Bogus: A completely fictitious stamp-like label, created solely for sale to collectors.
Bogus. A fictitious stamp-like label created solely for sale to collectors. Such "bogus stamps" are not good for postage.
Cancel, Cancellation. A marking, usually a handstamp or postmark, that indicates a stamp has been used.
Bogus stamps Fictitious stamp created only for sale to collectors. Bogus stamps include labels for nonexistent values added to regularly issued sets, issues for nations without postal systems, etc.
Bogus: A fictitious stamp created for sale to collectors.
Booklet: A unit of some panes or blocks held together like a booklet.
Bourse: Meeting of stamp collectors, dealers where philatelic material are sold or exchanged.
Bogus: A fictitious stamplike label created for sale to collectors. Bogus issues include labels for nonexistent countries, nonexistent values appended to regularly issued sets and issues for nations or similar entities without postal systems.
Bogus - Fake labels created for sale to collectors, such as "stamps" for imaginary countries.
Booklet - One or more small blocks (known as booklet panes) attached between thin card covers.
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Bogus stamps purport to be produced by an entity that exists and could have produced them, but didn't.
Bogus. Stamps and labels issued by private individuals with intent to defraud.
Boliviano. The value in which stamps are issued by Bolivia; named after Simon Bolivar.
Bollo Postale. An inscription on stamps of San Marino, meaning Postage Stamp.
Often called bogus stamps, they are also fall under another category in stamp collecting called philatelic fakes and forgeries.
Aayman Islands: bogus labels for Dayman, Layman, Nayman, Sayman, Yayman, etc.; British colonial royal wedding frames from book, Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers.
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Cinderellas include seals and bogus issues, as well as revenue stamps, local post issues and other similar items.
Classic - An early issue, often with a connotation of rarity, although classic stamps are not necessarily rare.
In 1932 a gang of three men operating a racket in bogus sweepstake tickets forged quantities of the 2d George V red and 2d Sydney Harbour Bridge stamps, using the former to mail out circulars.
(v) Bogus stamp of non-existent issue.
Ladies' Envelope - Embossed or ornamental envelopes used by feminine letter-writers of the 19th Century.
Recently the UPU has been active in trying to stop the torrent of bogus stamps flooding the philatelic world.
Phantom Philately: The collection of bogus stamps. The name is derived from Frederick Melville's book Phantom Philately, one of the pioneer works on bogus issues.
Cinderellas include a wide variety of stamp-like labels, seals and bogus issues, as well as revenue stamps, local post issues and other similar items.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Local, Catalog, Official
  
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