GANDHI STAMPS CLUB

Exposing illegal activities by investigating what's happening in Gandhi Stamps. I don't want any other stamp collector to get cheated ever like I was cheated because there was no blog, website or book which gives you reality about Forgery, Fake, Shill bidding and correct pricing in Gandhi Stamps and Philately. Think this blog as GANDHI STAMPS NEWSPAPER. No Profit or NON PROFIT approach without trying to sell anything or no advertisement and expressing my freedom of speech.

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1/28/18

Jal Cooper Gandhi FDC - Gandhi Handbook

In Nov 2017 Gandhi FDC send to Jal Cooper was sold for $1600 ($2100 AU) by Australia eBay seller "8479smacma".

This transaction will get lot of money for

1) Australia government from GST rule eBay seller will be charged 10% of selling price.
2) eBay will get around 10% commission on this transaction
3) PayPal will get 2-3% of commission on this transaction.

On top of that Australia government will get Income Tax or Capital Gain Tax on this Gandhi FDC send to Jal Cooper.

We all know Jal Cooper was stamp collector, dealer, philatelist and expert, same way like me and you.

But we know what stamp collector do.! create forgeries and fake in order to make money.!!

Lot of Jal Cooper material came after his death and it contains lot of Gandhi Philatelic material including Gandhi SERVICE stamps.!!

You can read my blog about Jal Cooper and you decide what's going in Gandhi Philatelic material. Whether you can trust Jal Cooper or not.!!

Jal Cooper selling stamps.

Also lot of material of Jal Cooper is included in Gandhi Handbook for stamps and Philately which was published after his death.

We all know how much fake, forgery and incorrect information is information is included in Gandhi Handbook.

Gandhi Handbook of Stamps and Philately

We know all about Special Cancellation issued in 1948. Most of them are FAKED. Even Bombay special cancellation has multiple forgery

So beware what are you buying it.

So what do you think about Jal Cooper and Gandhi FDC ?

Thanks
GSC.

11/26/15

Forgery stamps - Bogus Stamps - Overprint stamps - King George Stamp - Jal Cooper - Gandhi Handbook - Making money on eBay !!

BOGUS stamp is nothing but it NEVER exist or never printed by official postal department.

(We can call BOGUS stamp as Cindrella stamp also. In philately, a cinderella stamp is "virtually anything resembling a postage stamp, but not issued for postal purposes by a government postal administration.)

Forgery stamps are stamps which are forged by reprinting it and selling as genuine.!!

Overprint stamps are created for special purpose usage by King/Queen or government use, but this is mostly BOGUS.!!

BOGUS stamp is creation of some smart person who wants to make unique stamps so it can generate lot of money.

Click to read about Most Expensive stamps of India.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/11/most-expensive-stamp.html

Now look at following Gandhi SERVICE overprint stamp.

Do you think Gandhi SERVICE stamp is Genuine or Bogus stamps ?

My personal opinion about Gandhi SERVICE Overprint stamps is BOGUS. (you don't have to believe me). You can do your own research as you have to pay money.

What I am thinking about this overprint Gandhi SERVICE stamp is that One or more smart stamp collectors/dealers/Expert created unique stamp by OVERPRINTING on 1948 Gandhi stamp which was fourth stamp of India after Independence.

There was no overprint SERVICE stamp for first three stamps of India!!

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2014/08/overprint-stamps-first-stamp-of-india.html

Why no overprint SERVICE on first three Indian stamps ? (because it's not famous as Gandhi stamp).

If this stamp is without overprint SERVICE then it might be selling for less than $10 or no one will buy it but with overprint SERVICE it is selling for $950 on eBay by seller "stamp_bay".

Above is another set of four was sold for $404 by eBay seller "pristinephilatelics" from Sunnyvale, California.

eBay shareholders will be benefited from this kind of auction from commission ($40) as well as California Government will kind some kind of sale tax as well as state tax from seller.

As per reading material available on internet, handbooks this Overprint SERVICE stamp was made only for Governor General of India and it should not be available for general public or use.

Following letter from Gandhi Handbook written by V.J.Moore assistant secretary can prove that. It is dated 12th August 1949 in Gandhi Handbook (page 197) that this stamp is only for official correspondence of Governor General.

We know if stamps are forged then it's easy to forged letter head of Assistant Secretary letter ?

My personal opinion about this letter is also BOGUS. Does not make sense at all as it is using old letterhead after 2 years of Independence with seal of England "Private Secretary office".
and cancelling "Viceroy's Camp, India" and typing/printing Government House, New Delhi.!!

