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Seeking counsel from Poland expert re best means of detecting counterfeit overprints specific to Scott 383 - 88.
Have reviewed Scott as well as Fischer catalogues.
Thanks in advance.
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03:30:00pm
This is going to be no help what-so-ever but... I have learned over my 50 years of collecting Poland that there is no reliable way to tell the fake overprints from the real overprints. In my album I have written in many places things like this "numerous reproductions exist". No where have a managed to find explanations of the differences and all I get for advice is basically "suck it up, just don't pay much for the stamps"! If anyone can help you please let me know. And, by the way, early Russia has the same problems!!
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Thank you. Was hoping you would respond given your long-time collecting interest/experience.
New topic for me. Acquired small collection of early 20c material.
Lots of printing, perforation, paper, and shade varieties.
Will post should I come across definitive explanation.
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06:28:03pm
Poland is a wonderful country to collect and makes a very attractive collection. Just don't pay much for any of the early overprints! Many fakes exist and they are, as far as I can tell, damn near impossible to tell. There are experts out there but, since a lot of fakes were done with cheaper stamps, it is not worth the expense to have them certified. So, as far as I can tell, we Poland collectors have to live with it!! I think many of the early overprints were extensively faked so they could be used for postal purposes. So it wasn't just rare stuff being done. The book prices for some of this material is still fairly high, but not high enough to justify a certificate. There are many people on E-Bay trying to get top dollar for these album fillers. Maybe the best thing to do would be to either live with the gaps or eliminate the pages. I will live with the gaps unless I find them at a sensible price, which I've done in several cases. Good luck and please let us all know if you come up with a way to sort out the repros!!
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02:28:33pm
Seeking counsel from Poland expert re best means of detecting counterfeit overprints specific to Scott 383 - 88.
Have reviewed Scott as well as Fischer catalogues.
Thanks in advance.
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08 Jan 2023
03:30:00pm
re: Poland: 1946 "Liberation of Warsaw" series
This is going to be no help what-so-ever but... I have learned over my 50 years of collecting Poland that there is no reliable way to tell the fake overprints from the real overprints. In my album I have written in many places things like this "numerous reproductions exist". No where have a managed to find explanations of the differences and all I get for advice is basically "suck it up, just don't pay much for the stamps"! If anyone can help you please let me know. And, by the way, early Russia has the same problems!!
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06:10:29pm
re: Poland: 1946 "Liberation of Warsaw" series
Thank you. Was hoping you would respond given your long-time collecting interest/experience.
New topic for me. Acquired small collection of early 20c material.
Lots of printing, perforation, paper, and shade varieties.
Will post should I come across definitive explanation.
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This is my diabetic cat OBI! I think, therefore I am - I think! Descartes, sort of!
08 Jan 2023
06:28:03pm
re: Poland: 1946 "Liberation of Warsaw" series
Poland is a wonderful country to collect and makes a very attractive collection. Just don't pay much for any of the early overprints! Many fakes exist and they are, as far as I can tell, damn near impossible to tell. There are experts out there but, since a lot of fakes were done with cheaper stamps, it is not worth the expense to have them certified. So, as far as I can tell, we Poland collectors have to live with it!! I think many of the early overprints were extensively faked so they could be used for postal purposes. So it wasn't just rare stuff being done. The book prices for some of this material is still fairly high, but not high enough to justify a certificate. There are many people on E-Bay trying to get top dollar for these album fillers. Maybe the best thing to do would be to either live with the gaps or eliminate the pages. I will live with the gaps unless I find them at a sensible price, which I've done in several cases. Good luck and please let us all know if you come up with a way to sort out the repros!!
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