Lufthansa FFC FIRST FLIGHT COVER

We know FFC First Flight Cover are nothing but forgery because of following reason.

• How to find out first flight was on that day. ?
• How to find out FFC was flown on first flight. ?
• What are chances of FORGERY rubber stamp is applied on cover ?
• How to find out it was deliver to destination city ?

After looking to all of the above it will be very hard to find genuine because it requires very advance knowledge or first flight, vast network of destination city to deliver first flight cover etc.

To me it looks like lot of work in order to get this kind of rubber stamp from official post office because in order to make sure it travels on first flight you need to CDS of that date and it should be travel in that first flight.

It will very easy just apply FORGED rubber stamp and claim it as First Flight Cover.!!

It's lot of money if you sell FFC than just selling mint stamp.!!

Mauritius First Flight Cover was sold by 333-aero for $36.!!

No one will buy mint stamp.!!

Not only that there are more forged cover from Mauritus with Gandhi stamps and Port Louis Post office so it will be very hard to believe it's genuine.

Also SHILL bidding on Mauritius Gandhi stamps and philatelic cover are done all the time so what are chances on this one also.

In past I wrote multiple blog post about First Flight Cover FFC which will help to learn forgeries, bogus, cheating, glorification in Stamp collection. Click to read it so you understand properly what you are collecting or what you will collect.

Following are FORGERY of Port Louis Post office cancellation (it's easy to make rubber stamp).

Now think what are possibilities of this kind of rubber stamp not only in Gandhi stamps or FFC but ANY THEMATIC POSTAL HISTORY.!!

You are CHEATED all the time.!!

Now compare above RUBBER stamp you decide which is genuine or forgery.

To read more about FFCF First Flight Cover Forgery read following blog post.

FFC : First Flight Cover : How you will CHEATED in stamp collection.

First Flight Cover are Bogus ?

Following Lufthansa FFC first flight cover was sold for $36 from 333-aero from Germany. We know  how forgery is done is Germany.  According to me Germany has most forged rubber stamp applied on any philatelic cover collection.

Click following link to read more about GERMANY Blum case and OPEN YOUR EYES.!! 

There are 650 forged rubber stamps from Germany  and think about chances of forged from I other countries.!!

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2011/06/fake-ffc-flown-in-airbus-a380-with.html

http://www.filatelia.fi/forgeries/blum.html

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/11/china-stamp-collection-value.html


So what do you think. Can we add this Lufthansa FFC FIRST FLIGHT COVER rubber stamp dated 25 April 1970 from Port Lousi in above list.

Following are some of the blog post I wrote in past about this kind of questionable First flight cover (which to me it all look like BOGUS) and it's nothing but to make money.!!

1) Chile 1974 Soccer world cup first flight cover does not look like really flown.!!

2) Is it Airbus A380 First flight mail or Paquebot mail.!!

3) First flight cover flown in Ryanair from London to Leipzig in Airbus A380 

4) Hawaiian Airlines First flight mail (to make money by using Gandhi stamps.!!)

5) United Nations Stamp on FFC. ( Does not make sense.)

6) Airbus A380 First flight covers( Bogus FFC)

What do you think  about first flight covers after reading this blog post.?  Don't you think it's nothing but BOGUS.! to make 8-10 times more money than just selling stamps.!!

In past I wrote blog post about Mauritius Philatelic FAKES and Forgeries. Click following link to read it.

Philatelic Fakes And Forgeries   (Following is some note for reference)

In past I saw it Centenary of Gandhi visit to Mauritius first day cover with other stamps of Gandhi and Queen Victoria on it, which is nothing but philatelic fake and forgeries.!!

I wrote about this philatelic forgery first day cover with other combo stamps in my other blog post and I explained about this fake and forgeries but it looks like sellers don't regret selling forgeries material, because they don't have any fear of getting caught or punished as no one in philatelic cares about this kind of stuff happening and no one take any legal action.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/09/centenary-of-gandhi-mauritius-stamps.html

But it is also good for other philatelist who don't speak up against this kind of philatelic fakes and forgeries because they are increasing their value and everyone is involved in this kind of forgeries and they knew each other.!!