Following is part of page 197 for your reference. If you want to see more then refer Gandhi Handbook.

(My personal opinion about this letter is BOGUS. Reason for that is there is no other official information such as address, phone # etc.).

Also chances of below letter can be forgery, as we had seen in Expertising certificate.

But above article might be BOGUS too as it's easy to print it and type it up to make this stamps are genuine.

Also this might be in the book to prove this Gandhi SERVICE stamp is Genuine.!!

As this is in Gandhi Handbook it's does not mean that this is Genuine. We know how incorrect and wrong information are in Gandhi Handbook without any verification so we cannot trust this Handbook. (My personal opinion about Handbook and you don't have to believe me.!)

I don't think SERVICE stamp was actual made for Governor General of India but it was creation of some group of collectors or dealers in order to make money.

They glorified this stamp by exhibiting, writing about it and we are still believing it.

What you read on online exhibit or philatelic blogs/websites/handbook is nothing but a Cinderella story (like Disney princess) which someone told to world.!!

But I saw letter from JAL COOPER selling this overprint SERVICE stamp ?.

How he was selling this SERVICE stamps ? (should not be only for Governor-General use only)

Did he stole it from Government or bought stolen stamps from someone ?

Did he forged it ? (overprint is easy).

Did someone else created this BOGUS overprinted stamp and used his name to make it authentic.?

(This letterhead as information about everything you need to know about Jal Cooper. To me it look authentic information, but still it can be printed so chances of forgery is high).

So whom to trust ?

Gandhi handbook or Jal Cooper or no one ?

Also as per following news article collectors were dependent on Jal Cooper instead of any official letter from Postal Department.

Now to make it more interesting FORGERY rubber stamp was used to create more authentic look and affix this stamp on paper.!!

You know it's very easy to create rubber stamp so it's not a big deal.

Also this kind of stamps are made very popular by some current collectors who displayed in their online exhibit, websites, stamp collection blogs, stamps forum, stamps newsletter as well as giving interview to newspaper.

Also this is made famous in Philatelic Handbook, Stamp Year Books etc which is nothing but marketing tool for philatelic material.

This Forgery stamps - Bogus Stamps - Overprint stamps with King George Stamp is widely displayed in Gandhi stamps Handbook without proper explanation or thinking or making any sense.

Why it was overprinted SERVICE on 4th stamp of India. It was not done on 1st or 2nd or 3rd stamps.!!

Now if you look following screenshot you will be surprised that this was sold for $108.!!

Don't you think it's easy to make money on eBay.!!

$108 is lot of money if you think for this piece of paper.!!

To make it more unique and rare it was used with King GEORGE stamp of India.!! So they can make money from multiple thematic stamps collectors.!!

In past I wrote about this Gandhi SERVICE stamp which never exist as it was just created to make me and you fool.!!

My illustrations this week proves that some Gandhi stamps were overprinted for offical use. Mr. Jal Cooper writes from Bombay that last year he was shown examples of the 1 1/2 and 3 1/2 annas in used condition : as postmarks were in distinct he awaitied further developments. Now it is defeinetly know that several sheets each of the 1 1/2 , 3 1/2 and 12 annas were overprinted with the word "SERVICE" and these were issued to Rajagopalchari. (read more from above image).

Why someone has to prove that there was SERVICE overprint stamps ?

Don't you think it should be official published by postal department as well as Government of India in 1948.?

Do you think it's a SCAM to make money going on by Jal Cooper ?

Do you think someone is using Jal Cooper name to make this Genuine stamp?

Now after reading all this do your brain think that Gandhi SERVICE stamp is BOGUS ?

Thanks
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9/3/15

Jal Cooper - King George KGV Stamps - King Edward KED Stamps

Recently I saw India KGV 1925 overprint Surcharge double stamps sold for $440 with Jal Cooper signature.!! sold by eBay seller "mareval2".

Don't you think signature can be forged. It's more easier than forging stamps or rubber stamp and making used register cover or first day cover or BOGUS stamps.

Following are signatures of Jal Cooper. You decide which one is GENUINE or FORGERY.

Or both might be FORGERY ?

Do you really think following KGV stmaps(King George) or KED stamps(King Edward) are genuine stamps with overprint surcharge stamps.?

