SAINT THOMAS AND PRINCE ILLEGAL STAMPS
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ILLEGAL STAMPS
São Tomé e Príncipe Illegal Stamps
2016

Information and Reference of illegal stamps for Saint Thomas and Prince Islands dating 2016

Stamperija continues its domination of producing stamp issues for this country. All are considered abusive issues and are sold only through the agents website directly to collectors and dealers in stamps. Since the catalogs are listing them there is nothing we can do except complain and point out their own breaking of their rules for listing stamps. The advise again as stated by many including the FIP and so forth is to avoid them all for this country. Prices asked for any stamps of this time era are highly over inflated and meant to reap profits strictly from collectors not savvy to the problem.

I have found the Colnect online catalog to be very helpful as far as what is being listed in the catalogs.

The Colnect Online Catalog for São Tomé e Príncipe

Some of the illegal stamps are shown in their Cinderella section and noted as such. Still nothing close to what is out there as you will see. The 1992 Sea turtle issue is listed in some catalogs and when compared to other issues of the year the cancelled versions match so I believe it to be placed in error as an illegal stamp.

The Colnect Online Catalog Illegal Stamp Section for São Tomé e Príncipe

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

The Stampworld Online Catalog for Sao Tome and Principe

Many of the following illegal stamps can be found as imperforates as well.
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 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.

2016

In 2015 the Russian based dealers who I believe are also the producers appear. The company is called Topnimarka.com located in Moscow Russia.
They have created a new website called stamps-world.eu as well in 2019. Everything they are selling is fake and counterfeit stamps.
They are mass producing counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of many countries. The "styles" unique to themselves, these people are producing and selling counterfeit stamps at a massive rate dating to current times. They are producing fake stamps for countries controlled by Stamperija. Stamperija's owner has stated that he knows who most of the counterfeit producers are and has some control over stopping their productions at least for countries he has contracts with. This is shown to have happened with Saint Thomas and Prince Islands on the 2006 page. No illegal stamps by the previous producers found after it. This is not the case for this producer. Being located in Russia, I guess they believe that nobody can stop them. I am exposing them which is the first step.
I note that Stamperija knows who these people are and what is being produced. Yet even though they know, they are not warning anyone including the postal authorities of the countries this company is distributing counterfeits in the name of that are contracted by Stamperija.

The Russian based company has produced the following counterfeit illegal stamps dating 2016 in the name of Sao Tome e Principe. They are not commonly seen on the main stamp market because we are fighting for you to keep them off the main market. Should this company be allowed to run accounts on the main stamp venues like eBay and Delcampe, you will see a new flood of illegal stamps worse than ever seen before. This company is consistently trying to create new accounts on the venues to move them into the main stream market. Should you see them on sites like eBay and Delcampe, you can report them to me and I can assure you that they will not be there long!

Sao Tome and Principe Illegal Stamps Dating 2016 Disbursed by Topnimarka.com
Сан-Томе и Принсипи Не настоящие Незаконньӏе Штампьӏ по
topnimarka.com Филателистический салон а также stamps-world.eu

I discovered the company has and will create new illegal stamp sets and "back-date" them as if made in prior years.
I note them as such and tell you when they were really created.

In 2016 the criminal producer increases production of illegal stamps for this country considerably. I note that many as with the other countries this company is making counterfeit stamps in the name of are geared toward Russian propaganda. Russian athletes and figures, history and products dominate many of the sets of counterfeits.

As of June 2021 this company has made and is still selling 35 counterfeit illegal stamp souvenir sheet sets inscribed S. Tome e Principe dating 2016. They have created 12 of those sets after 2016 and back dated them by inscribing them with the year 2016. They can make more dating this year at any time. Avoid them all!

2016 Alexander Pushkin Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This clown really must like this poet as he has produced numerous counterfeit sets on the topic in the name of many countries over the last 6 year period.



2016 Alexander Pushkin Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Alexander Pushkin Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Alexander Pushkin Childhood Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Alexander Pushkin Childhood Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Alexander Pushkin Childhood Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Brest Fortress Defense Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

I found these counterfeit illegal stamps were being sold by Topnimarka as user kir30kirill on eBay in early 2020 before the user was kicked off for selling counterfeits.



2016 Brest Fortress Defense Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Brest Fortress Defense Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Brest Fortress Defense (different) Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2017 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2017.



2016 Brest Fortress Defense (different) Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Brest Fortress Defense (different) Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Bridges Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Bridges Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Bridges Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Dakar Rally History Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2017 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2017.



2016 Dakar Rally History Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Dakar Rally History Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Dogs Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Dogs Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Dogs Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Dogs (different) Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Dogs (different) Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Dogs (different) Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Dogs in Space Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Dogs in Space Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Dogs in Space Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Dogs Nordic Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Dogs Nordic Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Dogs Nordic Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Easter Paintings Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2018 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2018.



2016 Easter Paintings Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Easter Paintings Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Ferrari Retro Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2019 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2019.

