The serrane guide stamp forgeries of the world to 1926, pp. In spain forgeries have a unique place and auctions regularly sell them. It also includes famous cinderellas that appear constantly. Any stamp with a small dot under the m of samoa is a reprint. The reason enough to be more cautious is that the catalog price of the stamps of rijeka increases from one year to the next. This temple is very famous around nagano and was even visited by the dalai lama. Specialized catalogue have begun to include listings for counterfeit stamps. Kamigata forgery on labuan stamps the stamps journal.
The blum case a modern german postmark forgery german postmark forgeries earlier cases forged finnish postmarks forged postmarks worldwide on mainly pre1920 stamps, with many images faked postmarks on commonwealth stamps issued 1960s onwards majlund, the forger in finnish. A guide to forgeries of common stamps 9780940403888. Stamp forgeries of japan stampforgeries of the world. We are accepting online orders and shipping from our warehouse with our usual dispatch. Stamp collecting, stamp collectors, stamp collecting, stamp collectors. The forged stamps are identified by year of issue, denomination and scott and michel catalogue numbers. Japanese tourist sheets are often not what they seem to be. The oss printed forged stamps on a large scale as part of operation cornflakes. Madame joseph forged postmarks, 1994 are very numerous and are outside the scope of this work. Default sorting sort by popularity sort by average rating sort by latest sort by price. Nov 07, 20 japanese stamp books are a fun way to visit japanese historic sites and provide lasting memories of your adventures. Its literal translation is the honorable red stamp notebook. A mere statement that forgeries of a certain set exist has not been referred to. Japan, forgeries of the 1872 issue stamp catalogue index.
Fournier was a stamp forger in the early 20th century. Many items that have been judged not genuine subsequently have been donated to the aps reference collection of fakes and forgeries. Many stamps have been forged, not only the rarities but common issues as well. Snoopy sheetlet of 10 self adhesive stamps featuring the characters of the peanuts cartoons including snoopy, woodstock, charlie brown and lucy. Hands on advice about the practical side of collecting, deep thoughts about the state of the hobby, indepth looks of challenging stamp series, new finds, forgeries, short tidbits etc.
Tylers book 2nd edition 2000 is very good as it focuses on common inexpensive forgeries the kind that a general collector will have. Eastern front, balkans, caucasus kindle edition by souers, mr. Book a history of stamp forgeries in post wwi europe. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Manchukuo and manchurian stamps 1936 postal agreement with. Periodicals and lowcirculation specialist society papers etc. If you order an ffe book you can pay with bank transfer or swish otherwise you can visit our. Here is a second type of forgery,this is the one varro e. A stamp of a lynx indicated that the book came from the personal library of federico cesi, the founder of the accademia dei lincei, the scientific fraternity in rome to which galileo belonged.
Japanese tourist sheets are often not what they seem to be the header and top two rows of stamps photographically cropped from a tourist sheet. The book starts with a chapter on russia containing six pages on stamps of russian civil war meaning army of the northwest, miller army of the north, denikin army of the south, wrangel army of the south, far eastern republic, and russian company for navigation and trade followed by a single page of soviet forgeries. Robson lowe considered him an artist citation needed and even professional stamp authenticators of his time attested to the genuineness of his work. Persiphila is dedicated to the philately of iran persia and middle east. Ceresa shows another late used item with nikolaevka cancel in his books and also refers to this ashford text. Aug 04, 2008 japanese tourist sheets are often not what they seem to be. The japanese temple stamp book, go shuin chou japan travel cafe. The header and top two rows of stamps photographically cropped from a tourist sheet.
The contents of the page consist of the red stamps themselves, plus black calligraphy that is brushed over the stamps. As you can see, i have two books, as the first one is completely full. Engraved in tailledouce, on thick, soft, yellowishwhite wove paper, machine perforated. See david sher, packet forgeries of the 1943 farmer stamps, the burma peacock, vol. Being sold as tourist souvenir sheets, these forged stamps are collectively known as the kamigata forgery. This deceptive forgery of the 1peso value alone was sold by bela szekula of budapest and guisquiere of brussels. The forged overprints and surcharges have usually been applied to genuine stamps. Mongolia 1943 unissued souvenir sheet block 2 mnh gummed reproduction stamp sv. Tylers new book follows the same easytounderstand format. Sperati created what he called a livre dor which he boasted of in his autobiography and which contained 239 favourable opinions as to the genuineness of. The history of stamp counterfeiting and how to spot a fake the first postage stamp was issued in great britain in 1840, and it didnt take long for the first fake postage stamp to appear as well. It was believed that fakes and forgeries of stamps took place sometime before the year 1863, since it was in 1863 that the book forged. The stamp on the right is from kenchoji, a zen temple in kamakura, and the stamp on the left is from zojoji, a pure land temple in tokyo. The intention of this reference list is to help collectors quickly find descriptions of forgeries of many different stamps.
