COMORO ISLANDS ILLEGAL STAMPS
COMOROS ILLEGAL STAMPS
COMORES ILLEGAL STAMPS
2004

Information and Reference of illegal stamps dating 2004 for the Comoro Islands according to U.P.U. Circular 140

The Universal Postal Union published another Circular on April 30, 2007 denouncing illegal stamps at the request of the Postal Administration for Comoros. This Circular was also validated by K. J. S. McKeown, now called the Director of Markets Development of the UPU Secretariat. The circular is number 140. You can view it in the linked file below:

UPU Circular Number 140

In this circular it describes a mass of counterfeit illegal stamps made in the name of the Comoros Islands namely created in 2004 through 2006.

Although there are many discrepancies within all of the following sites, for the most part, to find out what stamps are real and legitimate for the Comoros Islands you can first go to this website and view their catalog of stamps which shows you what was issued from beginning to present time according to a representative for them.

The comores-online.com Catalog of Stamps

The site only shows issues up to 2007 (probably because the abusive stamp agent Stamperija gained contracts in 2008 forward) and has not been updated since 2010.

You can visit the UPU WNS website and look at the Comoros section. Sadly, we see a huge gap between 2007 to 2019 caused by the damage caused by Stamperija.

The Universal Postal Union WNS website

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

The Colnect Online Catalog for Comoros

Some of the illegal stamps are shown in their Cinderella section and noted as such. Nothing compared to what follows on my site.

The Colnect Online Catalog Illegal Stamp Section for Comoros

I have also found the Stampworld online catalog to be very useful as well.

The Stampworld Online Catalog for Comoro Islands

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

Here we go!

2004

Everything appears to have been silent as far as creation of illegal stamps in the name of the Comoro Islands since the circulars were published in 2001. Then in 2004 the criminal British producer strikes hard. All sets that follow were produced by this one producer and have and are still being distributed by him and his little mafia group of illegal stamp dealers to this day in 2021.

In 2004 the Comoro Islands did not issue any stamps. Therefore any stamp in the name of the Comoro Islands dating 2004 is a
COUNTERFEIT ILLEGAL STAMP!

2004 Comoro Islands Movie legends of the American screen Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 4

Three of the following six counterfeit souvenir sheets are described in circular 140. Sheet 4 through 6 were missed.
Noting the description for the sheet with James Dean on it was duplicated on the circular in error.

Sheet 1
Paul Newman, Frank Sinatra, Sean Connery and Jack Lemmon


Sheet 2
James Dean, Audrey Hepburn, Kirk Douglas and Grace Kelly


Sheet 3
Jack Nicholson, Nathalie Wood, Sophia Loren and Clint Eastwood


Sheet 4
Laurence Olivier, Katharine Hepburn, Vivien Leigh and Laurel and Hardy


Sheet 5
Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Marlon Brando


Sheet 6
Humphrey Bogart, Marlene Dietrich, Clark Gable and Charlie Chaplin


2004 Comoro Islands The Magical World of Walt Disney Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 4

These were not described in the circular.

Sheet 1
The Chipmunks and Donald Duck


Sheet 2
Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse


Sheet 3
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck


2004 Comoro Islands 50th Anniversary of Disneyland Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 1

Only one souvenir sheet is described in the circular with the wrong denomination. It states it is 500 CF when they are actually 600 CF.
Portraits of Hans Christian Andersen are on the upper right corner of each counterfeit sheet. Sorry for the blurry images. Apparently the Avion Stamps website is exclusive in sales of these now except for a random one I found on the internet.

Sheet 1


Sheet 2


Sheet 3


Sheet 4


2004 Comoro Islands FIFA World Cup Soccer in Germany in 2006 Football Players Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This one was not caught by the postal authorities of the Comoro Islands.



2004 Comoro Islands Marilyn Monroe Modern Art by Andy Warhol Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This one was not caught by the postal authorities of the Comoro Islands either.



2004 Comoro Islands Marilyn Monroe Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This one was not caught by the postal authorities of the Comoro Islands either.



2004 Comoro Islands Louvre Paintings Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 2

In searching for this series I found one that was not described. There may be more.

Sheet 1
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and a painting by Antonio Allegri (Correggio)


Sheet 2
Paintings by El Greco and Ribera


Sheet 3
Paintings by Frans Hals and Ambrosius Bosschaert


Sheet 4
Paintings by Jan Vermeer and Rembrandt van Rijn


Sheet 5
Paintings by Jean-Antoine Watteau and Jean-Baptiste Perronneau


Sheet 6
Paintings by Antoon Van Dyck and Peter Paul Rubens


This one was missed by the Comoro Islands postal administration.

Sheet 7
Paintings by Eugene Delcroix and Anne-Louis Girodet de Routry-Trioson


2004 Comoro Islands Ermitage Paintings Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 2

This series was completely missed by the postal authorities of the Comoro Islands. It is not missed now!

Sheet 1
Paintings by Henri Matisse


Sheet 2
Paintings by Pablo Picasso


Sheet 3
Paintings by Paul Cezanne


Sheet 4
Paintings by Paul Gauguin


Sheet 5
Paintings by Pierre Auguste Renoir


Sheet 6
Paintings by Vincent van Gogh


2004 Comoro Islands Ermitage Paintings Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6

This counterfeit souvenir sheet was also missed.



The rest of these below were also missed by the postal authorities.

2004 Comoro Islands Pope John Paul II Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2004 Comoro Islands Space Adventures Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2004 Comoro Islands The Beatles Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 4

Sheet 1


Sheet 2


In 2005 the British counterfeit producer created a few more sets of illegal stamps in the name of the Comoro Islands. They have an eerie resemblance to souvenir sheets produced by Stamperija when they obtained the contract to print stamps for the Comoro Islands.

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References taken from:
U.P.U. Circular No. 140
Major Stamp Catalogs
Internet Research

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