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All Forums Category: World Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: World Back of Book

Greece 1918 Red Cross Stamps

 
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stallzer
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My catalog (Scott) shows this as 1918 Wounded Soldier. Was there a 2nd printing or is 1918 the only year of this issue ? My 2009 Scott shows a CV of $8.00 each, I'm assuming that is for MNH ?
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There is a forgery of this printing. The left shoulder board shows a button. But,I can not remember if it is missing or placed different without looking up in one of my books.

Taking a second look and your stamp also has a major color shift.

Much information located here.https://goscf.com/t/17544
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stallzer
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Thanks for catching that as I didn't see the color shift. Hopefully it adds a nice premium :)
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1775mac
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Little more on this issue. The cross should be crisp on the top of the hat and a variety of the stamp looks more like a blob or circle. Will keep looking for the information on the shoulder boards.
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Here is one I found without the Color shift.


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Unfortunately, according to the APS, all the stamps depicted in this thread are forgeries.

Here's the link: http://stamps.org/Identify-Greece

Robert
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stallzer
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Bummer, into the forgery collection they go. Thanks for the link Trainwreck
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That was it a dot on the shoulder boards. Thanks for the info Robert.
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Apparently, the 1918 Scott RA45 forgery is very common, while genuine stamps, not so much.

My collection has the forgery too.

As mentioned, the epaulet on the soldier's shoulder has a distinct dot on the forgery, which is absent on the genuine.
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