The book has about 70 a4pages worth of content split into six chapters. He even operated a philatelic clinic where stamps could be repaired. Postage stamp forgeries and counterfeit identification. Soon after their introduction, stamps became philatelic objects, and stamp forgery to the detriment of the collector became a problem. The most comprehensive reference work on the men who faked stamps and the. Philatelic fakes and forgeries find your stamps value. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. A guide to forgeries of common stamps, linns stamp news. These stamps are used mainly on new year greeting cards, which are highly popular in japan most families receive over 50 new years greeting cards each year. Shortly afterwards edward loines pemberton published forged stamps. On the detection of postage stamp forgeries with an. One thing i came across worth mentioning, there appear to be quite a few forgeries about of early japanese stamps, including the set above referred to as the koban stamps, together with. Late in 1921, stamp dealer walter behrens of brunswick, great britain, offered counterfeit copies of the german 10 pfennig red stamp of 19141915, and the 15pfennig grayviolet stamp of 1917 for sale.
The first adhesive postage stamp was issued in may 1840. The history behind them and rommels afrika korps is fascinating. Varro tyler, in his book focus on forgeries 2000, describes two signs for the aloe tree batum stamps, which i show above. The following is an excerpt from postage stamps, puffin picture book 69 1951 by l.
Their forgeries were of excellent quality, and the forged stamps are sometimes nearly impossible to. The forgery is imitated from the edition which bears the plate letter like our figure 1 in the little oval where the stems of the branches cross. Have a look at the genuine 1871 dragon stamp first issue of japan scott 1 seen in figure 6a. He started his career when he bought over the forgeries of another forger, mercier in 1904. Tourist sheets, containing forgeries of classic japanese stamps were sold to foreign tourists in souvenir shops in japanese port cities. While some put it down as a british forgery, other stamp experts believe it was privately produced by someone keen to make a profit.
On this page you will see genuine stamps and forgeries side by side. Often overlooked but no less useful is one of the earliest attempts to compile resource material about known forgeries of worldwide stamps, album weeds, also known by its subtitle how to detect forged stamps. With the advent of the internet the isjp felt it worthwhile to put some of the most basic information about these forgeries where the world could see it. At first, forgers were just trying to make money off selling the counterfeit postage. A forgery made for the latter purpose is sometimes called a postal forgery. This site primarily features counterfeit confederate stamps and other faked and forged items. Philatelic hub with fine resources for all aspects of indian philately. The green arrow points to the ka in the name tablet for each stamp. All forgeries differ from the genuine stamps in some way. Get the best deals on japanese art, artists stamps when you shop the. All stamps on which the swan neck ornament at the right end of the value banner look like sketches b and c are forgeries. The first couple pages of the book also includes a train map of all of japan, making it easy to keep track where youve already been. The first classical forgeries began to show up in the 1860s. The latest focus on forgeries feature appears in this weeks linns stamp news on page 6.
Modern forgers, using the latest computer technology, create even more insidious fakes. Stamp collecting software inventory programs and databases, online stamp catalogs etc straight talk about stamp values both catalog and real world back of book stamps and other unusual stamp like items. The japanese temple red stamp notebook is a small book that you can bring to the thousands of shrines and temples around japan. His forgeries are in general of deceptive quality but he also offers forgeries made by other persons, for example spiro. The stamp is to commemorate the royal wedding and was issued 1th of may 1900. I also show a model for estimating the likelihood of forgeries, and list, where possible, my estimates of the probability of finding a genuine stamp on the common market. In it,the feathers cross the frameline,but seven distinct lines emanate from the pineapple in the topright corner. A monk from the temple, with expert calligraphy skills, will stamp a red design in your book. British forgeries of the stamps and banknotes of the central. Since the first volume was published in england in 1977, 46 books have appeared in this. At any larger purchase, i recommend the examination of stamps by official examiners of the stamps of rijeka. Earee are indispensable for sorting the early issues of japan and their subsequent forgeriesreprints. Established and managed by the late james beal in the. T he forgeries of the early issues of japanese stamps are so common that many collectors find the problem almost unmanageable.
Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books hh sales. Forgery indicates stamps produced to defraud collectors. Mine comes from zenkoji temple in nagano prefecture. Showing genuine characteristics like the example in the left pane is especially time consuming.
Home index books links articles about dedication contact ficc. The japanese temple stamp book goshuinchou the japanese temple book is one of the best kept secrets in japan. Key pattern at the top and bottom each have 4 pieces. There exist a forgery of the 10 reales, where there is a larger coloured space between the bottom of the bust and the inner frame line sorry, no picture available yet.
