ERITREA ILLEGAL STAMPS
2001

Information and Reference of illegal stamps dating 2001 for Eritrea according to U.P.U. Circular 294 and other resources

On August 25, 2003 the postal administration for Eritrea by request to M.S. Raman (Acting Director of Economic and Regulatory Affairs) posted to the Universal Postal Union a circular warning of the discovery of a massive amount of illegal stamps created with their country name that are on the market. The circular is number 294. You can view in the linked file below:

UPU Circular Number 294

The circular describes a large number of the illegal stamps discovered to be on the market in 2003. All of them were produced and being distributed by the British counterfeit producer and his criminal stamp dealing distributors. I describe who these people are on many other sections of the illegal stamp study and will name who is selling them as well on the following pages for Eritrea. They are still being sold by them and many others to this day. There are many more counterfeit illegal stamps that were produced at the time that were not "caught" by the postal administration of Eritrea and there have been many more produced since the time the circular was made.

I also want to note that the circular explicitly states these "stamps" are counterfeit stamps. Quote:
"It is, in particular, a violation of the national legislation of Eritrea, and in particular its law on the Post and its provisions on counterfeit postage stamps. Under the terms of this law, the Eritrean Postal Service alone is authorized to issue and disseminate postage stamps in the name of Eritrea."
In other words, it is illegal for anyone to sell these counterfeit illegal stamps! They can come after you through legal channels in your own country. Got it?

Eritrea has always been a very conservative stamp issuing entity. In 2001 Eritrea issued only 20 stamps in single sets and on souvenir sheets.

To find out what stamps are real and legitimate for Eritrea you can visit the following online catalogs. I found that Eritrea listed their 2002 and 2003 stamp issues in the UPU's WNS system but then stopped so it is not a good resource to verify genuine stamps from to present day stamps.

I have found the Colnect online catalog to be very helpful.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Eritrea

Check out their Illegal Stamp section as well. It is far from complete but will help you verify many as well.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Eritrea Illegal Stamps

I have found the Stampworld.com Catalog to be very helpful as well.

The Stampworld Online Catalog for Eritrea

Here we go!

Many of the following illegal stamps can be found as imperforates and as color proof sets as well. Many exist on fake First Day Covers too.
Most times now (2021) the souvenir sheet sets and sheetlet sets are sold individually. Many times the stamps have been removed from the sheetlets and souvenir sheets. All of these "tactics" are used to avoid detection by UPU circular descriptions.

Sellers that call these "private", "locals", "Cinderella's", "unauthorized" are deceiving you. They are counterfeit illegal stamps produced by a stamp dealer that is bent on ripping you off! Some sellers state "we offer them because they are on the market". Well how about you use a different dealer because that seller is "on the market"? If the stamp societies, auction sites and all other venues kicked these sellers off of their sites then they would have to comply or lose their ability to sell anything.

The following images are free for the use of all to use to alert the public to them. If anyone wants to make a public list of users on eBay, Delcampe and elsewhere who are selling these issues....fine by me since the UPU, PWMO and others appear to have given up or have not been updated in years.

If you have purchased any of these stamps from a dealer or if that dealer offers them, you should avoid that dealer! You will only be supporting illegal stamp makers who are only ripping you off.

2001

In 2001 the British producer and his criminal distributors attacked the stamp market with a flood of counterfeit illegal stamps dating 2001. Now in 2021 some of the same criminal dealers continue to sell these counterfeits showing us there is an endless supply of them after 20 years!

Let us see who is currently selling this garbage on the main stamp venues with a simple search for "eritrea 2001".

On eBay

stamp4all located in Belarus
qc2000 located in Canada
halfpricestamps located in Greece
vicmorgen located in the U.S.
tomstampshop located in Italy
philatelieundnumismatik located in Latvia
brexittrader located in Latvia
segatimbres located in Belgium
colettestreasures located in the U.K.

