JeffS
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Posts: 2,759
What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Jun 3, 2024 0:23:59 GMT
![](https://i.ibb.co/GvKsr26/shilling-pair-fake-front.webp) ![](https://i.ibb.co/gMsjNh3/shilling-pair-fake-back.webp) Currently on eBay at AU$ 1350.00 Just dont look right
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vikingeck
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Posts: 3,472
What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Jun 3, 2024 10:39:58 GMT
No, it doesn’t! The absence of a watermark is a give away, apart from the dull green colour.
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Beryllium Guy
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jun 3, 2024 17:02:09 GMT
Thanks for your post, JeffS , and for your response, Alex ( vikingeck ) I agree that these images seem very poor quality, indeed, especially considering the asking price for these stamps. That said, the images of the fronts of the printed stamps look accurate to me, apart from the dull color, so I wonder if perhaps it is just poor lighting for the photographs. The photo of the reverse is so washed out that it isn't possible to see either the texture of the paper or the watermark. The yellowish cast makes me think it might be due to an artificial light source, but that's just speculation on my part. So, no telling whether these are forgeries/reproductions or genuine stamps photographed under very poor conditions. Just my opinion, of course, and others are welcome! It never ceases to amaze me that sellers on eBay ask big money for stamps and can't even be bothered to do a proper scan of the item with good resolution and reasonable color.
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