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Caveat emptor - China covers 1
by amtc911( 252)
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...
Tags: Fakes | China | Hong Kong | stamps | covers
83 of 94 people found this guide helpful
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Caveat Emptor - Fake INVERTED watermark!
by amtc911( 252)
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...
Tags: Fakes | Hong Kong | China | Inverted watermark | stamps
50 of 56 people found this guide helpful
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Caveat Emptor - bleached postmarks China and Hong Kong
by amtc911( 252)
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...
Tags: Fakes | Hong Kong | China | stamps | postmarks
47 of 52 people found this guide helpful
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Fake Sunburst postmarks
by amtc911( 252)
This is a multi-ray canceling device found on Hong Kong Queen Victoria stamps. Where was it struck is still a mystery, some say that it was struck at Shanghai British Post Office around 1865-66 before Shanghai...
Tags: Hong Kong | China | fake | postmark | sunburst
21 of 26 people found this guide helpful
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1891 Hong Kong Jubilee stamps ebay buying guide
by amtc911( 252)
S.G. 48 this is the first commemorative stamp of Hong Kong. The overprint was done by a setting of 12 subjects on sheets of the QV2c carmine SG33. It is believed that one printing characterised by its peculiar...
Tags: Hong Kong | 1891 | Jubilee | stamp
20 of 24 people found this guide helpful
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Beware of hidden cost buying stamps on ebay!!!
by amtc911( 252)
Always ask about the postage and other hidden costs such as bank fees, paypal fees and packaging before you buy. Some sellers do not state the extras clearly. I have seen a seller from China recently selling...
Tags: world | stamps | buying | Hong Kong | China
19 of 27 people found this guide helpful
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Caveat emptor - Hong Kong 1948 $10 Wedding buying guide
by amtc911( 252)
1948 $10 Hong Kong Silver Wedding Buying Guide O.K., this is my $1 worth! I have been monitoring this stamp for sometime and the prices for UM, mint and fine used have been going up steadily. It seems that...
Tags: Stamps | Hong Kong | Commemoratives | 1948 | $10 Wedding
14 of 18 people found this guide helpful
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Beware of fake China/Foreign PO combo covers
by amtc911( 252)
It has been observed that ordinary covers posted at Foreign Post Offices in China (mainly French and German POs in Shanghai and particularly during the China Large Dragon-Small Dragon-RR-Dowager era) with...
Tags: Fakes | China | French | German | covers
8 of 9 people found this guide helpful
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Caveat Emptor - Beware of fake China Red Revenues
by amtc911( 252)
What! Are you kidding? You may well say, who would be so stupid to waste a 1897 unused 3c Red Revenue to fake an overprint.After all the unused 3c Red Revenue without overprint is a great rarity on its...
Tags: China | red | revenues | fakes
6 of 8 people found this guide helpful
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Beware of China RED BAND covers
by amtc911( 252)
Red Band envelopes were entensively used by Chinese to send letters either locally or abroad in the last century. Mainly written in Chinese and in brush and ink and seldom in English, typed or in fountain pen...
Tags: Fake | red band cover | China | handwriting
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