GABON stamps : Gabon 1998 FDC

In order to make money collectors and dealers will involved in making all kind of forgeries or even bogus special cancellation, stamps, FDC, philatelic material and all you can think will be forged.

Following are different ways to make money by selling stamps on Internet. (Of course is CHEATING!!)

1) Make money by selling SPECIMEN postcard 
2) Make money by making RUBBER stamp
3) Make money by selling TRIAL PROOF waste by stealing it or by art using Photoshop.
4) Make money by selling FORGERY stamps
5) Make money by selling FORGED special cancellation from different cities.
6) Make money by selling FORGERY stamps as GENUINE.
7) Make money by selling BOGUS - never exist special cancellation
8) Make money by selling LABELS - forgery or bogus
9) Make money by selling FAKE or BOGUS First Flight Cover FFC

10 ) Make money by OVERPRINTING stamps.!!

So now you have to decide what you are paying for what ?

But keep in mind what you see on eBay or any other auction house pricing is not correct as they don't pay after buying it in order to increase price and you might get second offer chance at little lower price.!!

Now look at following rubber stamp applied on Gabon 1998 Mahatma Gandhi stamps. Don't you think it's easy to make.!!

Also look at the cachet on the GABON stamps 1998 FDC. It does not make any sense if you compare with other FDC available. To me it looks like it's not from official postal department but it's made as private FDC by applying rubber stamp. Not sure whether this is official rubber stamp or just forgery.!!

Now look at the following screenshot from eBay where Gabon 1998 Gandhi FDC very rare was selling for $48 from eBay seller "gsphila"

How can be this VERY RARE.!

It's FDC so there will be about 1000 or 2000 or 50000 or more made so why seller is telling very rare.!!

Does this makes sense. If just stamp is sold, then there will be no buyer but in order to make more money FDC are created and sold without providing correct information.

We all know how FAKE/FORGERY FDC are made. Read following blog post and you will get idea how easy it is to create forgery.

1) FAKE FDC from Nicaragua with 100 years of Cinema stamps including Gandhi.
2) All private FDC (not officially issued by post and telegraph dept.) are Forgery.
3) Madagascar Forgery FDC.
4) Bogus rubber stamp applied to make FDC
5) FDC made from error overprint stamps

Now a days stamp collection is not a hobby but a big SCAM or GAME to make money.

Want to learn how to play Philatelic GAME or SCAM collectors then click following link to read my blog post.

1) Philatelic GAME.!!
2) Philatelic Greed !!
3) Stamp Collecting FACTS.

So now what do you think about GABON 1998 MAHATMA GANDHI FDC ?

How much will you pay for this ? $48 or $4 or 80 cents.

BTW: I will not even put it in my collection because it's does not look genuine to me.

I am not sure what you think ?

Genuine or Forgery ?

Thanks
Gandhi Stamps Club.

Mexico Gandhi Stamps and FDC : Gandhi stamps and Philatelic is in deep trouble ???

Hello Gandhi Philatelist,

Looks like Gandhi Philately is in deep trouble.!!!

Yesterday Gandhi Centenary FDC from Mexico was sold for $15.!! It's not price of one it's price for 3 FDC.!!

As you all know FDC are one of the safest to collect as there are very very less chances of cheating because  it's hard to duplicate each and everything required to make it such as envelope quality (needs 40+ years old), size, cachet printing on the FDC(India Map) and last is special cancellation issued for that date.

Like private FDC and used register cover there are more chance of FAKE or Forged then authenticate or Genuine because anyone can make it as it don't need special cover, special cachet and special cancellation.

FDC are safest investment except some 1948 Gandhi FDC from India. All other private FDC(without cachet or special cancellation issued for that day) and cachet less envelope are useless (such as First day Cover with Gandhi stamp withNepal Indian Embassy cancellation.!! )

So my question is why even after 40+ years it's available for $5 makes it's interesting to study as don't know why there are no buyers!!

I think reason for this decline is 

1) Stamp collection hobby is in decline. :- This is because  there are other things to do than collect old dirty stamps.!! such as video games, internet games and socializing through facebook.!! Read my previous blog post by clicking following link  "A Hobby in Decline"

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-hobby-in-decline.html

2) Forgery and FAKE are making new collectors to run away.:- As you all know that there are lot of forgery items available not only in Gandhi stamps and Philatelic material but all philatelic material of the world including British India, Aerial Post etc. We are seeing currently lot of FAKE 1948 Gandhi stamps along with Gandhi SERVICE stamp available in current market. Also you know there are other FAKE material in First Aerial Mail special cachet cancellation, 1948 FAKE private FDC and all different kind of Overprint stamp.

3) Inflated price by shill bidding is the main reason why new collectors are running away faster than they can.!! : But this is one of the major reason why price is declining, because new collectors are scared as soon as they are aware that they bought philatelic material at inflated by and they are cheated by some unethical sellers like dealers/collectors on eBay who inflated price in order to sell there own.!! (Lot of cheaters are out there so beware. No one to trust.!!)

4) Current collectors are buying at very low price only : Also collectors who are collecting since more than 5 years are not ADDING  expensive items in their collection or even avoiding all together because they are worried themselves what is the future of this hobby once it was known as king of hobby for knowledge they get also known for good investment.!!!!

But looks like it's not for investment, but of course for knowledge how to increase price by shill bidding, how to cheat, how to forged without getting caught etc.!!

So above are only some of the reason why Mexico Gandhi Stamps FDC was sold for $5.!!!

Following is recent auction of 3 Mexico FDC with Gandhi Stamps which was sold for $15 as there was no shill bidding involved other wise it will shoot up in price or it will start from high value (so some one get trap.!!).

In my previous blog spot I wrote about Mexico FDC  sold under $1.!! so this is interesting that someone really wants to get 3 of them.!!

To me it's does not justify to keep this PAPER for 40+ years and with all this deflation in money and all headache of storing it in a good place with good quality of album just get you negative return on investment.

But I think in future it will come down as there will be no new collectors are coming in to this hobby.

Not sure what is the future of Gandhi Stamps and Philatelic material, but to me it looks it will end up with other philatelic value. (which has NONE.!!)

In past we saw some very low value of 1969 Gandhi FDC from India with all 4 Gandhi stamps. In december 2011 it was only sold for 39 cents (0.39$). Yes only 39 US cents.!!

After looking 1969 Mexico Gandhi FDC price and 1969 Gandhi  FDC from India, don't you think that Gandhi stamps and philatelic collection is in very DEEP TROUBLE.!!!!!!

Not sure about you but I think it's indeed in trouble. Still not sure read my following  my blog posts  to understand what is going on stamp collecting world specially in Indian Philatelic material with 1948 Gandhi stamps.

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

Thanks
Ketankumar Patel.