Lunar year celebrate lot korea mi 3 stamps mnh 55 eu 1 ful set. Either way, replacing the intended subject of a stamp with another earns it a place on this list. These are known in various colours, apparently lithographed, on newsprint paper. With a name like that, it actually makes stamp collecting sound awesome. New handbook on the stamps of armenia 191923 and their forgeries. The characteristics of forgeries can be found in the book. By 1863 stamp forgeries were so common and usual in the world of philately that soon a special book under the title forged stamps. Peter winter and the modern german forgeries on ebay. Notice that the characters tend to run into each other vertically. The history of stamp counterfeiting and how to spot a fake. Horst mueller, an austrian citizen resident in japan, displays part of his collection of these classic japanese stamps. It was created to deceive collectors making them believe that this is a genuine and valuable item. They also have an image of the genuine and forgery stamps side by side makes it clear what to look for.
The japan temple stamp book kawasaki, kanagawa japan travel. The hiroshima peace memorial, commonly called the atomic bomb dome, is the focus of the following commemorative japanese stamp sheet. Koban issues of japan are fascinating, because of the many paper and perforation varieties and, most of all, because of the many different cancellation types used for domestic and foreign mail in japan and in the many post offices japan operated in foreign. This same type of item was also included in the auction lot i purchased from a public stamp auction.
Including japanese occupation of china, shanghai and manchukuo. This fact is not specifically mentioned in the listings, except for fournier, who commonly used both his own forged stamps and genuine ones as the basic stamp. The society maintains two reference collections of philatelic material one for fakes and forgeries and one for genuine stamps and postal history. Nov 08, 2011 one of the most common japanese stamp types to come by are new years postage stamps. Today stamporama has over 2200 members from 49 us states, 9 provinces and territories of canada, 6 states of australia and 66 total countries worldwide. Youll find additional information and ordering details for the new linns focus on forgeries book here. Reference manual of forgeries unknown binding 1975. Expertizing and certification of iranian philatelic items. The stamps are reissues of previous designs based on zhangbaishan and the heavenly lake baitoushan from the 1935 special china mail stamps and designs taken from the 1936 fourth regular issue. Soon after their introduction in 1840 postage stamps started to be forged. Through the years the society has published many articles on forgeries to try and help. The oldtime forgers were quite adept at faking overprints on genuine stamps as well as on stamps that themselves were forgeries. Harradine a serious philatelic book from a nonphilatelic publisher.
Stamp expertisingphilatelic experts stamp forgeries this site contains a guide to stamp expertising and philatelic experts, there marks and locations of there. Written and edited by ralph weil with michael rogers. Forged stamps of japan the spud papers stampforgeries of. Most books will contain enough pages for around 20 to 30 stamps. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Coster, had accumulated 1,200 different varieties of forgeries. 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. Spain may also be unique in that the most valuable stamp is a forgery. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Francois fournier 24 april 1846 12 july 1917 was a stamp forger who thought of himself as a creator of art objects and a friend of the little man. Review of forgeries of common stamps after world war 1. Publisher of iranian philatelic books, catalogues and specialty album pages. Information on how to identify certain forged stamps. The first book about the topic was written in 1862 by jeanbaptiste moens from. Stamp forgeries, philatelic fakes and other counterfeits. The first postage stamp forgery appeared soon after the first stamp in 1840 was released. Philatelic fakes stamps and forgeries stamp auction stamp circuit. Voikhansky just lists the cancle in a table of stamps used 19191923 as nikolaevka elisav. Forgeries and reprints of the issues of 187273, 1874, and 1875.
Segui forgeries of the 10 r stamp im certain the left stamp is a segui forgery, i suspect the right one to be a segui forgery as well. Five pioneering books from the 1860s in one volume. There are two basic types of stamp forgeries, created for two different reasons. Japanese new years postage stamps stamp collecting blog. Manchukuo and manchurian stamps 1944 friendship with japan. The goshuin, as its called, is a notebook used to collect unique hand drawn calligraphy and stamps from temples and shrines all across japan. Maeda kihei, a japanese stamp forger running a shop called kamigataya in tokyo between 18901905, had produced thousands of forgeries on the stamps of japan, korea, china and many asian countries including labuan and north borneo. Forgeries 3 of 5 forgeriesthe micarelli identification guide to u. On all genuine stamps the swan neck ornament at the right end of the value banner look like sketch a.
The most famous of the forgers were sperati and fournier. To this day, many collectors are reluctant to buy rare japanese stamps from this period, as forgeries are commonplace and most reference materials are printed in japanese. Not so fascinating is the forgeries of these stamps, which are very common. It is clear that he made this offer to most of the manchukuo collectors on his books. We have members from 8 to 87, whose interests cover the entire range of stamps and stamp collecting, from cancellations to back of the book. Stamp forgeries have been around almost as long as postage stamps. These stamps were printed for general use from june 1944. At it is business as usual except that walkin customers are not allowed. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading forgeries of common stamps after world war i. Kock, is the past secretary of helsingfors frimarkssamlare forening, who owns finlands largest stamp forgery collection. Postage stamp of musical instruments, janggu, traditional culture, moderate red white brown, 1963 12 17, 1963. I created to aid collectors with the problem of forged stamps.
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