Welcome to Rainer's
Tibet Pages
Hall of Shame
On these pages not the old and well documented forgeries will be listed but forgeries offered at various, many times well reputed, auction houses.
DISCLAIMER: By no means I will blame the auction houses listed here that
they are knowingly selling forgeries but would expect they are withdrawing
the lot(s) from auction ones they have been notified.
I will list the items as per the date of the auction, the most recent ones
on top, and will move them
afterwards t the archive pages of the forgeries.
NOTE Online Auctions like eBay, Delcampe etc. are not listed here, there are far too many fakes listed at those online auctions to keep track.
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Auction House |
Veuskens, 88th. Auction |
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Auction Date |
28. und 29. November 2014 |
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Lot-No. |
130 |
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Starting Price |
Euro 60.-- |
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Image |
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Description |
1933, Brief mit Mi.-Nr. 12b. c. und weiterer grüner Marke (Probedruck)
aus Gyantse, in üblicher Bedarfserhaltung. |
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Conclusion |
Letter is fake |
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Comment |
Auction House has been contacted, reply still upstanding |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
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Auction House |
Veuskens, 84th. Auction |
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Auction Date |
28.12.2013 |
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Lot-No. |
250 |
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Starting Price |
Euro 120.-- |
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Image |
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Description |
Ca. 1950 - 1953, drei vers. Belege mit
EF der Nr. 1. bzw. 2. sowie MiF Nr. 10., 12. und Probedruck der
Nr. 12. in gelber Farbe, unters. Bedarfserhaltung, teils typische
Öffnungsmängel. Bis 1959 wurden die tibetischen Postämter in Lhasa
und Gyantse von den Chinesen geduldet, selten. |
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Conclusion |
Letters are fake |
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Comment |
Auction house has been contacted, in their reply they stated that that they will look ones again on the lots and will take the necessary action if deemed necessary. |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
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Auction House |
Veuskens, 84th. Auction |
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Auction Date |
28.12.2013 |
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Lot-No. |
251 |
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Starting Price |
Euro 150,-- |
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Image |
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Description |
ca. 1953, drei frankierte Belege der wenig
gebrauchten und bis 1959 geduldeten Tibetischen Post, zweimal mit
EF Nr. 7., einmal MiF Nr. 7/8., alles Spätauflagen von 1950, der
Brief mit MiF zusätzl. mit K2. in arabischer Schrift 'Gyantse 24
JLY 53', teils übliche Öffnungsmängel, Pracht. Selten. |
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Conclusion |
Letters are fake |
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Comment |
Auction house has been contacted, reply not received so far |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
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Auction House |
Drouot, Paris, France |
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Auction Date |
19 December 2013 |
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Lot-No. |
6414 |
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Starting Price |
Euro 275 |
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Image |
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Description |
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Conclusion |
Fake sheet... |
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Comment |
That sheet has been offered numerous times by the same auction house and i had informed the auction house in person during MonacoPhil2013 |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
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Auction House |
John Bull, Hongkong |
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Auction Date |
9 December 2013 |
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Lot-No. |
4936 |
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Starting Price |
HK$ 2000.-- |
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Image |
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Description |
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Conclusion |
At least the 4 Tr blue is fake, however, i believe also the 8nTr red is fake. |
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Comment |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
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Auction House |
David Feldman, Hongkong |
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Auction Date |
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Lot-No. |
10614 |
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Starting Price |
HK$ 3000.-- |
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Image |
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Description |
A small selection of the Tibet used stamps in single, pairs or block, including Official stamp bronze green in pair and 1/3t bronze green (Chan TO1), total 15 stamps. |
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Conclusion |
All stamps of the 1933 type are forgeries. Pair in grey of the s.c. Officials probably genuine, the olive-green stamp is doubtful but but paper is too white, print too clean and postmark a forgery, so most probably a forgery. I need to see it in original to say for certain |
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Comment |
Unsold, now offered as unsold lot |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
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Auction House |
Christoph Gärtner |
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Auction Date |
October 2013 |
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Lot-No. |
