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US Modern Stamp Counterfeit Identification Guides

 
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Posted 10/30/2026   8:00 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add mstocky2 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I started a separate topic to facilitate easier searching rather than digging through a long string of posts.

Hans van Gils has created an extensive set of guides for identifying Modern US counterfeit stamps. I know the Scott Catalog folks were very interested in working with him on future catalogs The site also has an extensive set of identification guides for many other modern US stamps.

https://www.usca.nl/usa-canada-2/us...ounterfeits/
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Posted 10/30/2026   10:05 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add GT350Anny to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Great idea and fantastic resource. Bookmarking this one for sure.
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Posted 10/31/2026   12:20 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rogdcam to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Amazing work! The USPS needs to use this work with AI to catch these in the mail stream. It's all free data since it's on the internet.
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Posted Today  44 Min ago  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add drkohler to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
A few weeks ago I was finally able to get 5 fake booklets (I'd assume as they cost less than 50% face, incl. postage).
I'm trying to get a (sizable?) reference collection for booklets, unfortunately the guy was jettisoned off the bay (the Chinese do not deliver to Switzerland).

None of my booklets resemble anything in this list (which, in places is somewhat confusing).
This means that new Chinese fakes are continuously being produced (no surprise here).
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