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Gold Standard. Forged perforation.

Russian Philately — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:34:35 +0000

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. This is an imperforated Standard Collection (Sc) #0126, no watermark, horizontal “cells” paper, issued in March 1926. This stamp was not postally used and …

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Zemstvo Forgeries on eBay

Russian Philately — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 20:11:25 +0000

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: Staraya Russa forgery Staraya Russa zemstvo forgery. Sold for $17.50. …

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RSFSR Forgeries on eBay

Russian Philately — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 03:09:52 +0000

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. Probably forged stamps of the Volga famine relief issue are …

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Buzuluk zemstvo stamp forgeries on eBay

Russian Philately — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 15:24:20 +0000

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. The stamp was described as “possible reprint?”. The original …

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Forgeries. Empire and Soviet proofs on eBay

Russian Philately — Mon, 30 May 2016 21:32:20 +0000

The large set of forged essays and proofs were sold on eBay in May 2016 by Russian (Moscow) seller, eBay ID – georgiy4129. 1904 year. The first semi-postal issue. There are different colors of the semi-postal issue “proofs”. Sold price range: $145-$170. Romanov issue There are different colors of the 1913 3 rubl “proofs”. Sold …

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