Luxembourg Postmark

Hello Gandhi Philatelist,

In 1969 lot of countries issued stamp of Mahatma Gandhi to celebrate 100th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1969). 

Also Burma, Luxembourg, Fiji and Czechoslovakia  issued special cancellation or postmark (rubber stamp) only. Not sure whether this were legit or not!!

Reason for questioning this postmark(rubber stamp) is that it's very easy to make one and how we can trust it after seeing what happen in 2009 from Winnenden Germany.!!

2009 was a BOGUS (never issued) postmark that started selling on eBay as well as some collectors got it too!!!  Following is the FAKE or Bogus postmark.

Click following link to read more about this Biggest modern time Gandhi philatelic forgery or fake or BOGUS.!!

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

If this can happen in 2009 then 40+ years ago it was very easy and no one will even question it because of lack of communication.

Now how we can verified that this 1969 postmark were indeed Genuine or Legit.!! Someone might have done similar in 1969 and we all might be pursing it without knowing the reality of the postmark.

Of course information will be available from various sources but how can we even trust that information such as blogs, exhibition, philatelic magazine, handbooks, stamps forum, stamp boards,websites etc as they might have got incorrect information.

Recently I saw Luxembourg postmark selling for $26.!!

So BEWARE now it will be turn when you buy Rare and Expensive collectibles. It's happening each and every collectible items.!!! whether is not expensive collectibles items or not rare collectibles items.

There is nothing like Rare and Expensive collectibles, but it is made Rare and Expensive collectibles by increasing price.!!

I will not pay $10 for this stamp because stamp collection hobby is dying.!!

Reason for this low price is that no one collects stamps.!!

But also lot of FORGERY and SHILL bidding which is killing this hobby.!!

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Make sure you read all of the above blog post, so you will get idea about rare collectibles and expensive collectibles.

After reading above blog  post what do you think about this Rare and Expensive collectibles: How you will be CHEATED. ?

So what do you think about this LUXEMBOURG Postmark?

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Luxembourg stamps. : 1969 special cancellation are forgery ?

Hello Gandhi Collectors,

Recently I saw Luxembourg postmark on Luxembourg stamp of Mahatma Gandhi issued in 1969.

Not sure whether this was really issued or it's a gimmick like we saw in BOGUS (never officially issued) 2009 Winnenden, Germany Gandhi postmark cancellation.

God knows what happened in 1969 as world was very small at that time because of slow communication as it was very hard to know what's going in other parts of the world.

But that was not the case in 2009, and I was lucky to get help with Internet from Winnenden stamp collectors and Deutsche Post (Germany Postal Department)  and we were able to nail it down that it was indeed a BOGUS postmark issued  Gandhi postmark from Winnenden, Germany to spread his message of Non Violence on occasion of school massacre.  

Above postmark (we can call rubber stamp) never authorized or approved by Deutsche Germany postal department or Indian Embassy of Germany to use Emblem of India . Click following link to understand what's going on in postmark collection.

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

Don't you think if this was not caught it was glorified in various magazine, handbooks, exhibition etc. I found out that sometimes they also provide incorrect information because they also think it's genuine.

So chances of other postmark cancellation issued in 1969 is also very high.

Recently Luxembourg postmark was for sale on eBay for $26.!!!

Look at the money involved in this kind of special rubber stamp, so it's very tempting to make one!!

And that the reason Germany 2009 rubber stamp was selling for $100.!!!

Now if you compare 1969 Luxembourg postmark don't you think there are chances of similarity of 2009 Gandhi rubber stamp from Germany.

We all know from previous blog post that there are wide varities of this Luxembourg cancellation on multiple Luxembourg stamps is available.

http://gandhistampsclub.blogspot.com/2011/12/luxembourg-gandhi-stamps-postmark.html

So beware when you are in Gandhi philately then chances of forgery or fake or bogus is very high whether it's Luxembourg stamps or Luxembourg postmark.

Following are countries who only 1969 Mahatma Gandhi special postmark cancellation to celebrate   his birth centenary.

1) Burma
2) Fiji
3) Czech Republic
4) Luxembourg

After seeing 2009 Gandhi rubber stamp from Germany, I don't know whether this were really issued or just do it yourself hobby.!!

I have 3 of them in my collection except Fiji.!! 2 of them I bought  because I was not aware of things going in Gandhi philately in my early days and Burma cancellation I bought for my study and which also looks to me is one more addition into forgeries.!!

Don't be surprised if you see more countries or from other various cities with 1969 postmark.!!

It's nothing new about FORGED postmark either it's special cancellation or regular post office postmark cancellation. It has been going around for 100+ years whether it's 1948 special "JAI HIND" cancellation from India on Gandhi stamps or regular post office cancellation from various post office from India applied on Gandhi stamps to make private or personal first day cover or register used cover.

In short where there is money, there is all kind of forgery.!!

Don't you think it was easy to make and to glorify by exhibiting in stamp exhibition, publishing in philatelic magazine or handbook or philatelic yearbook etc.

And now a days it's even more easy to glorify by writing about it on blogs, website, stamp forums, stamp boards, stamp discussion with various fake id.!!

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Gandhi Stamps Club.

Luxembourg Gandhi Stamps Postmark special cancellation issued in 1969 - Are you confused which is Genuine or Forgery.!!

12/5/2011

By Ketankumar Patel.

Hello Gandhi Collectors,

Luxembourg is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. A representative democracy with a constitutional monarch, it is ruled by a grand duke. It is now the world's only remaining sovereign grand duchy. The country has a highly developed economy, with the world's highest GDP (nominal) per capita according to the IMF.

In 1969 to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's 100th Birth Anniversary, Luxembourg also issued special cancellation along with other countries.

I own following cancellation which I bought it for under $5.

Following are other 2 covers sold on public auction site delcampe with Luxembourg Gandhi Cancellation.

Please click following link to read another blog post about 1969 cancels possible forgeries

http://gandhiphilately.blogspot.com/2009/04/gandhi-1969-cancels-possible-forgeries.html


So after reading above link which one is Genuine and which is Forgery/FAKE. ? or None of them.!!

Again thanks for reading and  Please share your thoughts in the comments section.

Update : 12/19

Unsold cancellation on ebay .

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