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Posted By: Joann

I think what's interesting is that you could almost substitute the phrase "vintage cards" for "stamps" and write the same article. Their common alterations and fakes are reperforating and removing cancellation stamps. Ours are trimming and maybe recoloring, or scuffing the area where "reprint" would appear, etc.

What I thought was significant was that, within this similar hobby, a group of collectors did get together and publicize the fraud and have maybe even made an impact.

If they can do it, it seems we might too. They outed this one particular seller and set up a website just to track his antics.

So that's why I created the thread - not only because there are stamp collectors on here but also because there may be a model for us to follow in this article. Exact same approach? Probably not. Hitchhike on the thinking of a vigilante (hee) collectors group? Maybe.

Joann