Stamp Fakes and Forgeries



Many people believe that stamp forgers will only bother with duplicating rare, classic stamps. After all, that type of stamp is likely to sell for large amounts of money, so shouldn't forgeries of rare stamps potentially do the same?



Well, stamp collectors should be advised that forgeries of modern stamps do exist. Forgeries of modern, fairly common stamps are much easier to sell - buyers won't examine forgeries of cheap stamps anywhere near as closely as they would forgeries of rare expensive stamps. And there's another reason too - stamp collectors who buy modern, relatively common stamps may not be as knowledgable as those whose focus is on the more esoteric and expensive stamps. Forgers can and do capitalize on this lack of knowledge.



Forgeries can be fascinating to collect. But make sure you know what you're buying!