In past we had seen lot of KGV or King Edward or Queen Victoria stamp selling as Facismile or copy as it's impossible to get it because 100 years ago 25 Rupees was too much money.!!! Even 10 Rupees and 15 Rupees were too much.!!

And to keep it in mint condition is foolish because it's a piece of paper which can be degraded with time, weather or natural calamities.

We all know how many facsmile or replica (copy) stamps are available for this KGV stmaps(King George) or KED stamps(King Edward) 25 Rupees stamp or 15 Rupees stamps or all 1902 British India stamps or 1909 British India stamps 1925 British India stamps So this might me nothing but forgery stamps selling as genuine.

As I mentioned before Philately or stamp collection is nothing but cheating.

Following are FORGERY or REPLICA stamps which are available in plenty and overprinting it is easier than making stamps.

In order to make money Gandhi Philately collectors will do any thing.

Create Bogus (never exist) material (like Round Table Conferenece Cancellation or 2009 Gandhi special cancellation from Germany).
Forged Expertising Certificate
Shill Bidding
Don't pay to seller.
Forged stamps

Look at the following Royal Philatelic Society - RPS certificate. It's FORGED for Indian Round Table conference special cancellation.

But this Round Table Cancellation itself is BOGUS - Never issued by British Postal Administration but it's circulating on eBay.

On top of that it's glorified in various Gandhi Philatelic material such as Philatelic Handbook, Stamp Year Book, Online Gandhi stamp exhibit, Gandhi Philatelic websites/blogs/forum etc.!!

http://uspaexpertising.blogspot.com/2014/12/royal-philatelic-society-expert.html

So do you trust Royal Philatelic Society - RPS certificate ?

Above forged expertising certificate was forged by "GandhiPhilately" aka "echobangla" from Australia.!!

Even listing country Australia might be mentioned wrong in order to make collectors think it's not from India.!!

Another forged Royal Philatelic Society expertising certificate is one of the expensive Gandhi stamps.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2011/01/expensive-gandhi-stamp.html

So do you trust Royal Philatelic Society - RPS certificate ?

So now you don't think Gandhi Philately is Cheating ?

All you see on eBay or delcampe or Handbooks are nothing but FORGERY or BOGUS Gandhi Philately material with increase priced by SHILL bidding in order to Glorify and make you think it's GENUINE.

But in reality Gandhi Philately is Cheating.!!

As this also has stamp Expert Certificate I decide to do more research about Expertising Certificate issuer.

To me this Expert Certificate does not add any value, because it looks like any one can give their opinion and call piece of paper as Expertising Certificate.

To become stamp Expert (Expertising Certificate issuer)

You don't need any college degree or certification or license from government.
There are no rules or law in stamp expertising certificate which needs to be followed and there is no overseeing authority who can revoke you as stamp expert or philatelic expert.
Even to open a store or company it require permit from local authority and they do all kind of inspection, background check etc. You don't need when you start issuing expertising certificate.
It don't require physical address also as website is only requirement to become philatelic expert.

Does it make sense with this kind of Stamp Expert or Expertising Certificate ?

Don't you think it's a JOKE.!! (Philatelic JOKE).!!

Let me make sure I am not writing that this is not a genuine stamps or not a genuine certificate or genuine opinion giving through Expert Certificate.

I am just expressing my freedom of speech by expressing my own opinion which can help you to think about WHAT IS this Expertising Certificate in stamp collection which we see all the time for expensive stamps and philatelic items.

As this was issued by Sergio Sismondo, first thing I did was to search on google.!!

I searched for Sergio Sismondo on google and found following link, but to me it looks like some what questionable.

http://www.sismondostamps.com

I cannot even found "Sergio" name on this website.!! Also address is not any office as it's pointing to some mailbox in mall.( I know people don't want to provide genuine address to avoid spam or privacy, but when you are in business it's shows your identity.!!). But it's required to gain trust of collectors.

Email address is not even pointing to this web address.!! It's sismondo@dreamscape.com which is free web based email address. (In order to gain trust one must have it's own domain name email address, not free one.)

There is No information about Sergio Sismondo

Who is he ?
How is he philatelic expert ?
What are his philatelic expertise ?
What kind of stamp collection he did in past and present ?
Participate in stamp exhibition?
Won any medals in stamp exhibition ?
Any international philatelic exhibition judging ?

Also no information about who submitted India 1854 stamp, as we see on other expertising certificate.

Looks like it's not big philatelic society like The Royal Philatelic Society issuing this certificate but some one like me or you is giving his opinion by charging money.

