The stamps of Equatorial Guinea are, plentiful, colorful, and for a period from about 1972 through 1979, primarily bogus. In fact, even though for a few years prior to 1972, and most years since 1980, Equatorial Guinea issued legitimate stamps, these are very hard to come by mint or used. A search on eBay does […]
Posts with the Bogus Issues tag
Albania – The Valona Warrior Fantasy Issue of 1914
Albania, in the first 2 decades of the 20th century was a minefield of fakes, forgeries and fantasy issues. In 1914, a set of stamps was created, featuring the image of a warrior and a view of a city, presumably Valona Albania. Valona was the Italian name of the city of Vlore. Valona in […]
Benin – Illegal Issues of 2000 – 2003
Benin is one of those countries that suffers from countless illegal bogus issues floating around, created with their country name, but have no connection at all to the postal service of Benin. This has been discussed at length online, and here are a few posts dealing with the subject on stampboards( Stamp from Republique Du Benin? […]
Angola – The Bogus / Illegal Issues of 1999 – Early 2000’s
In 1999, Angola stamps began appearing on the market that were totally bogus / illegal issues. These issues continued through at least 2003 and were all printed and sold by companies outside of Angola. Scott makes mention of these issues in the 1999 section of the catalog stating: “These Flora and Fauna stamps, formerly Nos. […]