The green arrow points to the ka in the name tablet for each stamp. Hawaii stamp set mini stamp set hawaii stamps hibiscus stamp aloha stamp mahalo stamp pineapple stamp hawaiian stamp set f00. Forged stamps of hawaii the spud papers stampforgeries. The first classical forgeries began to show up in the 1860s. A forgery is an imitation of a postage stamp intended to fool a collector or to cheat a government of revenue. Reinhard fischer, the principal of the bonn auction house. The most famous of the forgers were sperati and fournier. Bogus issues and forgeries made by taylor for countries other than the us. Postage stamps and postal history of hawaii wikipedia.
It was governed by the kingdom of hawaii until 1893, provisional government of hawaii through 1894, and republic of hawaii until 1898. The hawaiian islands occupy most of an archipelago in the central pacific ocean, southwest of the continental united states. He also died young, at age 29, without any living children. The forgery was printed by tinsa mcmillan at the time the stamp was in circulation. F red melville, the wellknown english philatelist and writer, was undoubtedly the foremost early 20th century expert on bogus stamps. See full details for buying online interested in selling with stampstore click here for selling.
The information below on peter winter has been taken mainly from varro tylers book see references. Chute, another one for guatemala and a 10 c prince edward island bogus stamp with the image of a ship. Varro tyler, in his book focus on forgeries 2000, describes two signs for the aloe tree batum stamps, which i show above. Fred westerberg published plating the hawaiian numerals. The forged stamps are identified by year of issue, denomination and scott and michel catalogue numbers.
Find great deals on ebay for stamps hawaii and hawaii stamps on covers. The hawaiian philatelic society is a stamp collecting club based in honolulu, hawaii. Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books hh sales. A sequel to his now out of print book spurious stamps, a history of fakes made to defraud the. From the 1860s to today, these stamps have attracted widespread interest. Hawaii food stamp allotment benefits us food stamp. That on gehringer, heiner faber and some details of the forgeries was kindly provided in 2001 by dr. Sep 21, 2016 hong kong updated with oneglia forgeries of early queen victoria issues. Its stamp and postal history, meyer, henry albert on. The territory of hawaii was admitted as the 50th state of the union and is americas only island state. Now there are both spiro, oneglia and sperati compared to genuine here. Scott forgeries are relatively common but examples seeking certificates. The famous cover is the only known example of the alexandria, virginia, postmaster provisional stamp printed on blue paper.
All items are guaranteed to be as described and may be viewed on approval. From the fact of the original of this forgery being a poorly engraved stamp, said to be a lithograph the specimen annexed is somewhat more dangerous than the previous or the succeeding forgeries. Crocker published his book hawaiian numerals in 1909, based in part on several 19th century plating studies. All forgeries differ from the genuine stamps in some way. Their forgeries were of excellent quality, and the forged stamps are sometimes nearly impossible to.
He collected all his discoveries of dubious or outright bogus stamp issues in a book suitably titled phantom philately. The stamps of the kingdom of hawaii are fun to collect and a challenge to find. Book and article indexes may be accessed for forgeries and reprints. Were a locally owned and operated business that has been serving the oahu and honolulu areas since 1956. If we refer to the forgery annexed, we shall observe that the value is in very large letters, that the. This is a story of an old resident and the stamp on an old letter drawing attention to an old city where there once was an enterprising postmaster. On the genuine stamp we may, as in the 5 cents previously described, find a trifling point which no forgery known to us has imitated. A usps priority mail shipment from new york to maui costs the same price as if. Stampstore is an online marketplace that allows aps members to sell philatelic material worldwide. Peter winter and the modern german forgeries on ebay article. In most cases he was able to find out quite a lot about the people behind the many curious issues. Hawaii residents in need of food stamp snap benefits must first qualify for food stamp benefits. Peter winter and the modern german forgeries on ebay.