They just want money from new collectors and be the part of a game and involved in creating this kind of fakes and forgeries or bogus material and try to fool new collectors.!!

$80 for philatelic cover or piece of paper.!! It's lot of money if someone buys it because it will only cost $2 or $3 and there might be no buyer for stamps or regular FDC.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CENTENARY-OF-GANDHIS-VISIT-TO-MAURITIUS-1901-2001-FDC-LEAFLET-EXTRA-MINT-RARE-/300982859449?pt=UK_Stamps_CommonwealthStamps_GL&hash=item4613f9f6b9

Philatelic fakes and forgeries with Mauritius Gandhi stamp is one of the 2nd most forged stamp after 1948 Gandhi stamps philatelic material.!!


Following is one more example of philatelic fakes and forgeries with Mauritius stamp sheet sold by "Theodorehys" and bought by "kad_ss" & "0261orthod".!!





Kad_ss was involved in bidding following philatelic fake and forgeries.









Following was not sold with dodo stamps which was for sale by "theobargain"




Following are examples of Mauritius Gandhi Philatelic fakes and forgeries sold by same seller "theobargain" and bought by "indiephila"






Did you notice that "theobargain" and "Theodorehys" are selling same type of fakes and forgeries register cover.!!

Now what do you think about this Fake and Forgeries from Mauritius.

But now let's read my other blog about SHILL bidding were you will same sellers, buyers and bidders and think WHAT's going on !!

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2010/02/india-stamps-and-shill-bidding.html

So what do you think about Mauritius stamps of Gandhi ?

Now you can think about FAKES, Forgeries, Bogus, Shill Bidding etc in Mauritius stamps.!!

Thanks

Gandhi Stamps Club.

FFC : First Flight Cover : How you will CHEATED in stamp collection.

Following FFC - First Flight Cover is one of the classic example how you will be CHEATED in stamp collection.

Following is nothing but rubber stamp applied on a cover and never even travel in the flight.!! Just applied rubber stamp and start selling on eBay to buyer who are in stamp collection.

Also chances of this First Flight cover end up in Philatelic MUSEUM so it looks like genuine or authentic and it's easy to cheat and make more money from this kind of rubber stamps.

It is sold as 1st Flight Airbus A380 KE906 Frankfut - Seoul 25-3-2012 with stamps from USA and special cancellation to celebrate 50th Anniversary of First American in Orbit. Following is official special cancellation but it is impossible to make FFC from Korea and it's not gone through postal stream.

In past I wrote about FFC - First Flight cover which are nothing but FORGERY as it never travel through first flight or any flight.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2011/06/ffc-from-hawaiian-airlines-and.html

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2011/06/is-it-airbus-a380-ffc-or-paquebot-cover.html

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/01/ffc-first-flight-covers.html (with same special cancellation)

This in not a new thing in First Flight Cover. This is going on for more than 100 years.

Following is also Bogus (never exist) or FORGERY First Aerial Post issued in 1911 from Allahabad India.!!

F0RGERY of rubber stamp with Red ink.!!!
Chances of correct ink cover might be in Museum or selling on eBay!!

YES, above postmark is a Rubber stamp.!! It's not postmark.

So stay away from all the HYPE in First Flight Cover, First Aerial Mail, Air Mail cover etc as it's nothing but to MAKE MONEY from you.!!

Want to know more about about this kind of Rubber stamp then click one of the following link.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/08/first-aerial-post-india-1911-world-1st.html

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/11/first-air-mail-post.html

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/10/stamps-of-india.html

Thanks

Gandhi Stamps Club.

First Flight covers - FFC

Looking at the current pricing trends and to me it looks like no one collects First Flight Covers or everyone is aware of FORGERY or BOGUS philatelic material in first flight covers or first airmail covers or first aerial post in aero philately.

