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good morning to all I just bought this stamp and not being practical wanted to ask if it was true or falso.da note that misses the point after cents ...... thanks for any replies .unfortunately I paid around 15 euro .....
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Definitely a forgery.
The easiest tell-tales for this are:
- no period after "cent"
- no period after "postage"
- the "E" of postage has a bent top bar
Hope you paid only a couple of cents for this.
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As noted, it is a Spiro forgery
You can tell by the trademark damaged E in POSTAGE
No value as it is a very common forgery
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Could be worse than losing a few Euros
This beauty is on auction for $350US
No need to worry though, the seller notes it is "signed"
Too bad it has the damaged E,
the blunt tip on the 5,
the over sized U in UKU,
the oval ball instead of a round one on the 5,
the lack of corner breaks in the outer frame,
the conjoined II in Hawaii
and several other forgery issues.
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Should ask the seller if he has a cert for it.
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In the words of Alfred E. Newman - “What — Me Worry?â€
I have wasted my time in the past warning sellers and auction sites they were posting frauds.
The most recent answers I remember:
"Our site does not buy or sell the stamps, You should attempt to contact the seller"
"This cannot be a forgery as it came from a very old collection"
"No one has complained about what I sell before"
"My rating speaks for itself"
"Thank you, I'm away from my office for a few weeks but I will remove it soon as I get back"
There are 1000's of forgeries on auction sites. Give me any country pre 1940 & I will find dozens of them.
There is a lot more disposable income out there and the eager buyers and shady sellers are having a good time.
The best I can do now is to pass on my own limited knowledge to those who care.
Edited: On second thought, I think I will auction the stamp in my avatar as a "recently discovered, one of a kind, reversed center, man in the mast, signed rarity" take the proceeds and go where it doesn't snow 6 months of the year. 
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10:33:37am
good morning to all I just bought this stamp and not being practical wanted to ask if it was true or falso.da note that misses the point after cents ...... thanks for any replies .
unfortunately I paid around 15 euro .....
thank you all for the answers
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10:34:53am
re: hawaii stamp
Definitely a forgery.
The easiest tell-tales for this are:
- no period after "cent"
- no period after "postage"
- the "E" of postage has a bent top bar
Hope you paid only a couple of cents for this.
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12:01:13pm
re: hawaii stamp
As noted, it is a Spiro forgery
You can tell by the trademark damaged E in POSTAGE
No value as it is a very common forgery
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07:41:18pm
re: hawaii stamp
Could be worse than losing a few Euros
This beauty is on auction for $350US
No need to worry though, the seller notes it is "signed"
Too bad it has the damaged E,
the blunt tip on the 5,
the over sized U in UKU,
the oval ball instead of a round one on the 5,
the lack of corner breaks in the outer frame,
the conjoined II in Hawaii
and several other forgery issues.
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01:46:07am
re: hawaii stamp
Should ask the seller if he has a cert for it.
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08:53:40am
re: hawaii stamp
In the words of Alfred E. Newman - “What — Me Worry?â€
I have wasted my time in the past warning sellers and auction sites they were posting frauds.
The most recent answers I remember:
"Our site does not buy or sell the stamps, You should attempt to contact the seller"
"This cannot be a forgery as it came from a very old collection"
"No one has complained about what I sell before"
"My rating speaks for itself"
"Thank you, I'm away from my office for a few weeks but I will remove it soon as I get back"
There are 1000's of forgeries on auction sites. Give me any country pre 1940 & I will find dozens of them.
There is a lot more disposable income out there and the eager buyers and shady sellers are having a good time.
The best I can do now is to pass on my own limited knowledge to those who care.
Edited: On second thought, I think I will auction the stamp in my avatar as a "recently discovered, one of a kind, reversed center, man in the mast, signed rarity" take the proceeds and go where it doesn't snow 6 months of the year.
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