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All Forums Category: US Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: US Modern Stamps - As Issued and Used

Which Stamp Is The Fake? #1

 
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mkfarm
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Posted 09/30/2008   11:00 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add mkfarm to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
So you know your stamps. Which one of these is the fake?

Image: fake.jpg
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modern_who
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Posted 09/30/2008   11:15 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add modern_who to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The one on piece looks like a photo copy. Lacks detail and is too contrasty.
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gussyboy1
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Posted 09/30/2008   11:31 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add gussyboy1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I agree. So do we win the corvette if we get this right? ha

Gussyboy1

BTW--I like this idea of posting fakes so that we can learn! Thanks so much!
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Edited by gussyboy1 - 09/30/2008 11:34 pm
t360
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Posted 10/01/2008   09:40 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add t360 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I agree with Modern and Gussy!
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bobgggg
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Posted 10/01/2008   10:02 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add bobgggg to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The three of you are correct..

Check out this link, and scroll down a bit

http://stampsjoann.net/Counterfeit/...it-main.html
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sharksfan11
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Posted 10/01/2008   11:06 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add sharksfan11 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The one on the right is clearly a fake. The color is not very crisp. I know you said which was which but I wanted to get in on it.
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mkfarm
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Posted 10/01/2008   11:18 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add mkfarm to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
So you all agree the the USPS let a fake stamp go through the system?
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gussyboy1
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Either that or someone cancelled it on their own--not enough of cancel showing to see what is what.
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mkfarm
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Posted 10/01/2008   9:13 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add mkfarm to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It went through the system and yes it is the fake.
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Dianne Earl
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Pretty sharp Mk

I'm not certain I would recongnize a fake if I saw one

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