Click following link to read about Forged Aero Philately cover before you read about this blog about  Gandhi First Flight covers - FFC.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/12/aero-philately-first-air-mail-flight.html

First Flight covers are nothing but cheating as they were never flown on First Flight or made with forged rubber stamp of both sides.!!

Majority of them are forged using rubber stamp or never flown.

As you know all know that Germany is famous for FORGED Rubber stamp  and chances of Gandhi First Flight Covers or Gandhi FFC  are also forged.

So don't you think Lufthansa First Flight Cover or LH FF cover.!! Lufthansa is from Germany and all forgery cancellation are from Germany.!!!

Following is one of the famous 2009 Gandhi related forged rubber stamp from Winnenden, Germany issued on International Non Violence Day.

So if they can make it in 2009 they can  do it in 1969 or 1970 and god knows what happen during that time.!!

Click following link to read about it.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2010/01/fake-gandhi-postmark-cancel-from.html

Also you might be aware of BLUM Case from Germany were there 650+ forged rubber stamp.
Click following link to read more about BLUM case and OPEN YOUR EYES.!! There are 650 forged rubber stamps from Germany  and think about chances of forged from INDIA or China or any other countries.!!

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2011/06/fake-ffc-flown-in-airbus-a380-with.html

http://www.filatelia.fi/forgeries/blum.html

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/11/china-stamp-collection-value.html

Now look at the following rubber stamps from Calcutta, India or Damascus, Syria or Tehran, Iran and Santiago, Chile  and think what are chances of forgery like BLUM case.

And that's the reason price is $5 or $10 even after 45+ years.!!

Does it make sense to invest in First Flight covers - FFC  with Gandhi stamps.!!

Think REALITY instead of all visionary and imagination.!!

Thanks
Gandhi Stamps Club.

FFC : First Flight Cover

Hello Gandhi Philatelist,

Do you think following FFC First Flight Cover with Gandhi stamps make sense, specially with USA Gandhi stamps and United Nations Gandhi stamps ?

I don't think it make sense to collect this kind of cover.!! It's waste of time and money and it will never appreciate in your life. Ofcourse it will be good display and exhibit write up, but it will never appreciate because FFC collection is DEAD since last 10+ years.!!

Don't you think it's easy to make this kind of cover and make money instead of selling just mint stamps?

I think so because $1.05 will get you minimum $8 if it sells!! or in future it will sell for $20 or $30.!!!

Do you think this are actually traveled in first flight?  

I don't think so. It's just either by sending envelope to certain post office and get it stamped for particular date and get it back in SASE, and then go to receiving destination post office and get it cancelled.

If you don't want to do this get your own rubber stamp. !! It's easy to make.!!

This is not true for 2012 or 2010  FFC but also for all FFC which were made after 1970.!! But there might me forgery in 1969 or 1970 FFC from certain countries.

Some of the following cover don't consider as First flight cover  because Gandhi stamp used on the cover was not either flight path of the first flight.!!

But main reason for such a decline is FORGERY selling as Genuine which is killing hobby.

Also price are increased by SHILL bidding in order to glorify stamps as well to increase value, which eventually brought down this King of Hobby.

It's like dealers and collectors want to ripoff new collectors instead of motivating new collectors and some experience and genuine collectors just sit and watch Philatelic GAME.!! instead of exposing what's going.!!

What to learn how to play Philatelic GAME then click following link to read my blog post.

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

Also 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.!!

Thanks

Gandhi Stamps Club.

FFC First Flight Covers : Are all BOGUS?

Hello Gandhi philatelist,

What is First Flight Cover ?

A cover officially carried on inaugural first flight of  airlines new route or new  aircraft which is flying for first time to particular route with stamps of originating country and cancellation date stamp of that particular date. Also it should have cancellation from destination city post office with next same day of next day.

Now look at the following FFC and decide whether this is Genuine or BOGUS (never flown.!!). Reason for BOGUS is stamp is not from originating country, also CDS from Cape Carneval is on Feb 20th where as first flight is on May 4.!!