3642 |
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Starting Price |
Euro 600.-- |
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Image |
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Description |
Tibet, 1933/59, 1/2 T., 2/3 T. tied "PHARI" on
reverse of cover with India 1 1/2 A. tied "PHARIJONG 14 NOV 1944"
to Nepal with scarlet stamp tied local dater, commercial usage |
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Conclusion |
Tibetan stamps are classic forgeries, Waterfall set
2. The Phari postmark is a forgery. |
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Comment |
Auction House has been contacted and had confirmed to withdraw the lot. |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
Withdrawn |
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Auction House |
Christoph Gärtner |
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Auction Date |
October 2013 |
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Lot-No. |
3633 |
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Starting Price |
Euro 100.-- |
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Image |
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Description |
1912, mint (NG as issued) and used lot of 13; plus right corner block-of-9 of oilve service samp |
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Conclusion |
Most of the stamps are forgeries. Some are classic forgeries, some modern forgeries. A block of nine of the so-called Officials in this lot is genuine. |
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Comment |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
Euro 90,00 |
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Auction House |
Christian Arbeiter Auktionen, Bamberg |
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Auction Date |
01 October 2013 |
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Lot-No. |
11680 |
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Starting Price |
BID |
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Image |
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Description |
1912-1920, Partie von neun Werten, dabei Nr.1bx, 1dx, 2/3, 4a/b, 6, seltene Nr.8 u. 13d, alle in sehr guter Qualität und breitrandig geschnitten, schönes Los (ME 620,-) |
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Conclusion |
Not easy to judge these lot from such small image, but looks like forgeries. I have requested a better image. |
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Comment |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
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Auction House |
Pumpenmeier |
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Auction Date |
28.09.2013 |
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Lot-No. |
1459 |
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Starting Price |
Euro 140.-- |
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Image |
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Description |
1965.4 Tr. As domestic mail on illustrates USA First Day Cover from New Orleans to Gyantse |
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Conclusion |
The Tibetan stamp as well as Lhasa postmarks are forgeries. The address has been manipulated and changed from Nepal to Tibet to make the covers "useful". |
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Comment |
I strongly believe that I have seen this cover several times at a dealer booth at Sindelfingen fair and always pointed out to the same seller that the items are fake. |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
Not Sold, Lot
apparently has been withdrawn |
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Auction House |
Pumpenmeier |
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Auction Date |
28.09.2013 |
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Lot-No. |
1462 |
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Starting Price |
Euro 95.-- |
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Image |
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Description |
1954, 2 Tr. als Inlandsporto auf illustr. USA FDC ab
Fredericksburg nach Gyantse |
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Conclusion |
The Tibetan stamp as well as Lhasa postmarks are forgeries. The address has been manipulated and changed from Nepal to Tibet to make the covers "useful". |
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Comment |
I strongly believe that I have seen this cover several times at a dealer booth at Sindelfingen fair and always pointed out to the same seller that the items are fake. |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
Not Sold, Lot
apparently has been withdrawn |
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Auction House |
Postiljonen |
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Auction Date |
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Lot-No. |
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Starting Price |
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Image |
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Description |
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Conclusion |
A lot of forged Tibet stamps and covers had been offered but was taken from auction after the contacted number of Tibet specialists for their opinion. |
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Comment |
Lot has been taken from Auction |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
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Auction House |
Veuskens |
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Auction Date |
24.10.2013 |
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Lot-No. |
644 |
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Starting Price |
Euro 200.-- |
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Image |
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Description |
4 T. Heraldischer Löwe im Ornament 1920, in b.-Farbe, allseits voll- bis breitrandig, farbfrisch, bedarfsgest., Pracht. M€ 1.100,- |
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Conclusion |
Modern Fake... |
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Comment |
Auction House has responded to my mail and promised to to withdraw the lot. Lets see. |
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Price realized (if applicable) |
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