Forged stamps of Indo-China

Indo-Chine

1889. French Colonies. Inverted Overprint

Forgery

Indo-China_1889_Inverted-overprint_Forgery

Forgery

1892. French Colonies Navigation & Commerce. 2 Centimes

Genuine vs. Forgery

Indo_China_1892_2c_Genuine

Genuine

Indo_China_1892_2c_Hirschburger_Forgery

Hirschburger forgery

1892. French Colonies Navigation & Commerce. 10 Centimes

Genuine vs. Forgery

Indo_China_1892_10c_Genuine

Genuine

Indo_China_1892_10c_Hirschburger_Forgery

Hirschburger forgery

1892. French Colonies Navigation & Commerce. 20 Centimes

Forgery

Indo_China_1892_20c_Hirschburger_Forgery

Hirschburger forgery

1892. French Colonies Navigation & Commerce. 25 Centimes

Forgery

Indo_China_1892_25c_Hirschburger_Forgery

Hirschburger forgery

1892. French Colonies Navigation & Commerce. 30 Centimes

Forgery

Indo_China_1892_30c_Hirschburger_Forgery

Hirschburger forgery

1892. French Colonies Navigation & Commerce. 1 Franc

Genuine vs. Forgery

Indo_China_1892_1fc_Genuine

Genuine

Indo_China_1892_French_Colonies_Navigation_Commerce_1f_Hirschburger_Forgery

Hirschburger forgery

1892. French Colonies Navigation & Commerce. 5 Francs

Genuine vs. Forgery

Indo_China_1892_5f_Genuine

Genuine

Indo_China_1892_5f_Hirschburger_Forgery

Hirschburger forgery

French Colonies Navigation & Commerce surcharged Mongtze / Mong-Tseu

Genuine vs. Forgeries

French_Indo_China_Mongtze-Mong-Tseu_overprints

Analysis of overprints

French Colonies Navigation & Commerce surcharged Canton

Forgeries

indo_china_canton_surcharge_5c_hirschburger_forgery

Hirschburger forgery

indo_china_canton_surcharge_50c-sepia_hirschburger_forgery

Hirschburger forgery

indo_china_canton_surcharge_50c-red_hirschburger_forgery

Hirschburger forgery

indo_china_canton_surcharge_75c_hirschburger_forgery

Hirschburger forgery

indo_china_canton_surcharge_5f_hirschburger_forgery

Hirschburger forgery

French Colonies Navigation & Commerce surcharged Hoi Hao

Forgeries

Indo_China_1892_Hoi_Hao_20c_Forgery

Forgery

Indo_China_1892_Hoi_Hao_75_Forgery

Forgery

Indo_China_1892_Hoi_Hao_1f_Forgery

Forgery

ndo_china_1892_hoi_hao_5f_forgery

Forgery

French Colonies Navigation & Commerce surcharged Tchongking

Forgeries

Indo_China_Tchongking_1c_Forgery

Forgery

Indo_China_Tchongking_10c_Forgery

Forgery

Indo_China_Tchongking_5f_Forgery

Forgery

Surcharged “Yunnansen” & Yunnan-Fou

Genuine vs. Forgeries

Indo_China_Yunnansen_Overprint_analysis

Analysis of Yunnansen and Yunnan-Fou overprints

Indo_China_Yunnansen_Postmark_analysis

Genuine departure postmarks

Indo_China_Yunnan-Fou_Cover

Genuine cover

Postage Due. French Colonies. 5 Francs

Forgery

1892_Indo_China_Postage_Due_French_Colonies_5f_Fournier_Forgery

Fournier forgery

Postmark ‘SAIGON CENTRAL COCHINCHINE 2E/24 OCT 92’

Errors & Varieties

 In 1906 the French administration was surprised by the number of “Error” surcharges being sold on the Philatelic market. The quality control commission found this inexplicable.

Discovered was a massive fraud organized by the printers and postal workers of the 1904 & 1906 series. The idea was simple; purchase non surcharged stamps at the central post office; spend the whole night surcharging the different values with a number of errors (inverted, double surcharges, errors in the characters, color variants) and then mix the sheets in with the official surcharged stamps! The control commission only saw genuine stamps, not the “errors” at the bottom of the pile.

The scandal broke out in 1907 and yet the judges dismissed the incriminated, only to revoke the officials involved. More harm was done towards the poor stamp collector defrauded by having too pay a high price for these “errors”.

In addition too these genuine “forged errors”; comparatively though; few forgeries exist. As far as the surcharged stamps of 1901 (5c CANTON and 15c HOIHAO) this was the consequence of poor official control which consisted of placing the stamp sheets of the same value in one pile regardless of the stamp type.

French_Indo_China_LePostillon

Excerpt from “Le Postillon”

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  • 1,2. Overprinted “Alphee Dubois” issue of French Colonies, 1889. Fournier fraudulent postmark: The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, p.180 (Yvert 1,2); A.J.C.Vaurie, “Know Your Forgeries” column, The France and Colonies Philatelist (U.S.), Vol. 3 (November-December 1943): 3. For forgery of the basic stamp see French Colonies 46-59.
  • 3-23. “Group type issue”, 1892-1900. The perforations of the forgeries (Fournier) are reversed: Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue. Fournier fraudulent postmark: The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, p.180 (Yvert 3-21); A.J.C.Vaurie, “Know Your Forgeries” column, The France and Colonies Philatelist (U.S.), Vol. 3 (November-December 1943): 3. Also see French Congo 18-34.
  • 81,82. 2pi and 4pi Provisionals, 1919. Forged surcharge. The Serrane Guide/ Stamp Forgeries of the World to 1926, p.180 (Yvert 88,89). 81: A.J.C.Vaurie, “Know Your Forgeries” column, The France and Colonies Philatelist (U.S.), Vol. 3 (November-December 1943): 3.
  • 220,21. 10c and 40c dark blue Petain stamps, 1942-44. Postal forgeries: H.G. Leslie Fletcher, Postal Forgeries of the World, p.71; Anon., “Indo-China: The Petain Forgeries“ (based on an article by Ron Bentley and Jack Dykhouse in The Indo-China Philatelist, November 2005), The France and Colonies Philatelist, Vol. 62 (April 2006): 41.
  • 219-21. 6c, 10c and 40c dark blue Petain stamps, 1942-44. Postal forgeries: H.G. Leslie Fletcher, Postal Forgeries of the World, p.71; Anon., “Indo-China: The Petain Forgeries“ (based on an article by Ron Bentley and Jack Dykhouse in The Indo-China Philatelist, November 2005), The France and Colonies Philatelist, Vol. 62 (April 2006): 41. Postal forgeries: Ron Bentley and Jack Dykhouse, “Indo-China: The Petain Forgeries“ (condensation of their article published in “The Indo-China Philatelist“ No.170), France & Colonies Philatelist (U.S.) Vol. 62 (April, 2006): 41.

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