sudbury12000
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Posts: 315
What I collect: Canada, Great Britain, Germany, World Pre 1925
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Post by sudbury12000 on Feb 22, 2024 2:54:56 GMT
Looking at this used stamp with unused beside it makes me ask is this a legit cancel and or overprint. I cannot get a view of the watermark either when it is clear on the unused stamp.
The 5 also looks different to me, I am curious if forum members have seen this before and or have seen the cancel from Bucharest?
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Post by PostmasterGS on Feb 22, 2024 4:18:43 GMT
That cancel was used during the German occupation. |
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rod222
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Posts: 9,913 
What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Feb 22, 2024 8:41:27 GMT
Looking at this used stamp with unused beside it makes me ask is this a legit cancel and or overprint. I cannot get a view of the watermark either when it is clear on the unused stamp.
The 5 also looks different to me, I am curious if forum members have seen this before and or have seen the cancel from Bucharest?
Hi Roy, I specialise in Romania, but frankly, this is way over my head. I'll post what I have, and let you decide what info is pertinent for your use. If it were mine, I would have it as a genuine overprint, with a forged Pmk (and the image red flagged for confirmation) I'd question the three "Stars" (supposed to be gears) Yes, Oooodlies of Pmks with BUKAREST some with "bridge" CDS vertical strokes, in the upper and lower segments (carpels?) Others blank in these segments       Forged Postmarks Source : Marian Jianu and Francis Ambrus, FILATELIA Revue Nr 9, 2008   |
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