Book might have writing inside cover but pages are generally free of writinghighlighting. Surprisingly, the scott forgeries persisted as scott catalogue images of the missionaries until 1993, after i furnished the publisher photographs from the advertiser collection. All items come with a 30day moneyback guarantee and ship within one business day. Worldwide index of postage stamps that have been forged. Its stamp and postal history, hardcover january 1, 1948 by henry albert meyer author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of hawaii.
Stamp forgeries have been around almost as long as postage stamps. Coster, had accumulated 1,200 different varieties of forgeries. Scott forgeries are relatively common but examples seeking certificates of authenticity still arrive at the philatelic foundation. List of us forgeries us stamp prices and us stamp catalog. The first stamp is lithographed instead of engraved. The case of the grinnell missionary stamps by mystic stamp. As picking out stamp counterfeits, and the systematic collecting and studying of them, has become a branch of philately, this book is useful both to those who like and those who. Main stamp collecting forum this is the place to discuss general topics. See more ideas about hawaii, stamp and postage stamps. Stamp forgeries of naples stampforgeries of the world. The united states collection is housed in 42 albums.
Forged stamps of hawaii the spud papers stampforgeries of the. Apex alaska philatelic exhibition february 29 march 01, 2020. Selected digitized books, available online, 18001899, how to. And perhaps they had already survived an even longer journey one which began over 150 years ago in another kingdom the kingdom of hawaii. For each air letter and aerogramme, information is provided. The following is an excerpt from postage stamps, puffin picture book 69 1951 by l. Tylers focus on forgeries feature in this newspaper. Many stamps have been forged, not only the rarities but common issues as well. Kock, is the past secretary of helsingfors frimarkssamlare forening, who owns finlands largest stamp forgery collection. Today these classic forgeries are greatly appreciated by many philatelists making them quite valuable.
New handbook on the stamps of armenia 191923 and their forgeries. By 1863 forgeries were so common that the book forged stamps. Hong kong updated with oneglia forgeries of early queen victoria issues. Whether it be the 1851 issues of hawaii or the 1861 confederate states new orleans issue, albums weeds provides extremely useful historic, and in many cases still current, information regarding the genuine characteristics of these particular stamps as well as their known forgeries.
A forgery made for the latter purpose is sometimes called a postal forgery. June 1918 grinnell acquires 81 early issues of hawaii. These forgeries are very blotched, and the inscription is irregularly printed. Hover mouse pointer over image to determine if actual image of item or a representative sample image of item. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Peter winter forgeries are often referred to as pro phil forum forgeries pro phil forum was the company offering the winter forgeries. Nov 15, 2012 varro tyler, in his book focus on forgeries 2000, describes two signs for the aloe tree batum stamps, which i show above. Price new from used from hardcover, 1948 please retry. Noted swedish philatelist nils strandell took a strong interest in hawaii s postage stamps and he devoted a chapter to them in his book in the world of philately stockholm 1948. About the club the society has members ranging from experts to beginners, and offers advice for people looking to start a collection. All stamp discussions that do not fit in other more specific forums are welcome here. Fakes and forgeries exhibit click a link below introduction. The hawaiian missionaries are the first postage stamps of the kingdom of hawaii, issued in 1851.
Buying and selling worldwide and foreign postage stamps for stamp collectors. On this page you will see genuine stamps and forgeries side by side. Sep 05, 2017 whether it be the 1851 issues of hawaii or the 1861 confederate states new orleans issue, albums weeds provides extremely useful historic, and in many cases still current, information regarding the genuine characteristics of these particular stamps as well as their known forgeries. All other countries are arranged in alphabetical order in over 400 binders. This spud paper describe the spiro forgeries of hawaii. Index for postage stamps forgeries, fakes, reprints and. A complete listing of his forgeries can be found in varro e. The stamps went on sale october 1, 1851, in three denominations covering three rates. Rubber stamps are used often for business and personal tasks. Forged stamps of hawaii the spud papers stampforgeries of. In 1862, he translated the book of common prayer into the native hawaiian language. Established and managed by the late james beal in the. Hawaii food stamp allotment benefits is based on the number of people per household. The serrane guide stamp forgeries of the world to 1926, pp.
