1948 India Gandhi Stamp collection research expertising. Investment in stamp collection ?

Following are some of the expensive Gandhi stamps material sold on eBay.

This is for your research before you buy any 1948 Gandhi stamps from India as a stamp investment or as alternative investment other than gold or share/stock or real estate property.

1) Are this genuine 1948 Gandhi stamps on the cover ?

2) Are this genuine Jai Hind special cancellation issued on 15 August 1948 ?(or rubber stamp)

3) Are this genuine CDS (cancellation date stamp) on the cover ?

4) Do you think this are really travelled to destination ?

5) Do you think this are really sold on eBay for this much money ?

6) Do you think eBay as well as PayPal got commission from this transaction?

7) Do you think local government got tax from this selling ?

8) Do you think any government got capital gain tax from this collectible item selling ?

9) and you need to come up with another 92 before you decide !!!

Please read my 700+ blog on Gandhi stamps and you have to decide because it's your money you will be investing.!

But my personal opinion (my certificate of stamp expertise) is all of this is FAKE or Forgery.!! It's my personal opinion as everyone opinion differ.

But my opinion is free not like BPA or RPLS where they charge money and they don't take any responsibility or liability even after issuing certificate.

What is stamp Expertising or stamp authentication?

Above eBay 8-9 transaction are $10000.!! for piece of paper.!!

Do you really think some one is spending this kind of money on 1948 India Gandhi stamp collection or philatelic hobby.

No one is collecting anything right now as no one has time because of lot of other activities in the world such as surfing on internet, watching Netflix or youtube or social media like facebook or tiktok or even watching TV and Movies and on top of that people are watching cricket or soccer or other sports.

But someone is buying it as per this transaction which is good for ebay(get commission 10%) and paypal (2-3%) and California and USA Federal Tax from capital gain tax on collectible items  or seller's country from where they are selling.

Also buyer country residence will get local tax where buyer reside as eBay as to collect tax.!!

Do you think all of them are getting money from this.? To me it will be about $2000 to $4000 depending on countries.

It's hard to tell as majority of stamp collection transaction are fake (never processed through) as buyer do SHILL bidding (bidding with other id) or friend will buy it for them and they cancel transaction.!!

But if you see on eBay there are lot of Gandhi stamps are sold and currently available.!!

And you might be thinking this selling price is genuine.?

So do your research as it's very easy to make this kind of postal cover as it only required some old postal envelope and rubber stamps.!!

Very easy way to make money on eBay or any other live auction or online auction by famous auction house.

So think before you invest in stamp.!!

I will never invest in stamp as alternative investment as there is no law or legal entity control's it.

Also there are very few investor to buy.

So stick with Gold or Share/Stocks or Real estate property.!!

Again it's your money.!!! so you can burn how ever you want to burn.

Thanks

GSC.

Scinde Dawk - Asia first stamp - Stamp Expert Certificate - Is it forgery stamp or never issued.

Scinde Dawk 1852 stamps from India was sold for $1025 by eBay seller "lunar_nj" from India and item location in Kansas, USA.

Not sure where seller will pay capital gain tax ?

Because seller is based in India and item location in USA.

Need to pay too lot of capital gain tax on this item as it was sold for $1025.

But my question is this all real.?

All means

• Embossed Scinde Dawk is genuine stamp ? (any one can make this kind of embossed stamp and start applying on old paper)
• Do you think after 167+ years this kind of thing still available in plenty. ( I had seen more than 200 on eBay alone in last 9 years).
• Do you think this is genuine transaction where eBay seller paid all commission to eBay?
• Do you think eBay seller paid all state tax (kansas) and federal tax to IRS ?
• Do you think this stamp Expert certificate as any value? (anyone can issue Expert Certificate as no licenses or education required.!!)
• Do people were using stamps 167+ years ago.? (Think how far your relatives were living at that time.!!)
• Do you think it was never issued.? ( do you think it was required in India or Pakistan when it was under British rule).
• Do you think piece of paper will still remain intact after 167+ years ago? (think about weather, all different wars in that region and other things happened in 167 years. Do you have your first standard marksheet?)
• Do people collect stamp anymore? 
• Do you think 43 bids are genuine?
• One bidder is bidding on 832 items and 5721 bids? ( can you believe that.!)
• Do you think SHILL bidding is done to increase price?

After reading all of the above Will you pay $1025 for this kind piece of paper ?

Want to do more research  then click following link to read about Scinde Dawk.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/search/label/scinde%20dawk

2 months ago Scinde Dawk with Stamp Expert Certificate from RPSL Ltd was sold for $999 by "invest-and-collect" from UK with only one bid.!!

