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Illegal Stamps - The Gambia (2003)



 
 
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Old May 30th 05, 03:56 PM
Blair (TC)
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Default Illegal Stamps - The Gambia (2003)

Following the recent discussion of illegal stamps,
in another thread, I found the following communication
from the Gambian Postal Administration.

Blair (TC)



Dear Sir/Madam,

The postal administration of GAMBIA asks me to bring to
the attention of Union member countries that several
stamp issues are being offered on the international market,
purportedly issued by the postal administration of Gambia,
but which have no such authorization. These issues are
described in the attachment.

Moreover, the postal administration of Gambia states
that its stamps issued according to the UPU Convention
always bear the name of "The Gambia". Most, if not all,
of the illegal stamps do not bear the prefix "The" in
The Gambia.

Postal administrations are therefore urged not to accept
in their systems postal items with stamps that fit the
descriptions in the attachment. Investigations are
continuing with the assistance of the administration's
philatelic agent. This administration alerts the UPU
membership to the fact that these issues have not been
authorized by The Gambia Post Office.

The proliferation of fraudulent stamps does great
damage to the reputation of the issuing administration
and is detrimental to the hobby of stamp collecting in
general in that it undermines the confidence of
collectors in the authenticity of the stamps and the
legitimacy of the issues.

The Gambia postal administration would appreciate
any information regarding these stamps being referred
to it. The Gambia Post Office itself will provide any
new information regarding these stamps should any become
available. The Gambia Post Office takes this matter very
seriously and will pursue all avenues to identify those
who have produced these issues and to halt their activities.

Yours faithfully,
K J S McKEOWN
Director of Markets

Annex:

"Prehistoric World" miniature sheet with the Rotary logo
portraying Dinosaurs -
- two stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.


"Birds of Prey" miniature sheet with the Rotary logo
- six stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.


"Chinese New Year" miniature sheet with a gorilla and
Chinese inscriptions in the background
- two stamps portraying monkeys, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.


"Oceans" miniature sheet with the Rotary logo depicting
marine life in the background and on the stamps. There are
- nine stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.


"Polar Birds" miniature sheet with the Rotary logo
depicting scenes with penguins in the background and
on the stamps. There are
- three stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.
The sheet is also sold in the imperforate and
cancelled-to-order versions.


"Orchids" miniature sheet with the Rotary logo
depicting different orchids in the background
and on the stamps. There are
- six stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.


"Looney Tunes" miniature sheet depicting cartoon
scenes in the background and on the stamps. There are
- two stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.
They also feature the inscription "75th Birthday of Mickey Mouse"..


"Games & Sports" miniature sheet depicting sports
personalities in the background and on the stamps. There are
- two stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.
The sheet is also sold in the imperforate and cto versions.


"John Paul II" miniature sheet depicting different scenes
of Pope John Paul II in the background and on the stamps. There are
- four stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.
There is also the logo of the Red Cross "COMITE INTERNATIONAL
GENEVE" and the inscription "25 years of the Pontificate".


"John Paul II" miniature sheet depicting different scenes of Pope John
Paul II in the background and on the stamps.


"New Cinema" miniature sheet depicting different actresses
in the background and on the stamps. There are
- six stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.
The sheet is also sold in the cancelled-to-order version


"Nude Art" miniature sheet depicting paintings of different
artists (Renoir, Courbet, Boucher and C=E9zanne) in the
background and on the stamps. There are
- four stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.


"Vincent van Gogh" miniature sheet depicting various
paintings of this artist in the background and on the
stamps. There are
- six stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003


"Great Composers" miniature sheet depicting various
composers on the stamps (Mozart, Verdi, Beethoven, Bach).
There are
- four stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.


"Lighthouses" miniature sheet depicting lighthouses
with the Rotary logo in the background and on the
stamps. There are
- four stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.
The sheet is also sold in the imperforate version.


"Monuments of Egypt" miniature sheet depicting various
pyramids with the Rotary logo in the background and
on the stamps. There are
- six stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.


A miniature sheet depicting various aircraft with
the Rotary logo in the background and on the stamps.
There are
- four stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.


A miniature sheet depicting various fire engines
and memorabilia of September 11th in New York in
the background and on the stamps. There are
- six stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.
There is also the inscription "Remember September 11th".


A "Classic Actresses" miniature sheet depicting
various actresses in the background and on the stamps.
There are
- four stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.


A "Pin-Up Art" miniature sheet depicting various
semi-clad women in the background and on the stamps.
There are
- four stamps, each of 25 D, with the year 2003.
There is also the inscription "Earl Moran"

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Old May 31st 05, 09:17 PM
Victor Manta
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"Blair (TC)" wrote in message
ups.com...

Following the recent discussion of illegal stamps,
in another thread, I found the following communication
from the Gambian Postal Administration.

Blair (TC)

Dear Sir/Madam,

The postal administration of GAMBIA asks me to bring to
the attention of Union member countries that several
stamp issues are being offered on the international market,
purportedly issued by the postal administration of Gambia,
but which have no such authorization. These issues are
described in the attachment.

snip

Yours faithfully,
K J S McKEOWN
Director of Markets


Blair,

The above reproduces the International Bureau Circular No. 308 of the
Universal Postal Union in Bern, Switzerland.

Mr. K J S McKeown is the Director of Markets at the UPU.

See: http://www.upu.int/philately/en/2004...ircular_en.pdf

More about the illegal stamps ("illegal stamps" being officially those
stamps that are listed by the UPU Circulars) and the (quite limited...)
fight against them can be found on the sites:

UPU: http://www.upu.int/philately/en/upu_combat.html
AskPhil: http://www.askphil.org/dintro.htm
PWO: http://www.pwmo.org/Illegals/frame-illegals-en.htm

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Victor Manta

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