1912. 1 Karmanga – 1/3 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: ”POSTACE” instead of POSTAGE. 2: Design 1 mm larger all around, ”PUSTAGE” instead of POSTAGE.
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. Two clichés. This stamp is from the 1st cliché.
3rd set of forgeries. This stamp is from the 2nd cliché. Rare.
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: T in TIBET points to side. 2: T in TIBET points to spandrel. 3. Boxlike character after T in TIBET very large 3+1 known in unused pair.
4th set of forgeries.
Tete-beche
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.
Modern forgery
Modern forgery
Modern forgery
Forged Dhomo mark
Thanks to Bo Olsson for images and analysis of Tibetan forgeries
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