There are total 87 auction on eBay with Sismondo Certificate. Click this link for auction by Sergio Simondo.

It's easy to make money and no liability and make lot of money. See money made by sismondostamps.com, Philatelic expert Sergio Sismondo.!! (It's 3.75% of catalogue value, which is about $150.!!)

http://www.sismondostamps.com/exp/expert.htm

Lot of money by issuing certificate.!! Now I am seriously thinking about to issuing expertising certificate. ( it's coming soon.!!)

Again let me make sure I am not writing that this is not a genuine stamps or not a genuine certificate or genuine opinion giving through Expert Certificate. I am just expressing my freedom of speech by expressing my own opinion which can help you to think about this Expertising Certificate which we see all the time for expensive stamps and philatelic items.

It's up to you to decide whether expertising make sense or not. You are paying money so you need to decide.

Also I found another website http://www.sismondowines.com while searching Sergion Sismondo which is all about WINES.

Wines or Stamps ? or both.?

In past I wrote about Expertising certificate so please read my blog post to understand properly.

1) Forgery or Reused of stamp Expertising Certificate of $225,000!!

2) Rare Stamp - Old Stamps - RPS stamp Expert Certificate.

3) Study of RPS stamp expertizing Certificate.

Even though some of the stamps and philatelic material looks Forgery to me there are expertising certificate because any one can issue certificate without any liability.

To me it looks like any one can issue stamp Expertising certificate.

Issuing stamp expertising certificate don't required any government license or any college degree or you don't have to buy any bonds or money guarantee.

If you are doctor or pharmacist you need degree as well as government license to practice but to issue Expertising certificate any one can issue it even if you don't collect stamp.!!

If doctor or pharmacist makes any mistake or error their license will be suspended or someone will sue them.

But if you are issuer of Stamp Expert Certificate you are not liable of anything even if you give incorrect information.!!

So how can we trust this certificate ? (We Cannot trust it)

Do expertising certificate issuing committee takes full responsibility if some thing is proven wrong after many years.? (No they don't take any responsibility).

They just give opinion and don't take any liability.

Think as PIECE OF PAPER.!! without any liability.

Here in this certificate there is no Company or no members in Expert Committee, It's an individual who is expressing opinion.

In past I wrote following blog posts about forgery of 1854 stamp so what are chances of this as Forgery.

India 1854 Yvert - British India stamp Queen Victoria - QV stamp sold for $3275

India 1854 QV Queen Victoria 4 annas stamps

India 1854 half anna - queen victoria british india stamp

Straits Settlements stamps B/172 India stamps - Do you really think it's worth $34,500.!!?

1854 1/2 Anna Queen Victoria stamps

Rarities India 1854 stamp - Queen Victoria stamp - Making money on Internet

After reading above blog post what do you think about this cancellation and QV stamps ?

Now as we know that this 1854 QV Queen Victoria India stamps are available in FORGERY what are chances of this as forgery.

Click link to see more about this.

Not sure why it was sold for such a less even with stamp expert certificate, but who cares when everyone is making money including eBay($50), PayPal ($50) and Expert Certificate issuer ($150), postal agency etc which in turn will be benefited to USA state and federal government who will get income tax, sales tax etc from seller as well as Expert Certificate issuer as well as from eBay and eBay shareholders(if stock goes up).

Lot of money is flowing through stamp collection with stamp expert certificate.

DON'T EVERY STAMP COLLECTOR SHOULD ISSUE EXPERT CERTIFICATE and make money.!!

Any one can become PHILATELIC EXPERT as there is no education needed or college degree or certification exam.!!

Just tell everyone I am Philatelic Expert.!! ( I am Gandhi Philatelic Expert.!!)

To know more about this kind of activity read my following blog post and think what are the possibilities in cheating, glorification, SHILL bidding, FAKE, Forgery etc.

1) 1948 Stamps False hope of Riches?

2) 1948 Gandhi Stamps: Are False hope of Riches - Part II ?

3) 1948 Gandhi Mourning Private FDC : Are False hope of Riches - Part III?

4) 1948 Expensive Gandhi FDC : Are False hope of Riches - Part IV?

5) 1948 Gandhi Stamps Early Usage cover : Gandhi Stamps Are False hope of Riches - Part V?

6) Maxi Card sold for $5100 with 1948 Gandhi Stamps - False hope of Riches - Part VI?

7) Indian Philately Exposed

8) Indian Philately Exposed - Part II

9) Gandhi SERVICE overprint stamp price fell from $1009 to $1.!!

