Gold Standard. Forged perforation.
Forged perforation on imperforated stamps is one of the ways to get expensive Gold Standard stamps.
A few days ago a similar forgery was sold on ebay by a reputable seller. Continue reading
Zemstvo Forgeries on eBay
As Zemstvo collectors know, any old Zemstvo stamp forgeries are collectible and worth some money. But modern printer-made copies should be removed from collections. So, let see what I have caught today on eBay. The France based eBay seller avrolle sold few modern Zemstvo forgeries: Continue reading
noyma cccp stamp
Just found these keywords (noyma cccp, noyta cccp stamp, noytobar mapka stamp) in our Google Analytics report. Looks like people are trying to identify Russian stamps (unknown for them) putting similar looking, but non Cyrillic, letters to Google’s search bar. Continue reading
RSFSR Forgeries on eBay
The full but forged sheets of Volga famine relief issue were sold on eBay few days ago for GBP 66.00 (approximately $88 USD). Not too bad for the British dealer who sold it as genuine stamps, but a big surprise (in future) for a buyer. Continue reading
Buzuluk zemstvo stamp forgeries on eBay
Let’s try to track here the most interesting fake and forged Buzuluk zemstvo stamps, sold or just offered for sale on eBay.
The forged Buzuluk #1 (1876) was sold on eBay on Jul 02, 2017 by British dealer i.b.redguy for GBP 103.00 or approximately US $133.12. Continue reading
A History of Russian Philately. Part 3
25 October 1917J (= 7 November 1917G)
With the support of the armed forces, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin seized power in Petrograd. Elections a couple of weeks later showed them to be in a minority position, and the country rapidly fell into civil war for the next several years, with various alternate groups fighting against the Bolsheviks. Continue reading
A History of Russian Philately. Part 2
1 January 1858
Russia officially adopts its first stamp – an imperforate 10 kopek stamp, good for the postage of a letter weighing up to 1 “lot”. A “lot” is a measure of weight, approximately equal to just under half an ounce (0.45oz) or 12.8grams. Continue reading
A History of Russian Philately. Part 1
Ninth Century
Twelve hundred years ago. Way back then, the earliest known Russian writings referred to messages being sent from person to person, between one town and another. We don’t really know how these were sent, but the one thing that we do know for sure is that the “mail” in some form or another dates back a very long way! Continue reading
Forgeries. Empire and Soviet proofs on eBay
The large set of forged essays and proofs were sold on eBay in May 2016 by Russian (Moscow) seller, eBay ID – georgiy4129. Continue reading