THE BENIN ILLEGAL STAMPS Continued
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Information and Reference of illegal stamps for Benin according to U.P.U. Circular 30

You can view circular 30 in PDF form by clicking on this link.

UPU Circular Number 30

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

I have found the Colnect online catalog to be helpful as well.

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

Here we go!

All imaged illegals are in the order listed in UPU Circular 30 page 10 through 13.

Many of the following illegal stamps can be found as imperforates and as color proof sets as well.
Most times now (2016) 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.

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Sea Creatures, Dolphins, Fish

2002 Dolphins Species with Scouting Emblems
Sheetlets with Six Stamps and Souvenir Sheet

Dolphins


2002 Dolphins and Sealife Souvenir Sheet



2003 Dolphins with Rotary Emblem Sheetlet of Nine



2003 Tropical Fish Nature Conservancy Souvenir Sheet with Three Stamps



2003 Tropical Fish Nature Conservancy Sheetlet of Six



2003 Tropical Fish Nature Conservancy Souvenir Sheet



Birds (ducks, bats, hummingbirds, owls, seagulls, song birds, parrots, pigeons, penguins and "thrushes")

2003 Birds Nature Conservancy Souvenir Sheet with Three Stamps



2002 Birds Species Sheetlets with Six Stamps and Souvenir Sheets

The UPU Circular description is very good on these. Almost all the sheetlets and souvenir sheets are being sold individually by unscrupulous sellers. Here are individual images of the sheetlets with their corresponding souvenir sheets. Now you know what to avoid.

Bats

Hummingbirds (Colibrys)

Seagulls

Songbirds (Thrushes)

Pigeons


2002 Owls and Birds of Prey with Rotary Emblem Souvenir Sheetlets of Six



2003 Owls Sheetlets of Six



2003 Owls with Scouting Emblems on Side Souvenir Sheet



2003 Owls with Scouting Emblems on Side Souvenir Sheetlet of Six



2003 Birds Species Sheetlets with Six Stamps

Owls (Les Chouettes)

Sparrowhawks (Les Eperviers)

Falcons (Les Faucons)

2003 Birds (Oiseaux) Sheetlet with Ten Stamps


2003 Birds (Oiseaux) with Scouting Emblem Souvenir Sheets

These souvenir sheets are of the same stamps as the previous sheetlet of 10.


2003 Parrots with Scouting Emblem Sheetlets of Six



2002 Penguins with Rotary Emblem Souvenir Sheetlet of Six



2002 Penguins and Birds Souvenir Sheets



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References taken from:
U.P.U. Circular No. 30
Major Stamp Catalogs
Internet Research

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