Contests, quizzes, and giveaways ended ended contests and giveaways get moved here. The following is an excerpt from postage stamps, puffin picture book 69 1951 by l. Paperback, 104 pages, a few small marks to the covers and slight dusty marks to upper pageedges, internally clean, in good condition. Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books. Forged stamps of luxemburg the spud papers stampforgeries. New handbook on the stamps of armenia 191923 and their forgeries. These are just a few of more notable luxembourg collectors stamps produced over the countrys more than 160year postal history. Useful bibliography of books and magazine articles on locals, revenues and fiscals, railway letter stamps, proofs, essays, reprints, forgeries, and all other back. Never mark a stamp as fake, says canadas top forgery expert. Luxembourg collectors stamps buy rare luxembourg stamps. The official stamp category was abundantly used by luxembourg.
The forgery was printed by tinsa mcmillan at the time the stamp was in circulation. Stampstore is an online marketplace that allows aps members to sell philatelic material worldwide. One of the web sites i truly feel captures the spirit of identifying stamp forgeries is a site developed by mr. Main stamp collecting forum this is the place to discuss general topics. New and recent philatelic books philatelic bibliopole. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands.
The first classical forgeries began to show up in the 1860s. All items come with a 30day moneyback guarantee and ship within one business day. Trust neither the scott 1 5k green image a type i forgery or the scott 5k green british occupation overprint image. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Get the best deal for luxembourg postage stamps from the largest online selection at. Nov 15, 2012 originally correct, when scott added color stamp images in 2003 to the classic specialized 18401940 catalogue, the images were forgeries. Madame joseph forged postmarks, 1994 are very numerous and are outside the scope of this work. Originally correct, when scott added color stamp images in 2003 to the classic specialized 18401940 catalogue, the images were forgeries. Stamp forgeries forged philately fraud rare old antique. The most famous of the forgers were sperati and fournier. Please note that since 1998 a number of new forgery books have been published. A philatelic maritime book for the advanced collector and one that. In general, genuine stamps can be soaked in water for 24 hours without the design showing through on the reverse side.
Luxembourg stamps for sale shop with afterpay ebay. A guide to forgeries of common stamps, linns stamp news. The n of centimes is upright it is much slanted in the genuine and there is a considerable space between the e and r of silbergros. Machine labels from belgium and luxembourg, german occupation of belgium. Soon after their introduction, stamps became philatelic objects, and stamp forgery to the detriment of the collector became a problem. List of us forgeries us stamp prices and us stamp catalog. Since the first volume was published in england in 1977, 46 books have appeared in this monumental work finished in 2002. Barefoot, illustrated and priced catalog, belgium, belgian congo, luxembourg. An indifferent continental forgery specimen of persian 10 franc stamp only worth 18 pence but is extensively forged. The first adhesive postage stamp was issued in may 1840. A forgery is an imitation of a postage stamp intended to fool a collector or to cheat a government of revenue. Stamp forgeries have been around almost as long as postage stamps.
May 18, 2016 by the time a collector gets to the 1880s, the forgeries stop, mainly because the stamps are so common who wastes their time forging a common stamp. Well illustrated history of postage stamp forgery with accounts of the forgers as well. Tylers focus on forgeries feature in this newspaper. The first definitive luxembourg stamps appeared in 1852, with them featuring the portrait of king william iii 18171890 of the netherlands who was also the grand duke of luxembourg. The only catalogue you can buy in english that covers all the stamp issues of belgium and luxembourg. If the stamp absorbs water soon after being immersed, it is repaired or of a later issue. I have sets of the roman imperial coinage, all of david sears books, and many. See full details for buying online interested in selling with stampstore click here for selling. Nonmembers pay a 10% surcharge and additional shipping fees. Stamp catalogues and other philatelic books related to korean philately.
During the german occupation, all luxembourg stamp issues were overprints of either german or existing luxembourg issues. Ranging from 50 to 150 pages each, his books constitute nearly 4,000 pages of reference material on philatelic fakes and forgeries from around the world. The purpose of this site is to help identify genuine and forged first issue stamps. Stamp forgeries of the world to 1926 serrane, fernand on. A mere statement that forgeries of a certain set exist has not been referred to. Stamp community web site updates will be announced here. By the time a collector gets to the 1880s, the forgeries stop, mainly because the stamps are so common who wastes their time forging a common stamp. Precancelled stamp luxembourg 17 in two lines 1906 grand duke william iv. Others were created as a practical means to supply large quantities of hardtofind even if inexpensive stamps from small countries for sale cheaply in packets. On this page you will see genuine stamps and forgeries side by side. There are more details about david here the countries covered are listed in the index.
