Forged Stamps of Tibet

1912. 1 Khakang – 1/6 Trangka

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Genuine sheet

Genuine sheet

1st set of forgeries. Appeared ~1920. Lion’s tail generally thin and horizontal. Type I and II forged postmarks. Two clichés: 1:”3” at 1 o’clock has rounded top. ”3” at 7 o’clock has ”long tail”. 2: ”3” at 1 o’clock has flat top. ”3” at 7 o’clock has ”short tail”.

1st set of forgeries.

1st set of forgeries.

2nd set of forgeries. Appeared 1920. Lion’s tail bushy. Type I, II & III forged postmarks.

3rd set of forgeries. Appeared ~mid 1930’s. European laid paper, character at top looks like ”UI”. Type III forged postmark.

4th set of forgeries. Appeared late 1930’s. Lion’s tail generally large and bushy pointing into the back of the lion. Type IV and IX forged postmarks. Three clichés: 1: The lions front leg and head touch inner circle. 2: Boxlike character after “T” in TIBET very large. 3: All of the lion’s feet touch inner circle.

4th set of forgeries on Postcard with forged type IV postmark.

5th set of forgeries. Appeared late 1930’s. Design and colors similar to the 4th set. Type V forged postmark.

7th set of forgeries. Lion’s front leg looks like horns. Type VI, VII and VIII forged postmarks.

9th set of forgeries. Appeared ~1979. Shiny print. Looks genuine. Mint & Type F141 (Hellr.) forged Phari postmark. Sheets of twelve are known. Individual stamps are produced from the same original.