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Post by angore on Feb 25, 2023 10:37:21 GMT
Mount Athos (Greece) Sc 1-5 issued 16th May 2008. Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in northeastern Greece and an important center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism. It is governed as an autonomous polity within the Greek Republic.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Feb 26, 2023 10:47:19 GMT
South Sudan Sc 1-2 issued 9th July 2011. South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, following a referendum that passed with 98.83% of the vote. A £2.50 stamp was produced but not sold in South Sudan.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Feb 27, 2023 10:40:48 GMT
Kyrgyzstan Express Post Sc 1-4 issued 18th November 2014. Kyrgyz Express Post (KEP) is the 2nd designated postal operator in Kyrgyzstan. The 1st issue is dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the UPU.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Feb 28, 2023 10:49:37 GMT
First Issue Forgeries (from First Issues Collectors Club)   |
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JeffS
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Post by JeffS on Feb 28, 2023 22:20:04 GMT
Regarding Angola Forgery post
I have never studied this design. To my eyes the fine text distinctions, while accurate, are rather academic for one trying to determine if genuine or fake.
The greatest apparent difference is the design in the circular ring surrounding the crown.
In the fake, the design appears to be black lines within a white ring
In the genuine, the design appears to be white lines within a black ring.
Seems strange that this obvious difference was not mentioned.
May I assume that these differences are across the board for all values?
Jeff
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Feb 28, 2023 23:14:52 GMT
Hi JeffS , I see the text quoted is from the Rev. Earie’s “AlbumWeeds” written at the end of the nineteenth century. It was not illustrated as I recall and the difference in the Greek Keys pattern circle would have been harder to describe and visualise without an image than laboriously counting dots. What is obvious in a pair of images might be hard to explain in words. |
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Post by daniel on Mar 1, 2023 0:10:39 GMT
JeffS I was going to comment that the forgery was a much better looking stamp since the original appears overinked which explains the perceived differences. I think that it was just a poor choice of stamps for comparison purposes, see this link for more similar-looking Spiro forgeries although with different criteria for distinguishing between genuine stamps and forgeries. Daniel
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angore
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Post by angore on Mar 1, 2023 11:00:11 GMT
Here is another one to critique (said in a positive tone).  |
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Mar 1, 2023 11:07:10 GMT
One reason behind the use of the monarch’s profile on the penny black and later followers such as this Antigua was the difficulty for forgers to get the facial expression quite right . The lady in the fake closely resembles the original but never quite right. Can’t see it in this one but often “the eyes have it “. In this case the mouth has a slight downturn and sulky look.
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angore
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Post by angore on Mar 2, 2023 10:32:14 GMT
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Post by angore on Mar 3, 2023 11:53:15 GMT
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angore
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Post by angore on Mar 4, 2023 11:00:39 GMT
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Mar 10, 2023 19:36:28 GMT
Dominica Scott #1 1874 perf. 12 1/2 WM 1 This number 1 arrived today. Not a very nice cancel but still a decent addition.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Mar 11, 2023 10:54:05 GMT
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Mar 11, 2023 19:11:29 GMT
French Post Offices in Crete, YT #1, issued in 1902:  |
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Post by angore on Mar 12, 2023 10:23:26 GMT
FIRST ISSUE Forgery: New Brunswick #1    (from First Issues Collectors Club) |
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Post by angore on Mar 13, 2023 9:55:22 GMT
Cook Islands #1   |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Mar 25, 2023 17:41:22 GMT
France's first official stamp (YT #S1), though unissued (so MiNr. DI), and printed by the Vichy government in 1943:  |
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hrdoktorx
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 28, 2023 17:15:15 GMT
French Equatorial Africa, YT #1, issued in 1936:  |
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cjoprey
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Post by cjoprey on Jan 15, 2024 18:08:13 GMT
If my searches are correct, here are a few more #1s that haven't been shown yet (sort of surprised I didn't see the Nigeria one): Tanzania - Scott #1, 1964:  Graham Land, Falkland Island Dependency - Scott #2L 1, 1944:  Middle Congo - Scott #1, 1907:  Nigeria - Scott #1, 1914:  |
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