A notorious forgery and how to recognise it in 1872 and 1873 thousands of forgeries of the british is stamp were made, and were sold over the counter by a clerk at the stock exchange postoffice in london. Take a look at these before you try to buy the real thing. David was a founder member of the first issues collectors club and for many years a stampdealer specialising in first issues. Trust neither the scott 1 5k green image a type i forgery or the scott 5k green british occupation overprint image a type ii forgery until they are replaced. Forgeries created to deceive stamp collectors have been around for well over one hundred years. Between 1921 and 1934, the luxembourg post office produced five pictorial issues featuring key monuments from the county, including vianden castle, eschsuralzette foundries and the adolphe bridge. Coster, had accumulated 1,200 different varieties of forgeries. Some were and are currently being created specifically to cheat collectors. All stamp discussions that do not fit in other more specific forums are welcome here. Forgeries of netherlands stamps and former colonies, i and ii. Forgeries a small collection of fake luxembourg stamps.
References an extensive list of catalogs, books, magazine articles, and other useful reference material for luxembourg stamp collectors. By 1863 forgeries were so common that the book forged stamps. The intention of this reference list is to help collectors quickly find descriptions of forgeries of many different stamps. The first postage stamp was issued in great britain in 1840, and by the early 1860s or earlier the first postage stamp forgery in the sense of a stamp created to fool philatelists into thinking that it is a genuine one appeared on the market. Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books hh. The series continues, forgeries of the common stamps after wwi, in some. Forged or genuine is a monthly feature testing your ability to identify stamps that are faked versus their genuine counterpart.
Their forgeries were of excellent quality, and the forged stamps are sometimes nearly impossible to. Shortly afterwards edward loines pemberton published forged stamps. Apart from the stamps of the current issuing countries, the stanley gibbons belgium and luxembourg catalogue covers a number of other areas of interest, including. The overprints on the 1f imperforate sage stamp by james r.
Many books and articles have and continue to be written on these and related subjects. Watch for new additions here and in the monthly members newsletter, aps stamp sense. He has taken great pains to alert the philatelic community to stamp forgeries from around the world. Come join us for our contests, quizzes, and giveaways sponsored by the members of stamp community. The forged stamps are identified by year of issue, denomination and scott and michel catalogue numbers. Get the best deals on luxembourg stamps when you shop the largest online selection at. This site contains information about the postage stamps and postal history of luxembourg. Come and join us for a great exchange of philatelic information. Be careful for imperforate stamps which are trimmed cheaper later roulettes types. Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books hh sales. All forgeries differ from the genuine stamps in some way. Linns stamp news, sidney, oh, 1991, and the other books and articles cited in the within. Gary littles site provides a comprehensive reference database of all luxembourg stamps issued from 1852 to date with almost every stamp pictured, the largest collection of rare luxembourg stamps and covers on the internet, special flight covers, postmarks, and more. There is a stop after this latter word in the forgeries, which is not found in the originals.
Many stamps have been forged, not only the rarities but common issues as well. On the detection of postage stamp forgeries with an. Stanley gibbons belgium and luxembourg stamp catalogue 1st. Kock, is the past secretary of helsingfors frimarkssamlare forening, who owns finlands largest stamp forgery collection. Images of genuine and forged stamps for comparison. A brief biography of helen kingsbury zirkle 1898 1976 march 2, 2020 january 20, 2020 simon watt 201 leave a comment on a brief biography of helen kingsbury zirkle 1898 1976. He said when it comes to forgeries or completely bogus stamps its easier to determine their true nature. A poor attempt at engraving the head of guillaume iii on the 10c stamp.
Stamp forgeries of luxembourg stampforgeries of the world. Examine them and see if you can tell the differences. Philatelic fakes and forgeries references edit williams, leon norman. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. As picking out stamp counterfeits, and the systematic collecting and studying of them, has become a branch of philately, this book is useful both to those who like and those who fight stamp forgeries. The coat of arms of luxembourg is shown above, on a 12 f. A forgery made for the latter purpose is sometimes called a postal forgery. Mar 02, 2020 stamp catalogues and other philatelic books related to korean philately. The reader will observe that a particular forger may be listed. Luxembourg was finally liberated in september 1944 by allied forces as they pressed east toward germany. Explore these monthly examples of fakes, forgeries and the genuine article to test your knowledge and to learn more about detecting the real article.