First Flight Airlines :- Airberlin (AB8481)

From :- Gdansk, Poland (But no stamps from Poland on this FFC.!!)

To :- Berlin, Germany

First Flight Date :- May 4th, 2012

Postage stamp :- 8 cents Gandhi & 98 cents Grant Teton National Park from USA.

Special Cancellation :- Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Date of Cancellation :- Feb 20th, 2012.

After looking to this kind of forgery in 2012 FFC, I think all Gandhi FFC from Germany, Morocco, Syria are nothing but BOGUS or Forgery. This is my personal opinion about Gandhi FFC after looking in my collection!!

According to me this FFC never traveled in first flight!! They just affixed stamp on envelope, put some rubber stamp as cachet and CDS.!!

Who knows whether it was really first flight in 1969.!!

Look at following cover which was made by my son and send it to Algeria.!! It also has official barcode which indicates it travelled to Algeria.!!

Is this a First flight cover?

No it's not a first flight cover but an event cover to celebrate 50th Anniversary of First American in orbit.!!

So BEWARE what you are collecting and why are you collecting and at what price.!!

Read my following blog post to understand about stamp collection in DECLINE.!!

1) A Hobby in Decline : 1948 Gandhi USED cover case study.!!
2) A Hobby in Decline.!! - Part-2
3) How to invest when philately price is dropping.

If you see stamps are not even selling or selling like 5-10 times lower their value than mentioned in catalog.!!

There is nothing RARE or Scare in philately because this hobby is in downward trend because experienced collectors are loosing interest because value is not appreciating and new collectors are not coming in to this because there are lot of other things to do for them such as playing video games on Nintendo or X-box , social networking on facebook or google+ or  surfing on web through internet or SMS through iphone or android or watch games such as cricket, football or basketball.!!

There is little chance of philately can survive by stopping cheating in this hobby. Yes CHEATING.!! which is what you will see in order to increase value artificially by inflating the price by SHILL bidding, not paying to seller or mutual understanding cancelling transaction and lot more.

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.

First Flight Covers FFC

Hello Gandhi Collectors,

Recently I saw First Flight Cover FFC from Ryanair which was flown from Malaga, Spain to Leipzig, Germany with Gibraltar Gandhi stamp with CDS of 28 March 2012.

As you know I consider all first flight covers as questionable because it require lot of logistics in advance to make this kind of cover and because of this reason most of them are not even flown through first flight or never flown.!! 

Sometimes dealer/collector will send SASE with different thematic stamps to that post office and they will send them back with date as asked by dealer/collector and when they received back they will make it nicer with rubber stamp cachet of that first flight.!!

But sometimes it might not even send to post office as they have all kind of rubber stamp which looks like from that post office or special cancellation which never exist.

This FFC has also rubber cachet mentioning about the first flight from Leipzig - Malaga - Leipzig with date of 26-03-12/02-04-12.

So this cover should have stamp from Spain or Germany, not from Gibraltar.!! 

Or this is Gibraltar USED abroad.!!

Not sure when was actual first flight flown because date 28/3 differs between CDS and cachet (26/3 and 2/4).

I am not sure whether this is Genuine or BOGUS. Gibraltar is very small country and small airport (most dangerous airport in Europe.!!). Also stamp is not from Spain or Germany (originating or destination airport) so I am not sure how it is on this FFC.!! 

But my guess is that Spain don't have valid Gandhi stamp and to make money from collectors dealer/collector came up with this idea.!!

Now if you see following map you will think why Gibraltar is involved in this cover as it has nothing to do with first flight.!!!

Following are some of the blog post I wrote in past about this kind of questionable First flight cover (which to me it all look like BOGUS) and it's nothing but to make money.!!

1) Chile 1974 Soccer world cup first flight cover does not look like really flown.!!

2) Is it Airbus A380 First flight mail or Paquebot mail.!!

