Japan stamp forgeries book

The stamp is to commemorate the royal wedding and was issued 1th of may 1900. 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. Stamp forgeries of japan stampforgeries of the world. The society maintains two reference collections of philatelic material one for fakes and forgeries and one for genuine stamps and postal history. The following philatelic exhibit consists of scans of album pages produced for a club meeting display. On this page you will see genuine stamps and forgeries side by side.

Since the second edition of this work appeared, large numbers of excellent, engraved forgeries have been put on the market. These two are from the first series of japanese stamps from 1871 the. New handbook on the stamps of armenia 191923 and their forgeries. Originals of both of these publications are no longer available but both can be supplied as photocopies from the isjp copying service.

The tongues of both dragons touch the lozenges above them. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Peter winter and the modern german forgeries on ebay article. I am a keen collector of early japanese stamps and as a result have accumulated quite lot of forgeries and learnt some of the basics in identifying forgeries sometimes at my own cost.

The first adhesive postage stamp was issued in may 1840. Tracey woodward 1928 this is one of the most important books in japanese philately, but with printed copies always being in very short supply and examples of the first edition worth several thousand pounds, few have had the privilege of reading it. The collection and study of japanese stamps and the philately of related countries can be very intimidating. Stamp forgeries of the world to 1926 serrane, fernand on. There are only rays to the chrysanthemum, and they are. Many stamps have been forged, not only the rarities but common issues as well. Stamp forgeries have been around almost as long as postage stamps. Forged stamps of japan learn about the forged stamps from japan.

Tourist sheets, containing forgeries of classic japanese stamps were sold to foreign tourists in souvenir shops in japanese port cities. Showing genuine characteristics like the example in the left pane is especially time consuming. Wada kotaro was the most prolific japanese stamp forger of his day. Forgeries international society for japanese philately isjp. With the advent of the internet the isjp felt it worthwhile to put some of the most basic information about these forgeries where the world could see it. I dont read japanese, but these are the forgers marks, or signature. Established and managed by the late james beal in the 1970s, we continue to add material to this 38volume display of spurious stamps and covers. Forged stamps of japan the spud papers stampforgeries of. A useful guide to identifying forgeries of classic japanese stamps. The japanese temple red stamp notebook is a small book that you can bring to the thousands of shrines and temples around japan. Through the years the society has published many articles on forgeries to try and help.

Book and article indexes may be accessed for forgeries and reprints. Forged stamps of japan the spud papers stampforgeries. The cd forgeries of the dragon, cherry blossom and koban postage stamps of japan, 2nd edition, was published in 2002 the 1st in 1997 by the international society for japanese philately see the links, haddonfield nj usa. Francois fournier 24 april 1846 12 july 1917 was a stamp forger who thought of himself as a creator of art objects and a friend of the little man fournier was born in croixderozon, switzerland, but became a french citizen and served in the army during the francoprussian war in 187071. This forgery is exceedingly like the genuine, except that there are seven and a half lozenges across the top of the stamp, instead of seven. Counterfeits are produced to defraud stampissuing governments. Genuine stamps of this issue do not have these two characters. Many items that have been judged not genuine subsequently have been donated to the aps reference collection of fakes and forgeries. Scanned from the upper left quadrant of the souvenir sheet. There are forgeries, overprints, surcharges, perforation varieties, color varieties. For further help with the cherry blossom forgeries, isjp monograph number two by milton t montgomery, a guide to the cherry blossoms issues, published in 1969 is a must. T he forgeries of the early issues of japanese stamps are so common that many collectors find the problem almost unmanageable. Get the best deals on japanese stamps when you shop the largest online selection at.

In general, philatelic fakes and forgeries are labels that look like postage stamps but are not. Japan stamps kobans, dragons, mihons, cherry blossom stamps. A guide to forgeries of common stamps tyler, varro e. Illustration of state 1 of wada kotaros forgery first time. The most famous of the forgers were sperati and fournier. The imitation japanese stamps marked sanko, mozo and. Forgeries general philatelic works philatelic books hh sales. Stamp forgeries, philatelic fakes and other counterfeits.

