Iran stamp forgeries books

Iran stamps forgeries and reprints scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned. Jun 20, 2017 but it is not just poor economic conditions in iran that have made the stamps of iran unpopular. In the above two stamps the inscription falsch forgery, in german is added in the bottom part of the stamp. Since the second edition of this work appeared, large numbers of excellent, engraved forgeries have been put on the market. To shop safely, always be suspicious of unused or toocleanly cancelled iranian stamps. Established and managed by the late james beal in the. Jan 08, 20 thanks so much for this very helpful information, just the kind of thing classic worldwide collectors like me need on the internet. It was created to deceive collectors making them believe that this is a genuine and valuable item. The forger a person who makes fake stamps starts from scratch, and engraves a completely new plate as it is impossible to produce a new engraving that will be identical to the original. Comparative stamp forgery identification site this site shows philatelic stamp fakes and forgeries by country and year of issue. Just received the farahbakhsh stamps of iran 2015 edition from vera trinder in the uk. Big blue iran persia focus on forgeries iran stamp scott 59 used hr crj 172. He then withdrew from the forgery business and promised never again to falsify a stamp. But it is not just poor economic conditions in iran that have made the stamps of iran unpopular.

When starting to work on a particular country and iran persia is a perfect example, frequently the biggest problem is to avoid being misled by forgeries or reprints that would be obvious to the specialist. Iran stamp a qajar postal stamp with photo of naseroddin shah from face value is 1 toman or 10 francs of post persane persian. Bogus stamps are fictitious stamps which purport to be produced by an entity that exists and might have produced them, but did not. The second mage was obtained with permission from the forgeries idenfication site of bill claghorn. Showing items in philatelic books books on philately for sale. Postage stamp forgeries and counterfeit identification. Sadri and his book, iran classic philatelic referenceof which i have gleaned much knowledge. Publisher of iranian philatelic books, catalogues and specialty album pages. Expertizing and certification of iranian philatelic items. The islamic republic of iran, like the persian empire before it, has a long postal tradition.

Persia iran early 1900s forgeries vs forgeries vs real stamp. Yes they are fun to collect and show off at stamp club, but start with the foundation stamp first. Five pioneering books from the 1860s in one volume. Alternately, you can first click on a year of issue and then select the stamp from there. Some sites do permit the sale of forgeries and counterfeits as long as such items are identified as such. Ionian islands indochina iran italy japan labuan lagos latvia lebanon. The forgeries then can be forgeryreprints, or outright forgeries, where some small alteration in stamp design might be observed. A new replicas repros forgeries category was created in march 2004 on ebay. In general, philatelic fakes and forgeries refers to labels that look like postage stamps but are not. He started his career when he bought over the forgeries of another forger, mercier in 1904. The society maintains two reference collections of philatelic material one for fakes and forgeries and one for genuine stamps and postal history. This site shows philatelic stamp fakes and forgeries by country and year of issue. Forgeries of common stamps and information on who made them.

On the october a senior employee by the name of shafi khan was appointed by the prime minister as the first postmaster. Iran scanned album pages from the worldwide stamp collection of antonius ra. Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books hh sales. And please, please, if there is no post mark, on iranpersia stamps, full gumearly 1880sget it checked out before you buy it. On the site where i oversee the auctions, there is a member who is an expert in iranian stamps. In spain forgeries have a unique place and auctions regularly sell them. Unfortunately, my karelia bear stamp is a forgery, and there arent any single bears currently listed on ebay. The term forgery in philately purely refers to the stamps or overprints made from.

Help needed with persia and iran stamps and the forgeries please i have a whole series of persia overprints. I typically go with valid stamp, then study the surcharge. Original issues and reprints will be discussed separately. Many items that have been judged not genuine subsequently have been donated to the aps reference collection of fakes and forgeries. This is something the collector of classical postage stamps, especially the high priced ones, should always be aware of, when evaluating the purchase of a rare stamp. A ccording to the robson lowe encyclopaedia of british empire postage stamps, only 0. Many stamps have been forged, not only the rarities but common issues as well.

The forged overprints and surcharges have usually been applied to genuine stamps. Travel to canadas easternmost province and the waters that surround it for a delightful journey. By 1863 stamp forgeries were so common and usual in the world of philately that soon a special book under the title forged stamps. Though often embroiled in controversy as a result of its more recent politics, iran in fact has a rich, cosmopolitan history that has been both celebrated and mirrored in stamp form. Many of the books and articles listed above also contain details about forgeries etc. Visit us for over 500 philatelic articles and thousands of comments from stamp collectors around the globe.

Kock, is the past secretary of helsingfors frimarkssamlare forening, who owns finlands largest stamp forgery collection. Names of members, authors, minutes and other information not related directly to iranian philately or postal history has been omitted. In order to study the iranian philately, we must first divide it into three categories of original issues, reprints, and forgeries. He even operated a philatelic clinic where stamps could be repaired. Aden stamps alexandretta stamps azerbaijan stamps bahrain stamps egypt stamps georgia stamps iran stamps iran forgeries reprints iraq stamps israel stamps jordan stamps kuwait stamps lebanon stamps oman stamps palestine stamps qatar stamps saudi arabia stamps turkey stamps turkey in asia stamps africa stamps. Various types of these forgeries exist which with knowledge of the original stamps one can distinguish them. Showing genuine characteristics like the example in the left pane is especially time consuming. Caution stamps listed with this symbol are common for forgeries, reprints or misidentifications.