Fakes imitating genuine stamp types are the most dangerous counterfeits. The pf has in its possession a large amount of faked and forged material. They make crisp impressions when created by top stamp production companies like us. When stamp collector george grinnell was given a few dozen stamps. Our creation techniques include using oldfashioned craftsmanship with modern technology to. As can be seen from the illustration below, the design of the bogus stamps closely resembles that of the issued genuine postage stamps. I have also seen a peter winter forgery of the 5 c value uncancelled, see picture next to it. Using typography as the only tool will fail to detect a forgery imitating a genuine stamp type. The grinnell hawaiian missionary stamps by patrick pearson.
Products from mystic stamp company americas leading. Taylor also made some bogus issued for countries other than the united states. To attempt to illustrate and explain them all would take a book in itself. This is index page for articles about articles index on postage stamp forgeries and counterfeit identification. The swedish tiger us stamp prices and us stamp catalog. The society maintains two reference collections of philatelic material one for fakes and forgeries and one for genuine stamps and postal history.
See more ideas about stamp, stamp collecting and postage stamps. Postage stamp forgeries and counterfeit identification. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of hawaii the hawaiian islands occupy most of an archipelago in the central pacific ocean, southwest of the continental united states. The king and queen emma built a hospital, the queens medical center, to help combat leprosy and influenza. Nonmembers pay a 10% surcharge and additional shipping fees. Sep 18, 2012 this stamp has a portrait of kamehameha iv, victorias brother, and king from 185563. This index was derived from the 1998 edition of my book. Only a handful of these stamps have survived to the present day, and so they are amongst the great rarities of philately. Come and join us for a great exchange of philatelic information. They came to be known as the missionaries because they were primarily found on the correspondence of missionaries working in the hawaiian islands. Because of the high value of some of the early and rare hawaiian collectors stamps, forgeries are common.
The stamp illustrates a hawaiian alii, or chief, extending a lei of welcome, a map of the islands, and a star representing statehood. To protect your investment, we offer a number of authentication and appraisal services. Give us a call at 8005234648 or contact us online to find out more about what we can do for you. Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like. Products from mystic stamp company americas leading stamp. The dollar amount or allotment that the household gets is determined yearly by us department of agriculture usda. The first postage stamp was issued in great britain in 1840, and by the early 1860s or earlier the first postage stamp forgery in the sense of a stamp created to fool philatelists into thinking that it is a genuine one appeared on the market. Forgeries of netherlands stamps and former colonies, i and ii. This book was the plating standard until 1968 when j.
The aps collection of genuine stamps and postal history was created in the early 1990s and separated into two groups. Visit us for over 500 philatelic articles and thousands of comments from stamp collectors around the globe. If a stamp plates to a stamp type and was produced by moveable type, it is genuine or at least i have never identified a fake typeset platable stamp. All the contents come from generous contributions by thoughtful aps members. Detection of these fakes must rely upon identifying the printing process used to produce them.
Detailed guide to the censor marks and the location of the censors. The principal discrepancies that strike us in this forgery are, there is too much white in the kings hair, and the face is too roughly shaded. Reprints and forgeries, postal forgeries of the 2g, 10g, 20g, and fake of the 1. Therefore the world forgery catalogue gives you a good idea of what stamp forgeries philatelists may encounter, although many of the works cited are preworld war 2. This stamp has a portrait of kamehameha iv, victorias brother, and king from 185563. Item shows signs of wear which may include things like worn or curling corners, dog ears, creased pages or cover, markered book edges, dust stains, discoloration, jacket with minor tears, library markings, or worn edges. The first adhesive postage stamp was issued in may 1840. As a result, their shipping rates are the same to and from hawaii as they are in the 48 continental states. Many items that have been judged not genuine subsequently have been donated to the aps reference collection of fakes and forgeries.
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