Over the last two years I've been collecting a wide variety of the line-engraved issues of British Queen Victoria stamps, mostly bought on eBay. On several occasions I've ended up with forgeries- some sold...
I have been collecting stamps for nearly 20 years and you might think that is long enough to learn how to distinguish genuine item from forged stamps. VERY UNTRUE . On several occasions I've ended up with...
In about 1912, forgeries of the Penny Black were made from a photograph of a genuine block of stamps from Plate 9. They shouldn't dupe the experienced collector, but if you are new to philately and perhaps...