salentin
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collecting Germany,where I live and about 20 more countries,half of them in Asia east of the Indus
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Post by salentin on Apr 5, 2021 12:49:37 GMT
No question wether the following stamps are genuine or not. I bought them time ago from a german auction-house. When there was some time ago a discussion about Line- and Comb-Perforations,I had a look at the Marienkirche issue (1951) of West-Germany.This is the only line-perforated set of West-Germany,apart from the very first issue (Bundestag 1949),I can think of. In my album,next to the "Marienkirche" is the NBA (Wuppertal stamp-exhibition) issue,from Sept.14th,1951. When looked at it,it was line-perforated as well ! At a closer look it became clear,what a fool I am:
Left the line-perforated ones,to the right a mint comb-perforated set. I had kept the mint one in different place,so I never had compared the two.
The 20 Pfg. enhanced shows the imprint "Faux",meaning forgery. I had not only overlooked the different perforation and the poor paper-quality,bad
the "Faux" as well. No good excuse possible to that !
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brightonpete
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On a hike at Goodrich-Loomis
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Post by brightonpete on Apr 5, 2021 13:23:06 GMT
Phew, I just checked mine... no FAUX printed on my copies.
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Apr 5, 2021 17:23:16 GMT
Well at least they are honest and declare themselves for what they are !
So many forgeries meant to deceive, do not declare and require a degree of knowledge, familiarity, and some expertise to detect them,
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khj
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Post by khj on Apr 5, 2021 19:21:55 GMT
Not to encourage people to do this, but there are vendors that specialize in creating stamp reproductions of any stamp, and they are notated on the backs. Unfortunately, there's nothing to keep others from re-selling these without mentioning the notation, or even removing the notations.
Unlike the old master forgers, there's no book/archive for itemizing these modern reproductions/counterfeits -- you simply have to slowly gain philatelic knowledge over time and not only know how to spot them, but actually take the time to notice. It's becoming a real waste of time, but now an unfortunate necessity. I've noticed a non-trivial increase in the number of forgeries/counterfeits/reproductions in lots I've purchased from established reputable dealers over the years. You can't expect them to check over every single stamp in the lot. You buy lots hoping for finds from what the dealer may have missed -- but it goes both ways, and now starting to find more and more fake stamps.
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