Why only one bid and less price then "lunar_nj"

Do you think this stamps are Investment ?

Do you think it's invest and collect item?

Above screenshot is about bidder who is bidding on Scinde Dawk but also bidding on another 832 items on eBay with 5721 bids.!!


What do you think about this bidder ?

Is it SHILL bidding ?

Thanks
GSC

Mauritius QV 1854 stamp with BPA expert certificate - Mauritius Queen Victoria 1854 stamps

Mauritius Queen Victoria 1854 stamps or Mauritius QV 1854 stamp with BPA was sold for $1199 by eBay seller "pristinephilatelics" from Sunnyvale California USA.

All transaction you saw on eBay or even in big auction house are not GENUINE.  So keep that in mind. 

It's all about marketing and trying to show that people collect stamps and stamps are selling at very high price. So it's good for alternative investment.!!

Do you believe people still collect stamps and paying this much amount on one stamp of Mauritius QV 1854 stamp with BPA expert certificate .?

Do you really think this Mauritius Queen Victoria 1854 stamps is genuine transaction ?

What genuine transaction means ?

• Seller paid to buyer
• Buyer paid commission to eBay (10% of selling price)
• Buyer paid California Tax  (7-10% of selling price)?
• Buyer paid Capital Gain Tax during Federal Tax return(15% - 35%) ?

Do you think Mauritius Queen Victoria 1854 stamps is GENUINE stamp ? 

What genuine stamp means ?

• It's 160+ year old stamp.
• How it end up with some normal collector who is selling on eBay
• Forgery stamps of 1854 and other older stamps are available in plenty.

But it has BPA cert - BPA expert certificate.

So what.

Anyone can become stamp expert and issue certificate. There is no official license like notary or pharmacy or lawyer.!!

This BPA cert don't have address or phone #. It's just piece of paper.!!

BPA certificate issuer don't take any responsibility!! 

If BPA cert don't take any liability if it's FAKE or FORGERY then what's the use.!!

It's written on BPA cert that "neither the company nor the members of the expert committe can accept any liablility, either collective or individual for any opinion expressed."

What do you think?

Why it matters ?

It matters because some unknown new collector who will buy FAKE or FORGERY stamps if they see all this kind of pricing and BPA cert.

Also some stamp collectors are involved in advising other new collectors  to buy this kind of FAKE or Forgery stamps.

MY EXPERT OPINION IS ALL FAKE, FORGERY OR BOGUS.!! (You don't have to believe in me like EXPERT CERT.!!)

So now what do you think about Mauritius Queen Victoria 1854 stamps with BPA cert and eBay transaction ?

Is this genuine stamps ?

Is this BPA cert has any value?

Did eBay got commission? (or buyer did not paid and seller open case with eBay to refund the commission).

So now forget about CA tax or federal tax as this transaction never happened ?

Thanks
GSC.

Queen Victoria stamp - David Brandon Expert Certificate - UK capital gain tax on stamp collection.

Recently I saw 1895 Indian stamp of Queen Victoria stamp  with overprint British East Africa - 1895-96 O/P Type 9 on QV 3r (rupees) stamp sold for $3048.!!

We know how easy is to make overprint stamp and claim it is unique and rare.

We know forgery and BOGUS (never exist) stamp are made with overprint and try to cheat seller.

Click following is BOGUS stamp which was sold for $225000.with expert certificate.!!  (It's a common practice in stamp collection.!!)

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

But this  Indian stamp of Queen Victoria stamp with overprint British East Africa - 1895-96 O/P Type 9 on QV 3r (rupees) stamp sold for $3048 by seller "stampedia" from UK.

It's good for UK government as they will get CAPITAL GAIN TAX from this stamp. (20-30%)

Also UK government will get VAT from this  Queen Victoria stamp with overprint British East Africa - 1895-96. (15-20%)

Also new eBay stock investor will see this as potential oppurntuity to buy eBay stock/shares, because eBay will get 10% from this transaction.!!

Also PayPal will get 2-3% if it was used to complete transaction.!!

So lot of money is flowing from this one stamp to all of them including seller who will get 50% after all the commission to eBay, Capital GAIN tax and VAT.

you decide whether this is genuine or forgery or bogus by
looking margin on sides, type of overprint etc.

Do you think all of them (UK treasury, UK VAT dept, eBay) got money from this sale of QV stamp ?

or

Buyer did not paid and seller cancel transaction.?

So we are not sure.

But you and me are thinking QV stamp sold for $3000.!!

You and me are thinking QV stamp with overprint British East Africa is rare stamp.!!

Ebay shareholders are thinking their stock is good investment because it's getting lot of money from this kind of transaction.!!

Some rich people will be motivated by stamp dealer to invest in stamps by showing this.!!

