A guide to forgeries of common stamps, linns stamp news. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned. Fakes and forgeries exhibit click a link below introduction. Sperati created what he called a livre dor which he boasted of in his autobiography and which contained 239 favourable opinions as to the genuineness of.
Persiphila is dedicated to the philately of iran persia and middle east. A mere statement that forgeries of a certain set exist has not been referred to. The second mage was obtained with permission from the forgeries idenfication site of bill claghorn. Occasionally, rare forgeries can exceed the value of modestlypriced genuine stamps.
Reference collection the society maintains two reference collections of philatelic material one for fakes and forgeries and one for genuine stamps and postal history. List of us forgeries us stamp prices and us stamp catalog. I typically go with valid stamp, then study the surcharge. Their forgeries were of excellent quality, and the forged stamps are sometimes nearly impossible to. A ccording to the robson lowe encyclopaedia of british empire postage stamps, only 0.
Visit us for over 500 philatelic articles and thousands of comments from stamp collectors around the globe. Being a book in farsi, the page order is from right to left, the reverse of the page order in most western books. This site primarily features counterfeit confederate stamps and other faked and forged items. Stamp collecting software inventory programs and databases, online stamp catalogs etc straight talk about stamp values both catalog and real world back of book stamps and other unusual stamp like items. Harradine a serious philatelic book from a nonphilatelic publisher. Kiloware share your experiences buying stamps on paper in bulk, favorite suppliers and techniques. Madame joseph forged postmarks, 1994 are very numerous and are outside the scope of this work. Five pioneering books from the 1860s in one volume. No discussion of the state of irans collectors stamps would be complete without touching upon the preponderance of reprints and forgeries produced in the years between 1870 and 1925. By some estimates, forgeries outnumber genuine stamps from this era by a power of 10 or 20 to one a fact that, for obvious reasons, further compounds the.
To make a perfect forgery one should be a real professional. By some estimates, forgeries outnumber genuine stamps from this era by a power of 10 or 20 to one a fact that, for obvious reasons, further compounds the difficulties associated with buying rare iran stamps. Printable stamp album pages that you can print out on your own computer. See more ideas about postage stamps, iran and stamp. Reference manual of forgeries unknown binding 1975. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of iran. Scott says many forgeries exist of these types of persian overprints. 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. Just received the farahbakhsh stamps of iran 2015 edition from vera trinder in the uk. Postage stamp forgeries and counterfeit identification. Study of philatelic forgeries of iran one of the most challenging aspect of philately in general is to distinguish and identify the forgeries. The term forgery in philately purely refers to the stamps or overprints made from the fake or imitation of original cliches or handstamps. With a minimum effort, sellers should know they are not selling genuine stamps. Many early german states postage stamps are scarce and a bit costly in mint condition, and most of them are extremely rare and very expensive in used condition, especially those of the less prolific postage stamp issuing states.
From about 18801930, over fifty years, the iranian post office had a series of scurrilous relationships with various stamp dealers and philatelic agents. See more ideas about iran, stamp and postage stamps. Tylers focus on forgeries feature in this newspaper. Feb 09, 2015 i enjoy collecting different postage stamps from different countries and this video is a collect from iran. The forgery was printed by tinsa mcmillan at the time the stamp was in circulation. Alternately, you can first click on a year of issue and then select the stamp. I do the same with any handstamp, overprint or surcharge. New handbook on the stamps of armenia 191923 and their forgeries. Forgeries created to deceive stamp collectors have been around for well over one hundred years. Dec 16, 2015 the book is published in iran, and is bilingual in farsi and english. All items are guaranteed to be as described and may be viewed on approval. Iran persia focus on forgeries rare stamps, stamp, postal stamps. Showing genuine characteristics like the example in the left pane is especially time consuming.
All these forgeries have been produced to defraud collectors, and the whole stamp is a counterfeit. This is index page for articles about articles index on postage stamp forgeries and counterfeit identification. Explore these monthly examples of fakes, forgeries and the genuine article to test your knowledge and to learn more about detecting the real article. The intention of this reference list is to help collectors quickly find descriptions of forgeries of many different stamps. Always remember, with iran stamps, if its mint from the 1880s, really take look at your stamp. Ive been told that the next stamp is a sperati forgery. Jan 08, 20 beware of forgeries andor reprints of most iran stamps between the years 18701925. More information about stamps from persia, forgeries etc. Shortly afterwards edward loines pemberton published forged stamps. The forgeries then can be forgeryreprints, or outright forgeries, where some small alteration in stamp design might be observed. To shop safely, always be suspicious of unused or toocleanly cancelled iranian stamps. Pages should be printable on letter sized paper with virtually all laser or inkjet printers. Commemorative stamps issued in year 97 220182032019 sale. Return to catalogue persia iran 18701880 18941920 issues and miscellaneous.
The term forgery in philately purely refers to the stamps or overprints made from. If you are not used to this format i am due to years of reading documents in ottoman turkish, farsi and arabic as a grad student it may take some getting used to. This index was derived from the 1998 edition of my book world forgery catalogue, which is a bibliography. Forgery indicates stamps produced to defraud collectors. Nov 15, 2012 overview this post is a special edition for big blue that will cover batums aloe tree issues. On these years, 1887 stamps, the area around the numeral value is white as seen above. The most famous of the forgers were sperati and fournier. The following is an excerpt from postage stamps, puffin picture book 69 1951 by l. Image obtained from the forgeries idenfication site of bill claghorn. Again, all the credit and knowledge comes from the iran classic philatelic reference by m. Watch for new additions here and in the monthly members newsletter, aps stamp sense. All forgeries differ from the genuine stamps in some way.