This one has no single stamp counterfeit souvenir sheets offered. Possibly one of the "made to order" sets I describe in other country sections. This is where a customer asks the dealer if they know where a stamp is with a certain car on it. Miraculously within a month this dealer "finds" a set with it in it. In reality, he finds images on the internet, photoshops them and produces a counterfeit set like this one. Usually without the souvenir sheets of 1. Then again this could just be a set that is so bad looking as you can see, the criminal decided not to fully produce it.



2016 Ferrari Retro Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 FIFA Confederation Cup Soccer in 2017 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 FIFA Confederation Cup Soccer in 2017 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 FIFA Confederation Cup Soccer in 2017 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 FIFA World Cup Soccer in Russia in 2018 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2017 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2017.



2016 FIFA World Cup Soccer in Russia in 2018 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 FIFA World Cup Soccer in Russia in 2018 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Ice Hockey World Championship Canada Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2017 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2017.



2016 Ice Hockey World Championship Canada Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Ice Hockey World Championship Canada Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Jimi Hendrix Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2017 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2017.



2016 Jimi Hendrix Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Jimi Hendrix Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Minerals Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

I found these counterfeit illegal stamps were being sold by Topnimarka as user kir30kirill on eBay in early 2020 before the user was kicked off for selling counterfeits.



2016 Minerals Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Minerals Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Napoleon Bonaparte The Battle of Borodino Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Napoleon Bonaparte The Battle of Borodino Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Napoleon Bonaparte The Battle of Borodino Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Napoleon Bonaparte The Battle of Trafalgar Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Napoleon Bonaparte The Battle of Trafalgar Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Napoleon Bonaparte The Battle of Trafalgar Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Olympic Champions in Torino in 2006 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2018 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2018.



2016 Olympic Champions in Torino in 2006 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Olympic Champions in Torino in 2006 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Olympic Games in Rio Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

I found these counterfeit illegal stamps were being sold by Topnimarka as user kir30kirill on eBay in early 2020 before the user was kicked off for selling counterfeits.



2016 Olympic Games in Rio Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Olympic Games in Rio Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2017 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2017.



2016 Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Olympic Games in Turin in 2006 Dancing on Ice Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2019 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2019.



2016 Olympic Games in Turin in 2006 Dancing on Ice Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Olympic Games in Turin in 2006 Dancing on Ice Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Olympic Movement Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2017 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2017.



2016 Olympic Movement Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Olympic Movement Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Paintings by Konstantin Savitsky Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Paintings by Konstantin Savitsky Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Paintings by Konstantin Savitsky Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Paralympic Games in Rio Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2017 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2017.



2016 Paralympic Games in Rio Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Paralympic Games in Rio Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Prince William and Kate Middleton Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Prince William and Kate Middleton Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Prince William and Kate Middleton Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Russian Hockey Club Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Russian Hockey Club Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Russian Hockey Club Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Sailing Ships Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Sailing Ships Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Sailing Ships Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Space Astronaut Alan Shepard Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Space Astronaut Alan Shepard Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Space Astronaut Alan Shepard Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Space Astronaut Walter Schirra Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit set was created in 2017 and back dated 2016. It was never on the market until 2017.



2016 Space Astronaut Walter Schirra Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Space Astronaut Walter Schirra Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Space Japanese Astronauts Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Space Japanese Astronauts Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Space Japanese Astronauts Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Tupolev Aircraft Flights to Europe Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Tupolev Aircraft Flights to Europe Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Tupolev Aircraft Flights to Europe Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Tupolev Aircraft History Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Tupolev Aircraft History Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Tupolev Aircraft History Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Tupolev Aircraft Military Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Tupolev Aircraft Military Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Tupolev Aircraft Military Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 Vladimir Lenin Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 Vladimir Lenin Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 Vladimir Lenin Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



2016 World War II Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2016 World War II Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 2



2016 World War II Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1



Again I must state that until the postal authorities in charge of Sao Tome e Principe and all postal authorities and the UPU start enforcing the UPU rules and take legal action against the dealers and producers of counterfeit illegal stamps, this will never end. Collectors and stamp societies cannot do it because they have no authority to take legal actions. Certain people in positions within the UPU have enabled this problem to happen by implying it is not the countries problem to stop it. One wrote it in a report on the status of illegal stamps in 2008. That person is a Mr. Jean-François Logette who claims to be an "expert" on the subject. To me, no "expert" at all on it. Rather a key enabler of the problem by not using the powers that the countries within the UPU already have which is the ability to take legal actions against the criminals doing this. Instead "chucking it off" to the philatelic communities who have no power at all to go after these criminals except to alert and document who and what is happening. The documentation I present is enough evidence to open full investigations on these people by legal channels enacted by the UPU.
The UPU needs to get with it and destroy these clowns! Circulars and the WNS system are doing nothing to stop this! Just go to this companies websites and look at the online sales in different venues. They are just one! It is really a sad state of affairs the UPU has caused with their inaction to the problem.

In 2017 Topnimarka continued producing counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of Saint Thomas and Prince Islands producing 37 more sets.

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