tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post2279748766853219295..comments2024-03-29T07:57:55.016+00:00Comments on Norvic Philatelics Blog: New 1st class Machin forgery - with 'security features' foundIan - Norvichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-50780134829182645592011-01-27T21:37:35.016+00:002011-01-27T21:37:35.016+00:00There's a number of hobby shop die-cut punches...There's a number of hobby shop die-cut punches: one is shaped like a teddy bear, other looks like a gingerbread, and obviously one is meant to distantly resemble a postage stamp. The die-cut punches are very popular among crafters and cardmakers and they cost just a few pounds each.<br /><br />My guess is that who ever printed this, wanted to use an existing die-cut punch, which is inexpensive and easy to get. If the point was just to see if gets trough the system, there was probably not enough motivation to be accurate with perforations or lettering. Nor would it be cheap to buy a custom-made punch for that without making it look strange.<br /><br />This reminds me about the numistmatic World, where the Chinese workshops are issuing all kinds of 19th century silver coinage, but "forget" to mark them as copies, which is why a number of collectors aren't buying any old silver from unknown dealers at all. If they won't have a specific country/year/denomination available, they can make the tools for that in a week. <br /><br />I guess that if someone would like to buy half a million pcs of forged 1st class stamps, they would make a perfectly matching perforations for that lot quite quickly.Ossinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-31743375766717963242011-01-24T09:31:03.934+00:002011-01-24T09:31:03.934+00:00It seems odd that whoever did this went to so much...It seems odd that whoever did this went to so much trouble to copy the security slits (which to a brief glance are passable) and the overprint, and yet used such an obviously wrong perforation. From the scan, at least, it is the weird "wavy" perforation that immediately makes it jump out as a fake, rather than any of the other discrepancies. Is a real perforation so difficult to fake?Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-89130532231909676792011-01-18T21:05:42.348+00:002011-01-18T21:05:42.348+00:00Very interesting update, many thanks for the break...Very interesting update, many thanks for the breaking news. <br /><br />It obviously looks wrong, but that fact that it has gone through the postal system makes all the new security features look very weak. As with the people from the midlands who were jailed for the 2005 gold 1st fakes, I hope that the police (and the Post Office) take this seriously.<br /><br />Maybe collectors that find them can report postmark or sending locations to the Post Office / Police?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-31449669343678753792011-01-18T15:24:15.185+00:002011-01-18T15:24:15.185+00:00There have been previous forgeries with similar di...There have been previous forgeries with similar die-cut 'perfs'. The surprise this time is the ROYAL MAIL printing. <br /><br />But they get through the system - I wonder how many are unnoticed in kiloware!Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-6127599860594919472011-01-18T15:19:54.682+00:002011-01-18T15:19:54.682+00:00VERY Interesting. The "security" cuts ...VERY Interesting. The "security" cuts look crude and the perfs look odd too. Yes why go to all that trouble. maybe it was just for "fun" not to defraud the Post Office.Philcovershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042915999519092870noreply@blogger.com