether youre just beginning a new hobby or youre an experienced philatelist. A survey of counterfeits, forgeries and other questionable.
Their forgeries were of excellent quality, and the forged stamps are sometimes nearly impossible to. John kevin doyle and jurgen fricke, the queen of german colonial philately, the american philatelic congress book 67 2001. As picking out stamp counterfeits, and the systematic collecting and studying of them, has become a branch of philately, this book is useful both to those who like and those who fight stamp forgeries. Visit us for over 500 philatelic articles and thousands of comments from stamp collectors around the globe. He has taken great pains to alert the philatelic community to stamp forgeries from around the world. Fakes and forgeries exhibit click a link below introduction. Postal forgeries in two world wars central intelligence agency.
There is only one dot between the eagles heads and not many as in some forgeries. To make a perfect forgery one should be a real professional. By 1863 forgeries were so common that the book forged stamps. Stamp forgeries have been around almost as long as postage stamps. You can learn about science, history, currency, politics, and art with stamp collecting.
A nother way of helping is by volunteering your timeexpertise. Showing genuine characteristics like the example in the left pane is especially time consuming. The workbook notes on reprints and forgeries of colombian stamps. Read the books focus on forgeries, a guide to forgeries of common stamps and philatelic forgers, their lives and works, both by varro tyler and published by linns stamp news. The forgery was printed by tinsa mcmillan at the time the stamp was in circulation. Home index books links articles about dedication contact ficc the purpose of this site is to help identify genuine and forged first issue stamps. The modern fake 1982 21st birthday of princess diana stamp issues fake diana 21st birthday invert color proof set in december 2016 i first presented this page for collectors and dealers to learn and detect the forgeries of the princess diana 1982 21st birthday stamp issues that were originally printed for saint vincent, saint vincent grenadines, montserrat and tuvalu. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. Frank collie, who had stated at a stamp club meeting that the stamp had been counterfeited by the british for propaganda. Scarce handbook on the german world war ii propaganda forgeries of british stamps. Paperback, 104 pages, a few small marks to the covers and slight dusty marks to upper pageedges, internally clean, in good condition. On this page you will see genuine stamps and forgeries side by side. We carry simple, easy to understand stamp collecting books on philately for beginners, as well as for the more advanced. Having a few reference forgeries with ones specialized collection can actually enhance the appearance of the display and provide a valuable comparison tool for detecting similar forged.
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