Philatelic fakes and forgeries

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In general, philatelic fakes and forgeries refers to labels that look like postage stamps but are not. Most have been produced to deceive or defraud.

Definitions
  • Bogus stamps are fictitious stamps which purport to be produced by an entity that exists and might have produced them, but did not.
  • Counterfeits are produced to defraud stamp-issuing governments.
  • 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 source as possible. Facsimiles may be created with or without the permission of the issuing authority and have been used both for study and for fraudulent purposes. Some facsimiles are clearly marked and help collectors to study and identify scarce stamps. A famous producer of facsimiles was François Fournier.
  • Fake is used to indicate the alteration of a genuine stamp to make it appear as something else. Fakes might refer to cancellations, overprints, added or clipped perforations, stamp design alterations.
  • Forgery indicates stamps produced to defraud collectors.
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Argentina

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Argentina provinces

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Austria

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Azerbaijan

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Colombia

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Tolima

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Ecuador

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Germany

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Hannover

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Saxony

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Great Britain

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British Commonwealth

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Greece

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Guatemala

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1867 Taylor bogus

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A stamp-like 5c bogus issue appeared in May 1867. Supposedly being engraved ‘proofs’ in various colors for the country's first issue, the items depict a sailing ship in a harbor. Designed by Boston dealer Samuel Allan Taylor (a.k.a. Don Alberto de Bario), engraved by J.A.P. Wilcox, printed by the Holland Printing Company in Boston and sold by Taylor.

Iceland

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Iran

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Italian States

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Japan

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Liberia

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Mexico

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Netherlands

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Netherlands East Indies

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Suriname

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New Zealand

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Poland

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Russia and Soviet Union

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Levant

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Switzerland

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Uruguay

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USA

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