Some blog writer, newspaper will make it more famous after looking this QV stamps sold for $3000.!!

Also seller has to pay for this David Brandon Expert Certificate so seller can make sure to buyer it's Genuine.

Seller can avoid paying to David Brandon Expert Committe by creating new expert committe of his own.!!

Yes any one can give expert certificate. No formal education or degree needed to give Expert Certificate. Also there is no university who give education for Expertising stamp.!!

Also you need to make sure that there are lot of forgery expert certificate or BOGUS expert certificate is available in market.

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 ?

So you can save some money and don't look fool or idiot.!!

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2016/04/bpa-expertising-certificate-india-1992.html

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

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2014/04/stamp-expertizing-bpa-expertising-bpa.html

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.

Stamp Expertising Certificate -

As in my previous blog post I expertise (ha ha.!!)  that there was nothing like 1948 Gandhi FDC from Indian Embassy of Nepal. 

It's all about making money.!!!

Anyone one can expertizing philately material or stamp. It's up to buyer to believe in it.!!!

If you don't know what is stamp expertising then click following link to read about it.

http://uspaexpertising.blogspot.com/2014/04/what-is-stamp-expertising.html

As I mentioned Gandhi stamp collection is nothing but TAKING your money (Making money on you). 

In order to make money you will see lot of BOGUS (never exist) philately material which are glorified by some collectors through online Gandhi stamp exhibit and various philatelic blog/ stamps websites/ yearbook/Gandhi Handbooks etc.

Even this bogus philatelic material are in to philatelic museums.!!

Now let's see why my expertising of this 1948 Gandhi FDC from Nepal Embassy is BOGUS (nothing like this issued or cancellation).

Reason for my expertisization is simple.

1) How/Why stamps reached to Nepal Indian Embassy on/before 15-Aug-1948 ? Any used cover on that date with register mail?

Also it was Sunday so not do you think Embassy was open ? If open do you think they were busy doing rubber stamping instead of celebrating first anniversary of Independence of India.!!

2) Why we don't see FDC with official Post and Telegraph  cachets  with Gandhi portrait, which we see commonly see on  1948 Gandhi Stamps FDC ? 

Also why no special commemorative first day cancellation from Nepal Indian Embassy ? if Pondicherry has one.!!! even though Pondicherry was part of French until 1954.!! Think if P&T can arrange stamps then they can arrange  commemorative Jai Hind cancellation as well as official first day cover.!!

But it's not hard they can do this too.!!  by buying some unused 1948 cover and making rubber stamp.!!

Any thing is possible in GANDHI stamps.!!

So this can apply to any stamp collection in world.!!!

It's all about making money.!!

Look at the asking price by eBay seller "alphaomegaphilately" . It's $5500.!!

It's an art of making money.!! 

My guess the stamps are also Forgery stamps (REPLICA or Facsmile) which are widely available under $5.!!!

So make rubber stamp of Indian Embassy of Nepal and affix forgery stamps on it  just make money.!!!

In past similar cover was sold for $4550.!! by eBay seller "drpokri"

Do you think eBay got commission from this transaction.?

If you bought eBay shares thinking this is real transaction and eBay/PayPal is getting lot of commission (approximately $300-$500)  on this kind of single transaction then you are fooled too.!!!

According to my guess (after looking what's going in Gandhi stamps selling) eBay even did not got a any commission as this was BOGUS trade.!!!

Bogus trade means 

• seller might use other id to increase bid (Shill Bidding)
• buyer might not have paid to seller (false glorification by showing high value).
• other stamp collectors want to increase price of this.!!
• friends or relative might have bid on this. (Shill Bidding).

So what do you think about my expertisation ?

Do you think my expertising is correct or false ?

BTW:- Stamp Expertising is also about making money.!!


Want to see other FAMOUS BOGUS Gandhi philatelic material and then you can confirm about Indian Embassy Nepal cancellation and Expertising.!!


1) 1948 Brazil special booklet with Emblem of India.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/01/emblem-of-india-on-1948-gandhi-special.html





2) LEATHER FOLDER WITH SPECIMEN STAMP.!!

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/03/rare-stamps.html






3) Germany 2009 Gandhi cancellation with Emblem of India.!!

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2011/08/it-back-again-fake-winnenden-germany.html

4) COURVOISIER STAMPS FOLDER 

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/07/courvoisier-stamps-folder.html





So after looking 4 of the above blog post and images what do you think.!!

Does expertising of stamp make sense.!!

If you need expertising of any philately material just print one and claim as genuine.!!

Thanks
GSC

(Disclosure :- Blog writer is eBay Share holder in personal as well retirement account).

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.