3) First flight cover flown in Ryanair from London to Leipzig in Airbus A380 

4) Hawaiian Airlines First flight mail (to make money by using Gandhi stamps.!!)

5) United Nations Stamp on FFC. ( Does not make sense.)

6) Airbus A380 First flight covers( Bogus FFC)

What do you think  about first flight covers after reading this blog post.?  Don't you think it's nothing but BOGUS.! to make 8-10 times more money than just selling stamps.!!

We all know about "The Blum Case" where a FORGER from Germany has more than 1000 rubber stamps of different post office from Germany.!! 

After reading this BLUM case article my faith in USED cover is nothing but worthless.!! It's just all glorified and hyped created by all dealers/sellers/printers who are make living on this.!! 

It's all FORGED or BOGUS (don't exist) and makes you think it's valuable philatelic material as price and bidding are so much by SHILL Bidding.!!

IT'S A BIG SCAM.!! PHILATELIC GAME.!!

So don't you think it's easy to make rubber stamp of other countries post office.!! 

Either it be 1948 Gandhi used cover from India send to different countries or private first day cover or 1969 FFC from Morocco - Iran - Germany or 1974 FFC from Chile.!! Chances are you will have Forged covers with you and there are forged covers in stamp exhibit.!! 

Of course I have multiple Forged covers in my collection too.!! But I don't want any new collector to have in their collection.!!

So think before you come into this hobby. It's nothing but GLORIFICATION.!!

According to me it's not GOLD or Blue chip shares/stocks were some agency keep tab on value but philatelic it's a piece of PAPER without any surety from government!! 

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To me all FFC are made just to make money as it is very hard that this cover is actually flown in first flight.

So before you start collecting about first flight cover or any Gandhi Philately materials think about it. It's not only Gandhi Philatelic material but all philatelic material whether it's 2012 or 1912 or 1854 you need to think other wise you will have piece of paper.!!

Thanks
Gandhi Stamps Club.

First Aerial Post : Do you really think it's RARE and demands such a high price in philatelic collection? Is it valid in philatelic exhibition if postage stamps used is not valid ? or it's VALUE LESS.!!

Hello Gandhi Collectors,

Don't think 1911 Aerial Post mail with special cancellation is RARE. Check my previous blog about aerial post and you will be amazed that in past 2 months on eBay I have seen more than 20+ on sale!! and almost all of them got sold.!! at very high price.!! (My Gandhi stamp collection experience tells me there might something flaky going on!!)

 Even after 101+ years this many quantity available in open public auction site.!!

Also even if following is Genuine cover, I don't think $1860 is correct value for this cover with special cancellation because lot of factors needs to be consider before it is valued. But main thing is Stamp collection HOBBY is in DECLINE and world economy is also not doing good since last 5 years!! so I am not sure where the money is coming or it's just artifical inflated price.!!

This might be GLORIFICATION of "First Aerial Post"!!

Read my following blog post to understand about stamp collection in DECLINE.!! and think why someone will pay $1860 for this kind of philatelic material which is hard to believe that it's indeed GENUINE.

1) A Hobby in Decline : 1948 Gandhi USED cover case study.!!
2) A Hobby in Decline.!! - Part-2
3) How to invest when philately price is dropping.

Following are 2 blog post which explain similarity between 1948 India Gandhi Philatelic material  with 1911 First Aerial Post with British India stamp.

1) FAKE cancellation of First Aerial Post  (It's easy to make Rubber stamp & buy INK !!)

2) First Aerial Cancellation (rubber stamp) on piece of paper.

In this blog post I am comparing with total postage requirement for register mail. But let me tell you that no expertizing society such as BPA or RPS is going to provide certificate for cancellation(rubber stamp).!!

They will only provide for stamp whether it is Genuine or Fake, but not to the special cancellation. My guess for why they only provide for stamps not for rubber stamp cancellation is because it's very easy to make and no one will take guarantee for this.!!