Iran stamps 41 years complete set 1978 2019 only 199 euro. Well i was going thru the albums and now i know why persia iran stamps in all the albums are not their or no pages at all. A facsimile is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original. Forged or genuine is a monthly feature testing your ability to identify stamps that are faked versus their genuine counterpart. Fournier was a stamp forger in the early 20th century. 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. Forgeries 3 of 5 forgeriesthe micarelli identification guide to u. Forgeries of the portuguese colonies crown type issue. One of the most challenging aspect of philately in general is to distinguish and identify the forgeries. This article gives an overview of collecting the stamps of iran. He has begun posting information regarding the forgeries and how to tell them from the genuine stamps. This engaging childrens history book makes a great present for young collectors.

Books, price lists and information for the stamps and postal history of iran. Methods of producing stamp forgeries entire stamp forgeries. Approvals guaranteed new issue coverage scandinavian stamp albums. Knowing a stamp could be a reprint forgery can be quite hard. 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. 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. Many stamps, like the colombian exposition issue in fig.

This cumulative index of the bulletins is topic driven, as this is the form in which most members would wish to use it. The following is an excerpt from postage stamps, puffin picture book 69 1951 by l. Iran new year stamp 1965, article in minkus stamp journal vol ii no 1, 1967. New handbook on the stamps of armenia 191923 and their forgeries. Iranian philately is unique in the number of forgeries and reprints that it has. Gibbons often states colour is brighter or different but how on. Just because a genuine stamp is inexpensive, does not mean that forgeries would not have been made. Only second to the lion issues, the meched issue is among the most forged stamps. New salesspecials must be in a new topic and comply with the 7 day. The forged stamps are identified by year of issue, denomination and scott and michel catalogue numbers.

Entire forgeries are the most common way of creating counterfeits. All forgeries differ from the genuine stamps in some way. On these years, 1887 stamps, the area around the numeral value is white as seen above. This is index page for articles about articles index on postage stamp forgeries and counterfeit identification. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned. The 50 c, 1 f and 10 f also exist bisected together with a bogus surcharge hardly visible in the above stamp. Always remember, with iran stamps, if its mint from the 1880s, really take look at your stamp. Help us protect our buyers if you see an item listed on which you believe is questionable, alert us by using the. Persiphila is dedicated to the philately of iran persia and middle east. All items are guaranteed to be as described and may be viewed on approval. 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. 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. The term forgery in philately purely refers to the stamps or overprints made from the fake or imitation of original cliches or handstamps. Stamp forgeries of the world to 1926 serrane, fernand on.

Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Both a utensil to indicate a paid postage fee on mail matters and a medium of official selfrepresentation, stamps have been used in iran since the 19th century. A collection of mostly mint kangaroos does not readily fit the profile of a column largely devoted to stamp usage. If you are interested in forgeries of other countries, please see the forgeries table of contents. I have a scan of genuineforgeries on the iran post on my blog site. There are 112 genuine plus the corresponding forged stamps from different countries all over the world. From about 18801930, over fifty years, the iranian post office had a series of scurrilous relationships with various stamp dealers and philatelic agents. Nov 15, 2012 overview this post is a special edition for big blue that will cover batums aloe tree issues. Iran offers fascinating collecting opportunities michael rogers inc. The postage stamps of iran both a utensil to indicate a paid postage fee on mail matters and a medium of official selfrepresentation, stamps have been used in iran since the 19th century. The cape of good hope 1 shilling triangle stamp, at the top of this page, is a lithographed stamp forgery. Watch for new additions here and in the monthly members newsletter, aps stamp sense. I mostly stock out of print titles but act as agent for the british west indies study circle and the british caribbean study group.

On this page you will see genuine stamps and forgeries side by side. Get the best deals on italy stamps when you shop the largest online selection at. Spain may also be unique in that the most valuable stamp is a forgery. Well illustrated history of postage stamp forgery with accounts of the forgers as well as descriptions of their work. 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. Advertiser replies in topics must be to answer questions related to that topic only. How to detect them was published to help stamp collectors to identify fakes. 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.

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. Please note that since 1998 a number of new forgery books have been published. 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. Emmenegger, article in postal history international, april 1977. The following philatelic exhibit consists of scans of album pages produced for a club meeting display. Again, all the credit and knowledge comes from the iran classic philatelic reference by m. His forgeries are in general of deceptive quality but he also offers forgeries made by other persons, for example spiro. In some cases forgeries are more common than the genuine stamps in other cases they are extremely scarce. The forged stamps of bushire stampforgeries of the world.

Commemorative iranian stamps issued from 21 march 1978 to 20 march 2019. Philatelic fakes and forgeries find your stamps value. Check a reference guide, search the web, find a similar example of the stamp and compare. In particular, i have a collection of persia iran stamps i inherited and would like to know which ones are not legit. Iranian stamps and postal history are among the most beautiful and definitely interesting philatelic fields in the world. Stamp community advertisers only active stamp community advertisers may start topics here to share sales, promotions, etc. This fact is not specifically mentioned in the listings, except for fournier, who commonly used both his own forged stamps and genuine ones as the basic stamp. Note i have a scott 186 5k gray brown stamp on a space, so clearly these stamps are still to be found in albums. Beautiful newfoundland stamps provide the illustrations, including the worlds first dog stamp and the first portrayal of queen elizabeth the second. Stamp forgeries, philatelic fakes and other counterfeits.