Gandhi Jayanti - International Day of Non Violence or stamp collectors CHEATERS day.!!

Tomorrow is Mahatma Gandhi 145th Birthday. In India it is celebrated as "Gandhi Jayanti" and whole World referred October 2nd as The International Day of Non-Violence as per United Nations.

But BEWARE of CHEATING on this date from Gandhi Stamp Collectors/Dealers because it's very easy to make money by creating rubber stamp and call it as a special cancellation from unique city.

In past I EXPOSED this activity by writing following blog post, but this again to remind others who don't know.!!

FAKE Gandhi postmark cancel from Germany on 2nd October 2009 ???

Beware it's October 2nd.!!

In 2009 some Gandhi stamp collector decided to create rubber stamp and called it as Special Cancellation on October 2nd .

It was not approved by Postal Department of Germany or it was not authorized to used Emblem of India on rubber stamp by Indian Embassy in Germany (so it's punishable by law).

Following is the crown jewel of FAKE or BOGUS special cancellation issued on Gandhi Jayanti.!!

99% of Winnenden or Schwaikheim, Germany people might have not idea about Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday.!!

Not sure Barton Hoti or Carola Franzspock or Andrea Helsch really got this cover with special cancellation? (Identity theft or Bogus!)

Looks like same person(hand writing) is sending it to different names and address.!!

It's still available for $60 on eBay.!! Click following link to see it.!!

Germany-2009-Gandhi-Cancel-Cover-Extremely-Rare

It's easy to cheat by doing following and still create a big splash in stamp world.!!

• Inform your philatelic friends and authors of various philatelic weekly news letter or philatelic magazine about upcoming special cancellation.
• Create BOGUS philatelic material with rubber stamps on varieties of envelopes.
• Send some of them your philatelic friends and also to authors of blogs, website, newsletter etc.
• Now some of the philatelic friends will display this in their stamp exhibit and might win medals.!
• Now start selling it on eBay with different id.
• Shill bidding to increase price
• Sell it at Fix price auction.

Don't you think it's simple. 

Yes this was applied in 2009 Germany Winnenden special cancellation issued on October 2nd to celebrate Non -Violence day were there was High School shooting/massacare happens were 26 people died.

No shame to make money.!!

• In 2009 during September/October time frame I read in weekly newsletter from India that Germany is issuing Special cancellation on  Mahatma Gandhi's birthday 2nd October to celebrate Non Violence Day.
• Some of the my philatelic friends(not any more) got this special cancellation cover to their address.!
• Some of the famous stamp collectors(philatelists) won medal with this BOGUS special cancellation.
• It started selling on eBay (seller from India) at $100.
• Some of them were also bought at that price.(FAKE buying, to show others!!)

As a new comer in stamp collection I thought this is insane and crazy. So I decided to dig more and found out that more by contacting various German official and  local philatelic club members through email and all of them reply that this is BOGUS.

• It's not officially issued by Germany Postal department 
• None of the stamp collectors in Winnenden knew about this. ( I contacted local philatelic society)
• Even local famous Gandhi Collectors don't know about this special cancellation even though address on this BOGUS cancellation on the covers were next to them.!!

It's plain and simple.!!

Make a gang (group of collectors) and make money.!!

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2013/09/international-day-of-non-violence.html

Thanks
Gandhi Stamp Club.

Following are different ways to make money by selling stamps on Internet.

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.!!

Gandhi Jayanti Cover from great Gandhi Philatelist Ole-Fredrik of Norway

Hello Gandhi Collectors,

Last week I got cover from  Ole-Fredrik Olsen who is one of the best known Gandhi Philatelist in the world.

This cover  from Sandefjord, Norway was send to celebrate 142 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi which is celebrate in world as Gandhi Jayanti  and since 2007 it is also celebrated as International Day of Non-Violence.

This cover is printed with Mahatma Gandhi spinning the wheel to make Khadi (cloth) which he used for  promoting the spinning of khadi for rural self-employment and self-reliance (instead of using cloth manufactured industrially in Britain) in 1920s India thus making khadi an integral part and icon of the Swadeshi movement.  Also this cover has  rubber stamp in green color of Mahatma Gandhi picture and his existence dates in the world. Because of Sunday  on October 2nd, 2011 it has cancellation of next day.

I am really happy to get  this covers from great philatelist around the world. This is my 2nd cover from well known Gandhi Philatelist. First one was from Nikhil Mundra who had send me FDC from India with 25 Rupees Gandhi stamps issued on October 2nd 2009.

Thank You Mr.Olsen for sending me this cover.

Thanks

Ketankumar Patel. 

BTW: You can see Mr. Olsen's Philatelic website at http://www.olsen.5u.com/