Above cover is mailed to Dublin (England) has only 8 annas stamp of King Edward VII. I am not sure how much postage was required in 1911 but looking to following aerial post exhibit it looks like 8 annas was required for registration only + postage depending on destination.

So I am not sure whether above cover has valid postage. Also above cover needed extra postage as it was mailed to Europe.

Whereas following screenshot indicates it required one anna postage was required for local mailing address (Jubbulpore now Jabalpur) and 8 annas for registration charges.

According to me this needs to have some kind of "POSTAGE DUE" stamp or should have sufficient postage since start as it is Register mail which requires human interaction and cannot be dropped in any mail box.!! So I am not sure whether this can be consider GENUINE or ERROR or it's just Forgery.!!

But I had seen this kind of activity in Gandhi Philately so I am not surprised at all.!! Which indicates that there is lot of similarities between Gandhi Stamps (India Stamps) and Philatelic materials.

Following is  example of Gandhi 1948 philatelic material with incomplete postage stamps.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2012/01/tibet-1949-gandhi-stamp-registered.html


DON'T YOU THINK SIMILARITIES BETWEEN GANDHI PHILATELY AND BRITISH INDIA STAMPS AND PHILATLEY.!!

I think so.!!

http://peterjennings.co.uk/aerialpost.pdf


Did you notice difference between this 2 covers ? (hint : registration rubber stamp).!! This is for you to research. Also there are more differences.!!

I am not expert on British India stamps and philately but using just common sense with easily available information. Let me know if I am wrong in postage calculation as I am completely dependent on available exhibit.!! Very interesting exhibit to read.

Need to do lot of research before you buy this kind of philatelic material.

Following are screenshot taken from eBay which is widely available (anyone can see feedback, seller name, ebay item # etc) to general public which will explain detail about this everything related to transaction including price, seller, buyer and bidders. (This is like looking to complete transaction on  delcampe).

Date of sale:- Jun 05, 2012
Happy Seller :- gumpa (Poland)
Proud Buyer :- drpokiri
Price :- $1860
Item # :- 261034440697
# of bids :- 18
# of bidders :- 12

Do you think this is really worth for $1860!!!!!!!!!! when whole world is running away from this kind of hobby.!! or something else what we use to see same way we always looks (shill bidding, false inflated price or ?) in Gandhi Stamps and Philately material.!!

Do you really think eBay got comission on this sale.? (It's about $150 if PayPal is also counted.!!)

But who cares. !! eBay shareholder is making money on commission from this kind of sale including PayPal. (disclosure: I own eBay shares/stock in my retirement account.!!)

All information is collected from eBay which is/was openly available to everyone like you get it on delcampe auction site. Nothing to hide if it's legal.!! and be proud of collection.

So when the price is high (expensive) it needs to be make sure that you are not getting any facsimile, fake cancellation or getting ripped off by shill bidding  same way it's happening in Gandhi Stamps and Philatelic material.

Please read following series of my blog post  to understand what is going on stamp collecting world specially in Indian Philatelic materials.

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) First Aerial Post - Indian Philately Exposed - Part III
10) 1911 First Aerial Post - Allahabad - Indian Philately Exposed - Part IV

So this is the 3rd case were we can see lot of similarity between Gandhi Philately and other British India stamps and philately specially in First Aerial Post !!

Thanks
Gandhi STamps Club.

Chile 1974 FFC Lufthansa World Cup 74 Football First Flight Cover - Gandhi Chile Overprint Stamps FFC - Is FFC value going down.?

Hello Gandhi Collectors,

Recently I saw 1974 Chile FFC of Lufthansa airlines with two overprint  Gandhi Stamps was sold for $3.42.!!! Also similar FFC were sold for $3.50 - $4  last few months.

Chile 1974 FFC Lufthansa flight LH-491 Football World cup flight carrying the Chile National team dated 13 June 1974. Cover is franked with the Vina del Mar overprint and 100E opt on 1969 Gandhi Stamps are cancelled with a special event cancellation and the front has a cachet with the official WM74 logo

This is a very nice FFC but again price is going in downward direction.!! After almost 40 years it's has no appreciation.!! This price is in auction and there were total 3 bids and 2 bidders for this FFC and then also it never went up.!!

