BENIN ILLEGAL STAMPS
2008

Information and Reference of Illegal Stamps for Benin Created in 2008

The following images are of illegal stamps produced for Benin. Please remember that the producers of these illegals are not only greedy, they are crude and sometimes disgusting which is the nature of these people.

To find out what stamps are real and legitimate for Benin visit the UPU WNS website and look at the Benin section.
Sadly, it has been found out that most series displayed in the 2002-3 listings which were submitted by the stamp agent were declared invalid by the Benin Postal administration and never released in Benin.

The Universal Postal Union WNS website

You can also get a very good reference of what was officially issued from the Colnect website.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Benin

Check out their Illegal Stamp section as well. It is fully complete and shows many more illegal stamps not shown here.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Benin Illegal Stamps

I have also found the StampWorld Catalog an excellent resource.

The StampWorld Online Catalog for Benin

You can also use a respectable catalog like Scott or Stanley Gibbons. Do not listen to these dealers trying to convince you they are something other than illegal stamps.

In 2004 when Benin produced circular 30 they did not know that there were more illegal stamps that were being circulated than what they listed. This has occurred for many of the victim countries. To correct it I have researched them all using the major catalog listings and the WNS system as reference to what was officially issued.

Here we go!

Many of the following illegal stamps can be found as imperforates and as color proof sets as well. Some exist on fake First Day Covers too.
Most times now (2018) 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 and search terms.

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.

2008

In 2008 Benin did not have any new official stamp issues made according to the WNS system.

The Colnect online catalog is in complete conflict with this.
106 Surcharged and overprinted stamps and varieties can be found on the Colnect online catalog but are not listed in the Scott catalog. The WNS system has no official issues listed from 2006 through 2009. Why these issues are not there is a question that needs to be answered.

The Colnect Catalog show a set of Coat of Arms issues were made in 2008 for Benin. Only Michel and Yvert numbers are shown. No Scott numbers. Why? Following are the issues shown on the Colnect catalog.

Benin 2008 Coat of Arms Stamp Issues
Issued January 1, 2008 Printer is Cartor Security Printing


In my search for these issues on Delcampe I found that other values not shown on Colnect exist.

Benin 2008 Coat of Arms Stamp Issues Not Shown on the Colnect Catalog


You can see they are canceled. So why are they not shown to be listed? If the catalogs and sites like Colnect and the WNS system cannot be in sync then collectors and dealers worldwide have no reliable information on what is genuine and official and what is not. Illegal stamp producers like that!

This last souvenir sheet again is listed on the Colnect catalog as being listed in Michel. It does not show a Yvert number. It does not show a Scott number.
Is it official or is it not?

Benin 2008 Olympic Games Beijing China Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4
Issued October 1, 2008? Printer is Unknown


So you can see that this confusion really needs to be dealt with by all catalog editors.

Still as you can see the illegal stamps look nothing like them.

Following are images of the illegal stamps I have found offered for Benin dating 2008. There may and probably are more. All of these I found in searches on eBay and Delcampe and all are illegal stamps made by producers bent on ripping you off!

I present them in alphabetical order of titles as there is no logical order for illegal stamps.

In 2008 the production of illegal stamps in the name of Benin continued.

2008 African Fauna in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2008 Animals in Souvenir Sheets of 1

Flying Squirrels, Hippopotamus, Elk, Mule Deer, Porcupine


2008 Albert Einstein in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2008 Arctic Fauna in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2008 Bears in Souvenir Sheet of 4



2008 Birds in Souvenir Sheets of 1



2008 Birds of Prey in Souvenir Sheets of 1



2008 Butterflies in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2008 Butterflies in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2008 Butterflies and Disney in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2008 Butterflies and Disney Souvenir Sheets on Fake First Day Covers



2008 Butterflies and Flowers in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2008 Butterflies and Flowers in Souvenir Sheets of 1



2008 Cactus in Souvenir Sheets of 1



2008 Cats in Souvenir Sheets of 4



2008 Chess in Souvenir Sheets of 1



2008 Crocodiles in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2008 Dogs Bulldog Stamp

I found only this one example but know it is from a souvenir sheet. Perhaps you have it?



2008 Dogs in Souvenir Sheets of 4



2008 Dogs in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2008 Dolphins and Lighthouses in Souvenir Sheet of 4



2008 Elephants and Parrots in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2008 Famous People Anita Page with Bessie Love and Dorothy Sebastian Illegal Stamps

I found these being exclusively sold by user kleo53 on eBay. They must have come from a counterfeit illegal stamp souvenir sheets that exist or existed at one time. As is the case with this dealer in Estonia, nobody else on the internet has nor is selling them except for them.



2008 Famous People Elizabeth Taylor Illegal Stamp



2008 Famous People Julia Roberts Illegal Stamps



2008 Famous People Madonna Illegal Stamps



2008 Ferrari in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2008 Formula I in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2008 Gorillas in Souvenir Sheet of 4



2008 Guinea Pigs in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2008 Harry Potter in Sheetlet of 9



2008 Insects Dragonfly and Flowers in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2008 Jungle Book in Sheetlet of 9



2008 Jungle Book in Illegal Stamp Fake Deluxe Souvenir Sheets



2008 Jungle Book in Illegal Stamp Fake Color Proofs



2008 Kennedy in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2008 Lighthouses in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2008 Lions in Souvenir Sheet of 4



2008 Mandela in Souvenir Sheet of 6



2008 Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2008 Marine Fauna in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2008 Modigliani in Souvenir Sheet of 6



2008 Motorcycles Harley Davidson in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2008 Mushrooms and Orchids in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2008 Olympic Games Athletes in Souvenir Sheets of 4



2008 Olympic Games Comic Book Heroes in Sheetlets of 9



2008 Olympic Games Disney Cartoons in Sheetlets of 9



2008 Olympic Games Disney Cartoons Illegal Stamp Fake Deluxe Souvenir Sheets



2008 Pandas in Souvenir Sheet of 4



2008 Pandas and Owls in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2008 Ping Pong Table Tennis in Souvenir Sheet of 6



2008 Playing Cards Gambling in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2008 Reptiles in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2008 Roses in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2008 Scouting Scoutism in Souvenir Sheet of 6



2008 Shells and Coral in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2008 Soccer Stars in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2008 Space NASA in Souvenir Sheets of 4



2008 Turtles in Souvenir Sheet of 6



2008 Trains in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2008 Whales in Souvenir Sheet of 6



2008 Zeppelins and Hot Air Balloons in Souvenir Sheet of 1



In 2009 production of illegal stamps in the name of Benin continues still unhindered...

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References taken from:
WNS Website
Major Stamp Catalogs
Internet Research

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