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Some examples of obvious counterfeit overprints:
Some are so obvious, I don't know how anyone (I am thinking of the seller) would not know!
BEWARE OF O/P, especially of OLDER STAMPS from the MIDDLE EAST!
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And I am not even talking of Double Overprints, Inverted Overprints and Partial Overprints!
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You want to see counterfeits being offered in droves at high prices, look at the offerings of Iranian stamps.
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As far as Iranian o/p stamps are concerned, everyone should know that they are 90% counterfeits. But Cilicia looks as bad!
rrr..
The second "broken" C seems to be a very common flaw in this series of Cilicia O/P fakes...(so this batch pretty much came from the same shop), this is apart from the obvious size, spacing and misalignment of the letters, prevalent on most suspicious stamps.
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According to The Serrane Guide, 100% of Cilicia overprints have been counterfeited.
With Iran, it is more than just the overprinted stamps. There are a large number of non-overprinted stamps that have been counterfeited as well.
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I wouldn't pay $5 for that Columbus set. It's missing the $5 value!
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Believe it or not, those Cicilia stamps may be genuine. The genuine overprints are quite sloppy. I have quite a few, and when I dig them out, I will post some images.
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Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant
03 Apr 2015
06:15:03pm
Been looking at a series of stamps of Cilicia, offered by seller "Docnik" on ebay. Was tempted by some, so I looked more carefully. There are SO MANY Counterfeits, that I now wonder if ANY are legit. And the bidding for some goes 100% above catalog! Can you imagine. Too late to alert the seller or Ebay, but it is truly scary. I bought a few yesterday, so I may get a chance to set the wheels in motion should they prove fakes..they looked ok then..but today's offerings are more than a bit suspect so I need to re-evaluate it all.
Some examples of obvious counterfeit overprints:
Some are so obvious, I don't know how anyone (I am thinking of the seller) would not know!
BEWARE OF O/P, especially of OLDER STAMPS from the MIDDLE EAST!
rrr...
And I am not even talking of Double Overprints, Inverted Overprints and Partial Overprints!
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re: More Counterfeits on Ebay than you can imagine!
You want to see counterfeits being offered in droves at high prices, look at the offerings of Iranian stamps.
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Retired Ap. Book Mod, Pres Golden Gate Stamp Club, Hi Tech Consultant
03 Apr 2015
06:48:32pm
re: More Counterfeits on Ebay than you can imagine!
As far as Iranian o/p stamps are concerned, everyone should know that they are 90% counterfeits. But Cilicia looks as bad!
rrr..
The second "broken" C seems to be a very common flaw in this series of Cilicia O/P fakes...(so this batch pretty much came from the same shop), this is apart from the obvious size, spacing and misalignment of the letters, prevalent on most suspicious stamps.
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re: More Counterfeits on Ebay than you can imagine!
According to The Serrane Guide, 100% of Cilicia overprints have been counterfeited.
With Iran, it is more than just the overprinted stamps. There are a large number of non-overprinted stamps that have been counterfeited as well.
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re: More Counterfeits on Ebay than you can imagine!
I wouldn't pay $5 for that Columbus set. It's missing the $5 value!
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re: More Counterfeits on Ebay than you can imagine!
Believe it or not, those Cicilia stamps may be genuine. The genuine overprints are quite sloppy. I have quite a few, and when I dig them out, I will post some images.
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