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German Propaganda Stamps?

 
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Posted 01/02/2023   05:05 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Pshann to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hi all
From internet research would appear to be so!
Would appreciate help
Perf 11.5 x 11.5"
Wavy watermarks
Thanks

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Posted 01/02/2023   05:56 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Authenticity unknown
Witnessed same opt on Bermuda Islands in 2002
Offered at auction as "propaganda forgery"
Sold for $30 (singleton)

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Edited by rod222 - 01/02/2023 05:57 am
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Posted 01/02/2023   06:00 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Pshann to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Rod
Appreciate the info
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Posted 01/02/2023   06:07 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add NSK to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
These are propaganda forgeries from WWII.
There are many colonies for which these exist.
I cannot say whether these are the genuine German propaganda stamps or later fakes.

Seeing the cancels makes me question whether these are the genuine items.

For more info see PostmasterGS post
https://goscf.com/t/48797


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Edited by NSK - 01/02/2023 06:19 am
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Posted 01/02/2023   06:15 am  Show Profile Check GeoffHa's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GeoffHa to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Yes. Is that "London" on the 3d?
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Posted 01/02/2023   06:17 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Pshann to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Geoff
I agree it looks like London!
Thanks for your help
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Posted 01/02/2023   06:24 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add NSK to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It looks like the 2d has " London" and " Special" which could be correct. The 3d certainly has " London." So, they may be genuine. That would be a nice find.

I have been thinking about adding these propaganda forgeries to my collection.
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Edited by NSK - 01/02/2023 06:24 am
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Posted 01/02/2023   06:29 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Pshann to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Nsk
Wouldn't that suggest that the were original stamps opt'd at a latter date???
I'm still really confused
Thanks
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Posted 01/02/2023   06:54 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add NSK to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The Germans forged the stamps. - The line perforations are nothing like the comb 15x14 used by Harrison and Sons. - They added the overprint. They also added a cancellation. It looks like the genuine propaganda issue exists with a cancellation "London" and " Special Stamp."

The whole (genuine) propaganda stamp is a German forgery. You, immediately, see the stamps are forgeries. But in this case, that forgery does not mean it is a fake, as the propaganda forgery itself is a genuine item. It is quite a sought-after item. The problem is that the forgeries have been forged.

I still have some doubts, but no real clues they are fakes.
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Edited by NSK - 01/02/2023 06:55 am
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Posted 01/02/2023   07:03 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Pshann to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks
I'll put them away
Appreciate your help
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