Beware of forgeries andor reprints of most iran stamps between the. For that reason, the early stamps of iran form one of the most challenging collecting fields in philately. Total or partial stamp forgeries, produced in limited numbers with e. In my experience, if the stamp is unused, or has a nice cto cancellation, then likely to be a forgeryreprint. This article gives an overview of collecting the stamps of iran. This site shows philatelic stamp fakes and forgeries by country and year of issue. Classic german states stamp forgeries are a problem for collectors and specialists. Iran stamp a qajar postal stamp with photo of naseroddin shah from face value is 1 toman or 10 francs of post persane persian. Iranian philately is unique in the number of forgeries and reprints that it has. Stamp forgeries of the world to 1926 serrane, fernand on. The history behind them and rommels afrika korps is fascinating.
In the catalogue book the stamps are also identified by their number in stamp catalogues. Worldwide index of postage stamps that have been forged. Often in the case of common forgeries, the cost may be 50 cents to a couplefew dollars, which simply represents the sellers cost of finding. Alternately, you can first click on a year of issue and then select the stamp from there. Publisher of iranian philatelic books, catalogues and specialty album pages. Check a reference guide, search the web, find a similar example of the stamp and compare. The stamps of the qajar era constitute a special case as the genuine stamp emissions are outnumbered by a great number of reprints and forgeries. Looking through the listings here, just about 100% of these stamps listed, and most were priced as genuine stamps, were in fact forgeries. Iran stamps forgeries and reprints scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned. Iran scanned album pages from the worldwide stamp collection of antonius ra. On this page you will see genuine stamps and forgeries side by side. You can click on a country name to see a thumbnail catalog of that countries issues and then select a stamp by clicking on that postage stamp. The book starts with a chapter on russia containing six pages on stamps of russian civil war meaning army of the northwest, miller army of the north, denikin army of the south, wrangel army of the south, far eastern republic, and russian company for navigation and trade followed by a single page of soviet forgeries.
Robson lowe considered him an artist citation needed and even professional stamp authenticators of his time attested to the genuineness of his work. The book has about 70 a4pages worth of content split into six chapters. The first stamp is a segui forgery, the other probably as well other forgery. The green binder collection stamp are much different. Expertizing and certification of iranian philatelic items. The forgery guide is an information resource with 150 selected links plus recommended literature about stamp forgeries. The first adhesive postage stamp was issued in may 1840. Peter winter and the modern german forgeries on ebay. Jun 20, 2017 but it is not just poor economic conditions in iran that have made the stamps of iran unpopular. Forged or genuine is a monthly feature testing your ability to identify stamps that are faked versus their genuine counterpart. Forgeries of netherlands stamps and former colonies, i and ii. Many stamps have been forged, not only the rarities but common issues as well. Iran post unveiled a commemorative postage stamp to honor coronavirus medical workers april 6, 2020 a stamp commemorating tehran day was released december 22, 2019 release of the stamp 70th year of establishment of ferdowsi university of mashhad december 22, 2019. Most people read books at the beginning of the book.
Stamp forgeries have been around almost as long as postage stamps. Its over 400 pages, bilingual in english and farsi, and for the classical era has all sorts of information on varieties as well as how to detect forgeries of iranian stamps from the qajar era. But it is not just poor economic conditions in iran that have made the stamps of iran unpopular. Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books hh sales. Help needed with persia and iran stamps and the forgeries please i have a whole series of persia overprints. A new replicas repros forgeries category was created in march 2004 on ebay. Stamp forgeries, philatelic fakes and other counterfeits. The first classical forgeries began to show up in the 1860s. Philatelic fakes and forgeries find your stamps value. Most of the stamps in the market from this period are forgeries.
A stamp of a lynx indicated that the book came from the personal library of federico cesi, the founder of the accademia dei lincei, the scientific fraternity in rome to which galileo belonged. The easiest marker for the forgery stamp is a double line along the top of the top of the shield. Postage stamps and postal history of iran wikipedia. And please, please, if there is no post mark, on iranpersia stamps, full gumearly 1880sget it checked out before you buy it. Review of forgeries of common stamps after world war 1. Information is provided so that the average collector has an online resource to help evaluate stamps either already present in a collection or potential new acquisitions. Many items that have been judged not genuine subsequently have been donated to the aps reference collection of fakes and forgeries. One of the most challenging aspect of philately in general is to distinguish and identify the forgeries. Collectors should be aware that forgeries of many issues outnumber genuine examples by a factor of 10 or 20 to one. Some were and are currently being created specifically to cheat collectors. Its first section lists the names and areas of 1 700 stamp experts, both past and present, who have backstamped or signed postage stamps.
The first stamp to be copied was the famous penny black, the original version of which cost a lot of money. Turns out, some of the cheapest ones listed are genuine but used while all the others listed at prices approaching scott catalog full pricing are fake. Not so fascinating is the forgeries of these stamps, which are very common. Iran offers fascinating collecting opportunities michael rogers. If you are interested in forgeries of other countries, please see the forgeries table of contents. Forgeries allowed a common person to buy and use the copies of this valuable item. The forged stamps of bushire stampforgeries of the world. Books, price lists and information for the stamps and postal history of iran.