On Delcampe past and present

philindia01 located in India
prieeltje located in Belgium
philexx42 located in France
leok located in Estonia
tomstampshop located in Italy
raytryon located in the U.S.
igiardinidimarzo located in Italy
maleevsw located in Russia
posty located in France
nesa50 located in the Netherlands
bythebay located in Canada
mt112 located in Taiwan
stampsdavidb located in Israel
Stamps_and_More located in the Netherlands
ganges1948 located in India
makulatura777 located in the Ukraine. Kicked off for selling counterfeits. Good!
manne1950 located in Germany
niki_lauda located in the Netherlands. Kicked off for selling counterfeits. Good!
scriba47 located in Italy. Kicked off for selling counterfeits. Good!
verbak located in the Netherlands
yeled134 located in Canada
bigbird1011golf located in China
motievenshop located in the Netherlands. Kicked off for selling counterfeits. Good!
sila2 located in Afghanistan. Kicked off for selling counterfeits. Good!
vangelisam100 located in Greece
jrstamps50 located in the U.S. Kicked off for selling counterfeits. Good!
cfeldmann1946 located in Germany. Kicked off for selling counterfeits. Good!
sensieboyke located in Belgium

On Hipstamps

philindia01 located in India
2Cheshire located in the U.S.
frstamp located in France

There are many more than these. These are just the ones bold enough to place country and year in their listings.

The following counterfeit illegal stamps and the dealers who sell them should be avoided and shunned by all. I will place a note on the ones that are described in Circular 294.

2001 Alligators Crocodiles Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Bears Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Bees Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Birds of Prey Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Buffalo Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Butterflies Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Edward Hopper Paintings Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 6

Both are described in Circular 294.



2001 Edward Hopper Paintings Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1

Both are not described in Circular 294. They appear to be exclusively sold by Avion Stamps. The one with the worst images on the internet.



2001 Elephants Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Fish Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Fowl Pheasants Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Frogs Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Jack Vettriano Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 6

Both are described in Circular 294.



2001 Jack Vettriano Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1

Both are described in Circular 294.



2001 Lighthouses Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 6

Both are described in Circular 294.



2001 Lighthouses Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1

All four are described in Circular 294.



2001 Lizards Reptiles Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Marilyn Monroe Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 6

Both are described in Circular 294.



2001 Marilyn Monroe Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1

All are described in Circular 294.



2001 Mole Island Teddy Bears Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 6

Both are described in Circular 294.



2001 Mole Island Teddy Bears Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1

All are described in Circular 294.



2001 Monkeys Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Mushrooms Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Parrots Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Penguins Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Pin Up Art by Elvgren Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 6

Both are described in Circular 294.



2001 Snakes Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Spiders Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Turtles Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.



2001 Whales and Dolphins Marine Creatures Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294. Noting this one is described with the Fish description.



2001 Wild Cats Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 294.

Souvenir Sheet Singles

The following group are single stamp souvenir sheets of various wildlife. I note the user philindia01 located in India is the current major seller of them, plastering them across the stamp auction venues in single lot sales and multiple lot sales containing around 10 of each. This clown must have bought a large portion of the stock of them and is now knowingly ripping collectors off right and left rather than do the right thing and burn the trash up! Obviously, a too cheap bad dealer to do that though. The user should be removed from all stamp auction venues.

None of these were caught by the postal authorities and so are not listed in circular 294.

2001 Bear Giraffe Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Butterfly Deer Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1

Another lousy image provided by Avion Stamps who appears to be exclusively selling this one.



2001 Camelion Frilled Dragon Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Cobra Leopard Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Crocodile Sea Lion Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Elephant Rhinoceros Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Fish Seal Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Frog Black Panther Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Leopard Tiger Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Manatee Dolphin Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Monkey Chimpanzee Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Mushroom Otter Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Owl Leopard Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Oxen Buffalo Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Parrot Deer Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Penguin Seal Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Pheasant Stag Deer Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Scorpion Tapir Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Turtle Cheetahs Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Wasp Lion Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



The production of counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of Eritrea continues in 2002. All of them were produced by the British producer.

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References taken from:
U.P.U. Circular No. 294
Major Stamp Catalogs
Internet Research

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