MOZAMBIQUE ILLEGAL STAMPS
MOCAMBIQUE ILLEGAL STAMPS
2008

Information and Reference of illegal stamps for Mozambique made in 2008

The Universal Postal Union published the following Circular on September 15, 2008 denouncing illegal stamps at the request of the Postal Administration for Mozambique. This Circular was validated by K.J.S. McKEOWN, Director of Markets Development of the UPU Secretariat who was the senior officer at that time overseeing philatelic issues. The circular is number 208. You can view it in the linked file below:

UPU Circular Number 208

The circular only describes one counterfeit souvenir sheet made in the name of Mozambique dated with the year 2008. It is the only circular Mozambique ever had made.

In 2008 it looks like Stamperija lost the contract to print stamps for Mozambique. In this year we see a dramatic drop in the number of sets produced. Mozambique issued a total of only 15 stamps that year. Montero continues to produce and distribute counterfeit illegal stamps on the theme of the "History of the XXI Century" including the denounced souvenir sheet in the circular.

As I stated on the introduction, the WNS system is short on what is real. Unfortunately they stopped listing the stamps of Mozambique in 2006 and have nothing from that time forward.

I have found the Colnect online catalog to be very helpful. Sadly because of the glut of abusive issues it is a pain to go through all the pages.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Mozambique

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 Illegal Stamp Section for Mozambique

I have found the Stampworld.com Catalog to be very helpful as well but there are problems. Again, because of the abuse many of the pages are extremely long. They are listing some of the illegal stamps there as if they are ok simply because one rouge catalog continues to list them. The 2004 (which they list as a 2006) EUROPA "issue" for one.

The Stampworld Online Catalog for Mozambique

Again, I say the major catalogs should stick with the rules they portray in not listing abusive, overproduced stamps that have no evidence of postal usage. Sadly in the recent years they are breaking their own rules and ethics by listing them. At the rate Stamperija is going, Scott catalog will have to add another catalog just to cover them! Shame on the editors for bowing down to abusive stamp agencies. More than likely their are some "bad apples" within the editing departments who are getting kickbacks for getting the garbage listed!

Here we go!

Many of the following illegal stamps can be found as imperforates and as color proof sets as well. Many exist on fake First Day Covers too.
Most times now (2022) 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 experts and savvy collectors.

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 Mr. Montero has more illegal souvenir sheets made with his "series" on the topic of "History of the XXI Century". Also starting to branch into other "themes" as well. None of them are listed in any catalog. Major sales and offers of them are of course being made by "yours truly" and crew on Hipstamp. Avoid!

HISTORY OF THE XXI CENTURY COUNTERFEITS

2008 Mozambique Barack Obama Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 9



2008 Mozambique Chess Bobby Fischer Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1

This is the souvenir sheet denounced as illegal in circular 208.



2008 Mozambique Olympic Games XXIX Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 9



2008 Mozambique Pope John Paul II and Roque Gonzales de Santa Cruz Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 1



2008 Mozambique Space NASA 50th Anniversary Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



2008 Mozambique Space NASA 50th Anniversary Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Deluxe Souvenir Sheets of 1



Here we have one of the Eastern European counterfeit producers trying to get in on the action.

2008 Mozambique Seahorses Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6



In 2009 more illegal deluxe sheet sets made from Stamperija issues are found and a couple more "History of the XXI Century" are made.

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References taken from:
U.P.U. Circular 208
Major Stamp Catalogs
Internet Research

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