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Reprints or forgeries of Haitian issue of 1904 23 Aug 2013 | 09:43 pm
As I recently received a copy of Tyler Varro’s excellent Focus on forgeries, I think it’s only fair that I put it into to good use and extend the knowledge it provides by sharing some real world examp...
Venezuela 1896 Apoteosis De Miranda forgeries 11 Aug 2013 | 12:22 pm
Stamps have been used as means of international politics through ages, and the Venezuelan set of 1896 is a prime example of that. The so called ‘Venezuela Crisis of 1895′ was about the territory of Es...
Few more unusual stamps from the 1970s Trucial sheikdoms 2 Aug 2013 | 02:09 pm
I acknowledge a lot of us western stamp collectors have certain assumptions about the so called 1970s ‘Sand dune stamps’, and with this entry I try overrun some of these beliefs by sharing few more or...
Forgeries (or reprints) of Ajman stamps 21 Jul 2013 | 03:34 pm
It’s the last day of my summer holidays, and I’ve spent it with one of my favorite topics: the stamps of Sand Dunes. I know, I know… They’re ‘wallpaper’ stamps. But trust me, they do have their appeal...
More about perforation varieties on Dubai Stamps 20 Jul 2013 | 12:11 pm
Remember the Dubai fish stamp perforation variety I blogged about 18 months ago. Since then I’ve accumulated quite a lot of new stuff into my ‘Sand dunes’ stamp collection, and now possess several Dub...
1959 Nicaraguan postal tax stamp with unknown overprint 5 Jul 2013 | 12:20 pm
Here’s a bit of an oddball item that I have not managed to identify accurately. I know the base stamp is 1959 Nicaraguan postal tax stamp “Jesus and the children”. But the overprint Pensiones de Retir...
Azerbaijan stamps of 1923: forgery times two 29 Jun 2013 | 05:08 pm
Few summers back I wrote about stamps and postal history Azerbaijan, and back then I also shared an image of somewhat common Russian civil war era bogus stamp series for “White Azerbaijan”. Today I ca...
German occupation of Macedonia – forged postmark 15 Jun 2013 | 11:58 am
For the last few days I’ve been adding lots of new items to my stamp collection, but there’s specifically one item I’d like to pick and share: a Bulgarian stamp with overprint “Македоння/8.IX.1944/15 ...
Happy stamp dad 12 Jun 2013 | 11:43 am
Just thought I’d share a small stamp related story… I was soaking some stamps last afternoon, when two of my youngest girls (6 and 8 yrs) noted what I was doing, and quickly run to pick their own (jun...
Keijo’s special stamp exchanges for summer of 2013 2 Jun 2013 | 09:17 pm
As my regular stamp exchange is having a summer break now, it’s time to get my special exchange offers rolling. This year I will be putting up quite a many (better) singles and sets – all are coming f...
