Post by Bombadil on Jan 10, 2018 12:32:03 GMT
Hello everyone,
“The Papal States, also known as the Roman States or the States of the Church, were established by Pope Stephen II (Lived: 715-757, Pope: 752-757) in the 8th Century, and for the next 1,100 years, this absolute Papal monarchy would rule over most of the central Italian Peninsula. The territories of the Papal States were greatly reduced during the Italian Wars of Independence (1848-1866), and they were finally conquered in 1870. The army of King Victor Emmanuel captured Rome on September 20, 1870, and the Papal States ceased to exist. In 1871, the capital of the Kingdom of Italy was moved from Florence to Rome, and the struggle for Italian unification finally came to an end.
With all the forgeries and unofficial reprints, the Italian States stamps of the Papal States can be a "philatelic minefield" for the collector that is not familiar with them. But, if care is taken in examining the stamps, and close attention is paid to the design details, they are relatively safe to collect.”
I stumbled upon these yesterday going through the last unchecked box I have .
First three are definitive Italian States stamps of the Papal States issued on September 21, 1867. They are typographed on unwatermarked, glazed paper, and they are imperforate. This set was made necessary by the change in currency from the Scudo (Bajocchi) to the Lira (Centesimi).
Last two are Italian States stamps of the Papal States issued on March 12, 1868. They are typographed on unwatermarked, glazed or un-glazed paper, and they are perforated 13.
After some internet search, I found out that the Roman State stamps were full of forgery reprints from back in the days and even nowadays. Below links were very helpful pointing out how to identify counterfeits. With my limited knowledge, I am most certain that these are fake especially after realizing the real prices of some
trying to characterize these stamps made me feel like am walking through land mines. 
Can anyone confirm these forgeries for me please ?
First 4 stamps have a Glazed surface and a light gum , only the last one (40cent bright Yellow Perforated) is not glazed nor gummed and paper material is very thin and light on contrary to the rest.
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“The Papal States, also known as the Roman States or the States of the Church, were established by Pope Stephen II (Lived: 715-757, Pope: 752-757) in the 8th Century, and for the next 1,100 years, this absolute Papal monarchy would rule over most of the central Italian Peninsula. The territories of the Papal States were greatly reduced during the Italian Wars of Independence (1848-1866), and they were finally conquered in 1870. The army of King Victor Emmanuel captured Rome on September 20, 1870, and the Papal States ceased to exist. In 1871, the capital of the Kingdom of Italy was moved from Florence to Rome, and the struggle for Italian unification finally came to an end.
With all the forgeries and unofficial reprints, the Italian States stamps of the Papal States can be a "philatelic minefield" for the collector that is not familiar with them. But, if care is taken in examining the stamps, and close attention is paid to the design details, they are relatively safe to collect.”
I stumbled upon these yesterday going through the last unchecked box I have .
First three are definitive Italian States stamps of the Papal States issued on September 21, 1867. They are typographed on unwatermarked, glazed paper, and they are imperforate. This set was made necessary by the change in currency from the Scudo (Bajocchi) to the Lira (Centesimi).
Last two are Italian States stamps of the Papal States issued on March 12, 1868. They are typographed on unwatermarked, glazed or un-glazed paper, and they are perforated 13.
After some internet search, I found out that the Roman State stamps were full of forgery reprints from back in the days and even nowadays. Below links were very helpful pointing out how to identify counterfeits. With my limited knowledge, I am most certain that these are fake especially after realizing the real prices of some
trying to characterize these stamps made me feel like am walking through land mines. 
Can anyone confirm these forgeries for me please ?
First 4 stamps have a Glazed surface and a light gum , only the last one (40cent bright Yellow Perforated) is not glazed nor gummed and paper material is very thin and light on contrary to the rest.
link
link
link
upload photo websites
upload image gif
