New issues.
🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia -
13 April 2023 - Malay Sultanate coins - 3 stamps (1 se-tenant pair and a single stamp) and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Rating:- ****.
🇮🇳 India Post -
7 April 2023 - Bicentenary of the Birth of Dayanand Saraswati, philosopher, social reformer and founder of Arya Sama - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***.
There are a very large number of fake ‘new issue stamps’ appearing on the Delcampe internet auction site at present and often at remarkably high prices. The subjects often have little relevance to the country whose name is inscribed on these illegal products. A search of products being offered on the site under ‘2023’ reveals that these fakes are mostly inscribed with the names of African countries (though the names are sometimes misspelled) and a number of Commonwealth countries have been singled out to have their names abused on these products - these include Gabon, Sierra Leone, Tanzaina (sic), Guyana, Lesotho, Namibia, Maldives and Botswana. I’m quite sure that no regular reader of this Blog would fall victim to wasting money on this scam - indeed the quality of the items betrays their dubious source to informed collectors - but it is worthwhile reminding anyone considering buying the expensive trash that these are illegal products with no value whatsoever.
Just checked on Delcampe for these items at 0730 Eastern USA time 9 April 2023 and while the items are visible, the accounts selling them have been closed. If you reported these items to Delcampe it appears they have already taken action against the sellers.
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