Fake

Buyer beware: the fake stamps are out there
By Michael Baadke
Beware. They're out there. Without your knowledge, they may already be in your own collection.

Fake - a genuine stamp, cancellation or cover that has been fraudulently altered.
See also: counterfeit, forgery
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Fake: A stamp, cover or cancel that has been altered or concocted to appeal to a collector. In a broad sense, fakes include repairs, reperforations and regummed stamps, as well as painted-in cancels, bogus cancels or counterfeit markings.

Fake 1. A genuine stamp which has has any altering to its colour, perforation, postmark, etc. to enhance its value in order to defraud.

Fake. Stamp or cover that has been altered in order to raise its value or appeal to a collector.

Fake: Stamps that have been altered or repaired to appeal to collectors to appeal to a collector.
Fancy cancel: An unusual attractive postmark.
Fast colours: Inks that are resistant to fading.

Fake - A stamp, cover or cancel that has been altered or concocted to appeal to a collector.
Fancy Cancel - Any pictorial or unusual obliterating postmark.

Fake stamps are defined as a genuine stamp that has been modified in some way to change its appearance. The techniques used to fake stamps include re-gumming, repairing damage, re-perforation, and false cancels and overprints.

Valsch: form of term "Falsch" or false or fake, that can be found on back of fake stamps.
Valsetryk: (Dan.) see Tryk - Valse .
Valsetrykk: (Nor.) see Trykk - Valse.

Fake - Postage stamp or other postal item fraudulently altered to appear to be a different item of greater value, usually to deceive collectors.
Fancy Cancel - A cancellation which is or includes a design.

"Fake" is used to indicate the alteration of a genuine stamp to make it appear as something else. Fakes might refer to cancels, overprints, added or clipped perforations, stamp design alterations, etc.

Don't buy that stamp -- it may be a fake
It was once true that expertizing stamps cold be pricey and could take weeks for turnaround.

Most services have a reference collection of material known to be both genuine and fake, for comparison with items submitted for expertization.

A counterfeit edge collar used for creating fake coins.
Stress lines
Synonym for "flow lines." ...

miles of books, catalogues, auction listings, journals, dealer price lists, indexes, research papers of famous collectors, and other materials. The materials in the library are supplemented by the Society's Reference Collection of genuine and fake ...

See also: Stamp, Used, Catalog, Philatelic, Cover