British Colombia Forgery

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British Colombia Forgery Apr 7, 2014 9:49:23 GMT -5

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Post by dcstamps on Apr 7, 2014 9:49:23 GMT -5

Interesting British Colombia forgery (one wonders what these folks are thinking when they make these things).

I am not an expert, but I'll leave it up to you to determine which is the fake.

(special note: as I said, I am not an expert so it is possible that the other one is not genuine as well, but it's not obvious to me)

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British Colombia Forgery Apr 7, 2014 10:02:29 GMT -5

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Post by khj on Apr 7, 2014 10:02:29 GMT -5

Right stamp is definitely a known fake, easily identified by the numerical overprint.

The left stamp may be genuine -- I don't know enough. It is definitely not a Spiro forgery, but there are about half a dozen other better-than-Spiro forgeries for which I don't have the identifying characteristics. But it does look pretty good to me (non-expert glancing opinion).

kacyds Administrator Stamp Bears Supporter Did you hear the joke about the unstamped letter? You wouldn't get it. Posts: 16,132 Location (Country): United States	British Colombia Forgery Apr 7, 2014 11:44:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by kacyds on Apr 7, 2014 11:44:28 GMT -5 Not knowing anything about British Columbia stamps, the one on the right looks a little (maybe alot) fishy. Very poor quality.

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