10) How can you tell that Gandhi SERVICE stamp is FAKE or Forgery ?

I hope all the above will help while making decision in investing stamps and to avoid getting CHEATED.!!

Now don't you think it does NOT make sense STAMP INVESTING!!

Thanks

Gandhi Stamps Club.

9/1/15

Jal Cooper and Gandhi stamp collection ?

Recently I saw Gandhi FDC with full set of four 1948 Gandhi stamps was sold for only $350.!!

After reading my blog post you will know why it sold only for $350.!!

You will see only stamps are selling for more price.!!

But on top of that the cover has rubber stamp address of Jal Cooper.!!

Does it mean it was made by Jal Cooper ?

Does it mean it was deliver to Jal Cooper ?

We see lot of FDC with Jal Cooper address.(rubber stamp)

As per Wikipedia he was " an Indian philatelist, and an expert and authenticator of the postage stamps and postal history of India. Cooper was also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the author of several philatelic handbooks. He was both a stamp dealer and a collector."

But after looking more and more Gandhi Philatelic material and Gandhi SERVICE stamps, some time I think he is the brain behind all this. And now after his death someone got hold of lot of philatelic material from his relatives.!!

Now look at following full set of Gandhi stamp with first date cancellation on FDC. To me it looks like forged.

So who created all this forgery rubber stamps and philatelic material including forgery stamps of Gandhi SERVICE ?

After comparing first date cancellation (rubber stamp) with my blog post "IS GANDHI STAMPS ALL ABOUT FORGERY ? - BIGGEST SCAM IN STAMP COLLECTION " to me it looks nothing but FORGERY rubber stamp of first date cancellation stamp.

Also in past I wrote about Jal Cooper and Gandhi SERVICE stamp. Click to read it.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2014/09/jal-cooper-overprint-stamp-how-he-was.html

Recently I revisited my previous blog post about letter of Jal Cooper (famous philatelist and dealer) selling 1948 Gandhi SERVICE stamp.!!

We know that 1948 Gandhi stamp was 4th stamp issued by India in 1948 in set of four.

But there were very few printed with overprint SERVICEon it specially for Governor General of India.

(we have read only in philatelic handbooks, magazine, yearbooks, exhibit as we don't know exactly what happen during that time)

Not sure who printed this overprint as I read on some stamp exhibit that even Indian Postal Department were opposed to printing overprint SERVICE on stamps as per philatelic evidence.

You cannot rely on philatelic evidence such as Handbooks or pamplets or philatelic yearbook or stamp exhibit or even catalog because everyone wants money.!!

Chances are that Indian Postal Department might be not aware of this SERVICE overprint stamp.!! (all underground activity, and no one cares.!!)

I don't believe this oveprint SERVICE stamps are real. It's an interesting story and I certainly respect people who believe these are literally true, but I don't. I see no evidence for this SERVICE overprint stamp.

Above 10 Rupees Overprint stamp was sold for $200000.!!

Can't believe it how to turn a piece of paper with overprint in to $200000, What a brilliant idea.

In past I wrote blog post about this India 1948 OVERPRINT Gandhi SERVICE stamps.

Click to read and than decide what's going on with your collection.!!

Overprint stamps - 1948 Gandhi SERVICE stamp selling are BOGUS ?

Governor General was thinking he was KING ?

Most Expensive stamp of India as well as world ?

Governor General was not using GANDHI SERVICE stamp.!!

Why not first stamp of India had OVERPRINT SERVICE on it.?

Most Valuable stamps - R U Kidding.!!

India First Stamp after Independence Flag with SERVICE stamp

My personal opinion is that Governor might even don't know about this OVERPRINT Gandhi SERVICE stamp.!!

But some how Jal Cooper was selling this stamp and making huge money at that time.!!

Not sure how Jal Cooper was selling government property.

Not sure how Jal Cooper got hold of this stamps as per philatelic evidence (which is full of lies/incorrect info) it was very limited quantity printed and NOT FOR SALE TO GENERAL PUBLIC OR POST OFFICE.!!

It was only for Governor General of India usage.!!

Did Jal Cooper have any license to sell ?

OMG!!

THINK THINK!! what happen and you will never want this stamp in your collection!!

As we know (or we have read fantasy story about it) Gandhi SERVICE stamp was printed specially for Governor General of India for administrative purpose.

We all are stamp collector and we always get unique idea to create some rare philatelic cover to make it unique and rare.!!

