by Lois Evans | 2021 Mar 17 | Japan Classic Stamps - Comparison of Genuine & Forged
ABC Kurabu (Club) Forgeries 1950’s – 1960’s ABC Kurabu (ABC Club) Beginning in the 1950’s, a large number of offset-printed forgeries were sold in department stores in Japan. These forgeries were produced in great numbers from the early...
by Lois Evans | 2020 Dec 3 | Japan Classic Stamps - Comparison of Genuine & Forged, Uncategorized
Glossary Terms Used About Forgeries All of the forgery graphics and terms come from ISJP CD-Monograph by Ron Casey, Thomas L. Zane and Lois M. Evans-de Violini, titled Forgeries of the Dragon, Cherry Blossom and Koban Postage Stamps of Japan, 2nd edition, published in...
by Lois Evans | 2020 Nov 3 | Japan Classic Stamps - Comparison of Genuine & Forged
Introduction How to Start One of the best ways to start learning how to determine whether a stamp is genuine or forged is to learn the basics of the genuine stamp and watch for differences in the stamp in question. Except when the forgery is easily identified by the...
by Lois Evans | 2020 Nov 3 | Japan Classic Stamps - Comparison of Genuine & Forged
Bibliography – Credits A good references collection is needed. Many forgeries are easy to recognize, but some are not. Through the years the ISJP has published many things that help. Some of the references in the list below are difficult or impossible to find,...
by Lois Evans | 2020 Nov 2 | Japan Classic Stamps - Comparison of Genuine & Forged
Index of Issues This Study is a Work in Progress New updates 3/30/2022 The study of these forgeries will never be complete. New forgeries can be made at anytime or old forgeries undiscovered can be discovered. As of the date above, this study is as complete as I can...
by Lois Evans | 2020 Nov 2 | Japan Classic Stamps - Comparison of Genuine & Forged
Meet the Forgers There are four major forgers (Hirose, Maeda, Spiro, and Wada) of Japanese stamps and between them they made and sold thousands of fakes in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. There are other less known forgers and some that have never been...
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