CONGO REPUBLIC ILLEGAL STAMPS
2013

Information and Reference of illegal stamps for Congo Republic

On August 11, 2014 the postal administration for Congo republic represented by Raquel Ferrari (Acting Director of Markets) posted to the Universal Postal Union a circular warning of the discovery of a set of illegal stamps created with their country name that are on the market. The circular is number 144. You can view the circular in its entirety in the PDF file I have linked here.

UPU Circular Number 144

The circular only describes and shows the 2013 Parrots illegal stamps. There are many more than that as you will see. It is the only circular that Congo republic ever had published. We are working with them now to get a new circular made.

The following images are of illegal stamps produced for Congo Republic. 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 Congo Republic visit the UPU WNS website and look at the Congo Republic section.

The Universal Postal Union WNS website

I have found the Colnect online catalog to be helpful as well although there are "conflicts" between what is listed there and what is on the WNS system.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Congo Republic

Check out their Illegal Stamp section as well. It is upgraded as of 2023 and shows counterfeits that may be missing here.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Congo Republic Illegal Stamps

I have found the Stampworld.com Catalog to be helpful as well although again there are "conflicts" between what is listed there and what is on the WNS system.

The Stampworld Online Catalog for Congo Republic

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 illegal stamps.

You will find the styles and designs of the following illegal stamps completely different.

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 (2019) 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.

2013

In 2013 the production of counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of Congo Republic continued. Several more larger sets of common topics are produced.

In 2013 Congo Republic did not officially issue any stamps according to the WNS system. All catalogs are in agreement with this.

Therefore any stamp dating 2013 in the name of the Congo Republic is a counterfeit illegal stamp!

Following are images of the illegal stamps I have found offered for Congo Republic dating 2013. 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.

2013 African Fauna Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Birds Souvenir Sheet of 6



2013 Butterflies Souvenir Sheets of 6

In 2013 the counterfeit producers went insane with the Butterflies topic.



2013 Butterflies Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Butterflies Souvenir Sheets of 4 with Butterfly Background




2013 Butterflies Souvenir Sheets of 1 with Butterfly Background



2013 Butterflies Souvenir Sheet of 1 with Butterfly Background Fake Color Proofs

Here is an example of the Feigenbaum counterfeit color proofs. Sold exclusively on the Avion Stamp Website. Worthless....



2013 Butterflies Souvenir Sheets of 4 with White Background





2013 Butterflies Souvenir Sheet of 4 with White Background Fake Color Proofs

Here is another example of the Feigenbaum counterfeit color proofs. Sold exclusively on the Avion Stamp Website. Worthless....



2013 Cats Souvenir Sheet of 6



2013 Cats Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Chess Souvenir Sheet of 6



2013 Dinosaurs Souvenir Sheet of 6



2013 Dinosaurs Souvenir Sheet of 4



2013 Disney Magic Moments Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Dogs Souvenir Sheet of 6



2013 Dogs Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Eagles Souvenir Sheet of 4



2013 Ferrari Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Fish Souvenir Sheet of 6



2013 James Bond Souvenir Sheet of 4



2013 Kate Middleton Souvenir Sheet of 4



2013 Steam Locomotives Souvenir Sheet of 4



2013 Nelson Mandela Souvenir Sheets of 4 with Flag in Corners



2013 Nelson Mandela Souvenir Sheets of 4 with Concorde in Corners



2013 Mao Zedong Souvenir Sheets of 4 and 1




2013 Harley Davidson Motorcycles Souvenir Sheet of 4



2013 Mushrooms Souvenir Sheets of 6



2013 Mushrooms Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Owls Souvenir Sheet of 6



2013 Owls Souvenir Sheet of 4



2013 Parrots Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Sailing Ships Souvenir Sheets of 6



2013 Sherlock Holmes Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Sherlock Holmes Souvenir Sheet of 4 with Fake Color Proof Set



2013 Star Trek Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Star Wars Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 The Beatles Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Express Trains Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 Turtles Souvenir Sheet of 4



2013 Walt Disney Cartoons Souvenir Sheets of 4



2013 World War II Biplanes Souvenir Sheet of 4



2013 Year of the Serpent Souvenir Sheet of 4



In 2014 Congo Republic issued genuine stamps again but the production of counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of Congo Republic increases.

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References taken from:
WNS Stamp System
Online Major Catalogs
Major Stamp Catalogs
Internet Research

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