So this might be someone idea to create unique and rare stamp.!!!

So whose idea was this to create Overprint stamp of Gandhi ?

Did someone overprint it instead of Indian Postal department or Swiss printer Courvoisier who printed this 1948 Gandhi stamps. ?

So how someone got this stamps ?

Did someone got it from Governor General office?

Did someone stole it from Governor General PO ?

Did someone bribe it ?

Did someone created it (printed) it?

It's up to you to decide.

My personal opinion is that there was no official overprint SERVICE stamp of Gandhi.

It's nothing but fantasy story which is glorified by stamp collectors, Philatelic Handbooks, stamp magazine, blogs, website, auctioneer etc.

Some investor think this as a stamp INVESTMENT !!

I consider a piece of paper.!!

This is how everyone makes money.!!

To me this proves that GANDHI SERVICE Stamp is nothing but BOGUS.!!

Jal cooper was making lot of money in 1949 by just selling SERVICE overprint stamp.

Rupees 15 per copy or block of four for 50 rupees.!!

Look at the profit Jal Cooper got by selling this stamp. 1 1/2 anna ( 10 paise) which is 1/10 of the rupee and got 15 rupees in a year.!!

If this much money was made I will also forged this stamp and start selling in 1949.!!

In 1948 gold price was 95 rupees for 10 gms.!!

Even magazine cutout & letter was sold for $400 by eBay seller "rohit98103"

Did eBay got it's commission $40 from this sell ? Because in past I saw buyers were not paying to seller or it was just shill bidding.!!

Did someone created this Forgery of Jal Cooper letter ?

To make fantasy story more interesting there were covers made with stamps.

Following are some of the FORGERY cover or piece of paper made with stamps by applying FORGERY OR BOGUS rubber stamp of Governor General.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/09/king-george-vi-stamp-and-gandhi-service.html

It's a fantasy story about a Gandhi SERVICE stamp and we all think it's REAL like all princess story.!!

SO NOW DO YOU KNOW WHY IT SOLD FOR $350 ONLY.!! ?

To know more about this kind of activity read my following blog post and think what are the possibilities in postal history of cheating, glorification, SHILL bidding, FAKE, Forgery etc.

1) 1948 Stamps False hope of Riches?
2) 1948 Gandhi Stamps: Are False hope of Riches - Part II ?
3) 1948 Gandhi Mourning Private FDC : Are False hope of Riches - Part III?
4) 1948 Expensive Gandhi FDC : Are False hope of Riches - Part IV?
5) 1948 Gandhi Stamps Early Usage cover : Gandhi Stamps Are False hope of Riches - Part V?
6) Maxi Card sold for $5100 with 1948 Gandhi Stamps - False hope of Riches - Part VI?
7) Indian Philately Exposed
8) Indian Philately Exposed - Part II
9) Gandhi SERVICE overprint stamp price fell from $1009 to $1.!!
10) How can you tell that Gandhi SERVICE stamp is FAKE or Forgery ?

I hope all of the above will help you to make decision in investing stamps and to avoid getting CHEATED.!!

What do you think about this Topical stamps collection register cover ?

Is it FORGERY ?
Is eBay shareholders are getting benefit of this kind of sale from getting huge commission ?

Thanks
Gandhi Stamps Club

9/17/14

Jal Cooper - Overprint stamp - How he was selling India's First Governor General stamp ?

OMG.!!

Recently I revisited my previous blog post about letter of Jal Cooper (famous philatelist and dealer) selling 1948 Gandhi SERVICE stamp.!!

We know that 1948 Gandhi stamp was 4th stamp issued by India in 1948 in set of four.

But there were very few printed with overprint SERVICEon it specially for Governor General of India.

(we have read only in philatelic handbooks, magazine, yearbooks, exhibit as we don't know exactly what happen during that time)

Not sure who printed this overprint as I read on some stamp exhibit that even Indian Postal Department were opposed to printing overprint SERVICE on stamps as per philatelic evidence.

You cannot rely on philatelic evidence such as Handbooks or pamplets or philatelic yearbook or stamp exhibit or even catalog because everyone wants money.!!

Chances are that Indian Postal Department might be not aware of this SERVICE overprint stamp.!! (all underground activity, and no one cares.!!)

I don't believe this oveprint SERVICE stamps are real. It's an interesting story and I certainly respect people who believe these are literally true, but I don't. I see no evidence for this SERVICE overprint stamp.