The watchdog group CSICC and CSP in the Hong Kong Philatelic Society has been monitored FAKE Hong Kong, China stamps and covers posted on ebay for quite sometime. We have noticed that recently, there have been...
In the realm of stamp collecting, the country offering the most diverse, challenging and stimulating field for the collector is China. Unlike the stamps of most countries, the stamps of China did not emanate...
Many times Tibet stamps including multiples and complete sheets are offered on ebay (and conventional auction houses) with the comment "as is “, "not sure if genuine “ "in unissued colors " etc..Usually, all...
There are several examples if not more circulating in the market of fake inverted watermark Hong Kong stamps. How do they do it? The stamp paper is made up of many layers and with expertise, the layers can...
The professional fakers have almost perfected the art of bleaching postmarks on classic China and Hong Kong stamps.The usual postmark on Queen Victorian stamps before 1892 is the B62 obliterator common to all...
Many times Tibet covers are offered which look too nice to be genuine. Well, they can be philatelic covers with genuine stamps and genuine postmarks but in most cases they are just plain forgeries with fake...
The 4 Trangka, blue color stamp from the 1914 issue of Tibet is the rarest and most valuable stamp of Tibet.GENERAL RULE:4 Trangka, The small rays from the ring in every corner of the stamp point inwards 8...
China and Stoneware When purchasing your China replacements here on Ebay here are somethings to look out for. Is the picture clear, if not ask questions it may not show chips or cracks or signs of surface...
Many times Tibetan stamps are offered as reprints. Please note that are, with one exception, NO official reprints of Tibetan stamps exisits . All stamps offered as reprints are fake.The mentioned exception are...
THE POSTAL HISTORY OF TIBET, by A.C. Waterfall is the most famous book on the stamps and postal History of Tibet.2 Editions were made:1965, 1st edition, 174 pages, Hard-cover, dust jacked.1981, 2nd Edition,...