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Does An Expert's Mark Add Value To A Stamp's Authenticity?

 
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Twinklefeet
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Some of the high-value colonial stamps in my collection come expertized, by one or two relatively known experts from the past. Do these seals add anything to a stamp's genuine-ness?

Many Thanks for comments.
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1. Expert marks can (and sometimes often are) be faked/forged.
2. Many advancements have been made in detecting faked/forged stamps in the last few decades.
3. The knowledgebase of faked/forged stamp has increased in recent decades.

For the reasons above, I typically place less value in old experts marks then I do with recent certifications.
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GeoffHa
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They don't create or add "genuineness", which already exists, but they can confirm it make a sale easier. The complication is that expert marks have themselves can be, and have been, faked.
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Depends on the expert. Some of the "experts" have been proven incorrect for many different reasons in the passage of time and newer investigative techniques have prevailed.
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Rob Roy
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Since people collect anything related to the stamps industry, are there experts whose seals are sought more?
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redwoodrandy
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Some good some not so good.

https://www.filatelia.fi/experts/index.html

Herbert J. Bloch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_J._Bloch

Dr. Carroll Chase

https://classic.stamps.org/HOF-1960
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The question is very broad and general. Especially without illustrations. It needs to be dealt with on a stamp by stamp basis. Whose mark is on what? Each expert had their own areas of knowledge. As you can see from the other replies and links - it all depends. Do you have a specific example to share/discuss?
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