So please make sure priicing of FFC before you buy Gandhi FFC. It's selling very cheap. If you pay more than 3-4$  then chance are that you will regret.

I see lot of Gandhi philatelic materials is selling for very high price some where between 30-50$ which is not even worth 1/5th of that price, but this is a trick to cheat some new buyer who is not aware of all kinds of activity in Gandhi Philately.

If you like this blog post about FFC then please click follwoing link to read our other FFC blog post to know more about it.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/search/label/ffc

So before you buy any stamps or philatelic materials think twice what are going in to. Make sure you not accumulating someone junk as your treasure.!!

Again thanks for reading and  please share your thoughts in the comments section or you can email me at ketankumar@gmail.com.

Thanks

Ketankumar Patel.

Gandhi FFC - First Flight Cover : One more Gandhi Rubber Stamp?? Emirates Airbus A380 Ryanair FFC London - Leipzig.

Hello Gandhi Collectors,

Recently I saw Gandhi rubber stamp on lot of FFC from Emirates Airways.

Looks like nothing to do with Gandhi, but it's a  great marketing technique.!! I don't think it's even official rubber stamp from Emirates Airlines. (Correct me if you know it's official from Emirates Airlines.)

This is another way to make money from Gandhi!! Same way like printing stamps from smaller countries or creating Gandhi  error stamps or like other Gandhi FFC.

This FFC's are selling for $12.75 and to me it required more research for even considering it as a Genuine FFC. Lot of things to research such as FFC from which airlines Ryanair or Emirates Airlines, direct flight from south africa or stop over, FFC was taken out during flight stop etc.

 FFC is on November 3, 2011 and Emirates Gandhi Rubber stamp is October 1, 2011.!!

So beware of this Gandhi Rubber stamp. This FFC has nothing to do with Gandhi.!!

Also make sure about  Airbus A380 Gandhi FFC and Gandhi FFC after 1975.!! It's another way to make money by using current popular philatelic theme.

I know all experienced collector(now including me!!) are aware of all this in Gandhi FFC world but any new collector who will start Gandhi Philately after 3-4 years will have no idea what happen in 2011 and start buying it thinking it's rare ffc !! and when they will know about this then there is nothing but regret.!!!


Now look at the following and you surprised what are possibility in Stamps Philatelic collection ?

http://www.filatelia.fi/forgeries/blum.html

Following are some FAKE postmarks of FRANKFURT.!!!!!!!

Want to read other Germany related blog posts then click following link.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/search/label/Germany

After looking to this value to me it looks like no one wants to collect stamps in this modern world, because there are lot of others things to do, such as play video games on ipad, xbox, gamecube or on internet surf on web or facebook or lot of other outdoor activity such a hiking, skating, running etc or watch different shows on TV or sports games such as Cricket or Football or Basketball or just talking on smartphone or chating.!!

After all this kind of things you don't get any more extra time to pursue your hobby of stamp collection were not that many people are involved and you feel like retard when you talk to friends.!!

Also there are lot of cheating such as Forgery stamps, Shill bidding, BOGUS philatelic material  involved in stamps collection.

Want to know more about FAKE and FORGERY stamps then checkout other blog post click one of the following link and you will be surprised.!!!

1) Philatelic FAKE and FORGERIES.
2) FAKE AERO PHILATELY Covers.
3) Stamp collection CHEATING.
4) Stamp Collection Value
5) Stamp Collecting Facts
6) China stamp collection value.
7) First AirMail Post
8) World First Flight Cover
9) Greatest Stamp Collection Scandal 
10) Biggest stamp collection SCAM
11) SCANDAL in stamp collection 
12) How to increase stamp collection value

Now does it make sense to collect stamps ?

Thanks
Gandhi Stamps Club