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. Tylers, forgeries and imitations of the dragon stamps of japan, published in 1971 is most useful. All forgeries differ from the genuine stamps in some way. Index for postage stamps forgeries, fakes, reprints and. Tourist sheets, containing forgeries of classic japanese stamps were sold to foreign. The best tests for these forgeries are the wove paper, and the small pinpricked perforations. Its literal translation is the honorable red stamp notebook. Bogus stamps are fictitious stamps which purport to be produced by an entity that exists and might have produced them, but did not. During his long association with the international society for japanese philately, tyler coauthored a number of monographs on forged japanese stamps. Related links stamp collectors against dodgy sellers scads. Notice that the characters tend to run into each other vertically.

Evansde violini the cdrom and the computer is an excellent way to publish and navigate the tremendous amount of detailed illustrations required to identify these forgeries for a reasonable price, the new cdrom. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Some early japanese forgeries are distinguished by remembering that the chrysanthemum crest in the stamp should always have 16 petals. Explore these monthly examples of fakes, forgeries and the genuine article to test your knowledge and to learn more about detecting the real article. A facsimile is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of. Earees album weeds, and serranes vade mecum are only two books in the vast literature about stamp forgeries. The ssjp library has books on how to identify forgeries or you can find more on internet. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The history and characteristics of the peter winter and modern german forgeries also known as house of stamps forgeries listed on ebay. During world war i and world war ii, postal forgeries were made of the stamps of the other side by great britain, the united states wwii only, germany, and the french underground. Forgeries and imitations of the dragon stamps of japan 1971, the wada cherry blossom forgeries 1974, and the koban forgeries of japan 1979. Counterfeits are produced to defraud stamp issuing governments.

The lozenges at the bottom are like the genuine, except that the last on the left is smaller than the rest. The first classical forgeries began to show up in the 1860s. Japanese tourist sheets are often not what they seem to be. Periodicals and lowcirculation specialist society papers etc. Since the first volume was published in england in 1977, 46 books have. Stamp collecting software inventory programs and databases, online stamp catalogs etc straight talk about stamp values both catalog and real world back of book stamps and other unusual stamp like items. Make offer japan 1959 book the dragon stamps of japan 18711872 by dr. By 1863 forgeries were so common that the book forged stamps. One thing i came across worth mentioning, there appear to be quite a few forgeries about of early japanese stamps, including the set above referred to as the koban stamps, together with. In these stamps the forged are almost as well perforated as the genuine.

The following is an excerpt from postage stamps, puffin picture book 69 1951 by l. 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. Worldwide illustrated stamp identifier the purpose of the worldwide illustrated stamp identifier is to assist in identifying the country of origin of particularly challenging stamps. While the stamps are some of the most beautiful in the world, the early stamps of japan are unique and challenging in many ways. This same type of item was also included in the auction lot i purchased from a public stamp auction. Sen blue of japan 1872 a skillful forgery, the american philatelic congress book 48. Postage stamp forgeries and counterfeit identification. The best tests for these forgeries are the wove paper, and the small pinpricked perforations, instead of the unmistakably laid paper and large machineperforations of the genuine. Forged or genuine is a monthly feature testing your ability to identify stamps that are faked versus their genuine counterpart.

There are 112 genuine plus the corresponding forged stamps from different countries all over the world. Stamp forgery guide about 150 selected postage stamp forgery links, together with recommended philatelic forgery literature. Japan s last etched stamp genuine and forged, the american philatelic congress book 31 1965. Philip spiro was the head of the german printing firm of spiro brothers of hamburg who from 1864 to about 1880 produced around 500 different lithographed reproductions of postage stamps. Forgeries of the dragon, cherry blossom and koban postage stamps of japan, second edition by thomas l.

The japan temple stamp book kawasaki, kanagawa japan travel. Stamps ssjp scandinavian society for japanese philately. This spud paper describe the spiro forgeries of japan. These stamps include those that have no country name written on them, and those where the country name is inscribed using a nonlatin writing script. A sequel to his now out of print book spurious stamps, a history of fakes made to. A sheet of spiro forgeries of the japanese 187275 cherry blossom stamps. Among them forgeries made by wada kotaro, the spiro brothers, hirose, and other unkown forgers. Expertising stamps as protection edit as an expert can falsify stamps often quite easily, it is advisable particularly when dealing with stamps of value to have them examined and expertised. Kock, is the past secretary of helsingfors frimarkssamlare forening, who owns finlands largest stamp forgery collection. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Forged stamps of japan the spud papers stampforgeries of the. Their forgeries were of excellent quality, and the forged stamps are sometimes nearly impossible to.