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There is a short, informative video currently available on the Stanley Gibbons website regarding the work of the renown Japanese forger Kotaro Wada. Four minutes, free. Includes both individual issues as well as the “tourist sheets”.
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Calstamps/Jim: That's a very nice video, and gives a great little overview of forgeries of classic-era Japanese stamps!
Here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXxzIFkj ...
I note that he says 95% of early Japanese stamps in a collection are forgeries. I've met a couple of Japan expertizers over the years, who've said that they think the ratio of forgeries to genuine stamps is approximately 100:1.
Whenever I've cited that example, I've been told I'm full of ____, since no one wants to believe that's what they might have in their collection, so I'm pleased to see that the SG specialist describer describe a ratio that is in the same range.
Thanks for posting it!! Well worth the 4 minutes!
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Hi Jim
That was a very interesting piece of information. This is what Stamporama should be all about, imparting good information and having fun. The fun in this instance being, my early Japan are probably forgeries.
Thank you for sharing
John
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There is a short, informative video currently available on the Stanley Gibbons website regarding the work of the renown Japanese forger Kotaro Wada. Four minutes, free. Includes both individual issues as well as the “tourist sheets”.
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re: Japan: Cherry Blossom forgeries
Calstamps/Jim: That's a very nice video, and gives a great little overview of forgeries of classic-era Japanese stamps!
Here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXxzIFkj ...
I note that he says 95% of early Japanese stamps in a collection are forgeries. I've met a couple of Japan expertizers over the years, who've said that they think the ratio of forgeries to genuine stamps is approximately 100:1.
Whenever I've cited that example, I've been told I'm full of ____, since no one wants to believe that's what they might have in their collection, so I'm pleased to see that the SG specialist describer describe a ratio that is in the same range.
Thanks for posting it!! Well worth the 4 minutes!
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re: Japan: Cherry Blossom forgeries
Hi Jim
That was a very interesting piece of information. This is what Stamporama should be all about, imparting good information and having fun. The fun in this instance being, my early Japan are probably forgeries.
Thank you for sharing
John
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