RWANDA ILLEGAL STAMPS
2009

Information and Reference of illegal stamps for Rwanda

The following images are of illegal stamps produced for Rwanda. 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.

On January 30, 2017 the postal administration for Rwanda by request to Harald Weyerich (Acting Director of Logistics) posted to the Universal Postal Union yet another circular warning of the discovery of more illegal stamps created with their country name that are on the market. The circular is number 19. You can view the circular in its entirety in the PDF file I have linked here.

UPU Circular Number 19

The circular describes that the Mountain Gorillas set and the Art and Culture sets are the last sets issued by Rwanda and that all issues dating later are illegal stamps.
It describes and images (first time usage of images) an illegal stamp set themed "Heroes of the Soviet Union". To this day as of May 2019 the circular still holds true.
No more stamps have been issued by Rwanda since!

It is shocking to many what I am about to show you. I am presenting pages to show the Rwanda postal authorities how bad this is. I hope that this will help convince Rwanda and many other countries that actions must be taken to stop the production and sales of counterfeit illegal stamps.
The stamp dealers and producers behind this must be made accountable for the criminal damage they have done not only to the victimized countries, but to the stamp market as a whole.

To find out what stamps are real and legitimate for Rwanda from 2002 until now, visit the UPU WNS website and look at the Rwanda section.

The Universal Postal Union WNS website

You will find that only 3 sets of stamps have been officially issued by Rwanda since 1999 as of 2021! Everything else out there dating from 1999 until now are fake illegal stamps!

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

The Colnect Online Catalog for Rwanda

Check out their Illegal Stamp section as well. It lists many of the illegal stamps that will help you verify them as well.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Rwanda Illegal Stamps

I have also found the StampWorld Catalog an excellent resource.

The StampWorld Online Catalog for Rwanda

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.

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 (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.

2009

In 2009 the production of counterfeit illegal stamps begins anew. Apparently the scare put upon the producer from the earlier U.P.U. circulars has subsided and the Feigenbaum styles of counterfeit stamp production in the name of Rwanda continue. Because the U.P.U. and the countries being effected by this producer did not fully investigate the source even though it was and still is staring them right in the face, and take full legal action against them which is their full right to do, the following pages show what happened and what continues to happen to this day. The corruption within the leadership of the U.P.U. is part of the cause of this. It appears that even today certain corrupt individuals are still running the show within the U.P.U. as nothing is still being done about this now massive problem that is plaguing the stamp market. Sources are identifying these individuals and hopefully soon the stamp community and the victimized countries as a whole will take action against these individuals and expose them for their corruption and remove them from their positions within the U.P.U. and place people who are honorable and willing to destroy the counterfeit illegal stamp industry once and for all.

The main culprits as of June 2019 selling counterfeit illegal stamps on eBay dating 2009 in the name of Rwanda are europolstamps, mr.elpidio, montecinos.philately, 1cheshire, mickyboo2a, balzac1960, kleo53 and kamalmedicine.
On Delcampe it is luisgrilo2008, kamalthematic, gtellim and postzegel123. There are sadly many others as well. The data and proof permanently recorded. All are problem dealers not to be trusted.

In 2009 Rwanda did not issue any stamps. Verified by Rwanda postal authorities.
It is therefore determined that any stamp dating 2009 in the name of Rwanda is a counterfeit illegal stamp!

Following are images of the illegal stamps I have found offered for Rwanda dating 2009. 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.

2009 Abraham Lincoln Sheet of 9



2009 Ancient Transport Sheet of 9



2009 Apollo 11 Souvenir Sheet of 2

I present this "series" individually because almost 100 percent are being sold individually so I am optimizing the individual sheets for maximum exposure on the web.



2009 Apollo 12 Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Apollo 14 Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Apollo 15 Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Apollo 16 Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Apollo 17 Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Beautiful Insects Souvenir Sheet of 4



2009 Butterflies of the World Souvenir Sheet of 6



2009 Butterflies and Birds Scouting and the Nature Conservancy Sheet of 14 Plus Label



2009 Butterflies and Mushrooms Scouting and the Nature Conservancy Sheet of 14 Plus Label



2009 Butterflies and Orchids Scouting and the Nature Conservancy Sheet of 14 Plus Label



2009 Butterflies and Orchids Sheet of 12



2009 Cats Sheet of 9



2009 Charles Darwin Souvenir Sheet of 4



2009 Charles Darwin and Dinosaurs Souvenir Sheet of 8



2009 City Rail Transport Sheet of 9



2009 Concorde Souvenir Sheet of 1



2009 Dinosaurs Sheets of 9




2009 Dogs Sheet of 9



2009 Dolphins and Whales Sheet of 9



2009 Endangered Species Kokako and Reunion Harrier Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Endangered Species New Zealand Dotterel and Zhou's Box Turtle Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Endangered Species Amazona Oratrix and Red-crowned Parrot Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Endangered Species Red Panda and Giant Panda Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Endangered Species Amazona Oratrix and Chinese Pond Turtle Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Endangered Species Brown spider Monkey and Dhole Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Endangered Species Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo and Aye-aye Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Endangered Species Bactrian Camel and Wisent Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Famous Bridges of the World Souvenir Sheet of 4



2009 Flamingos Souvenir Sheet of 2



2009 Great Artists Sheet of 12



2009 Great Explorers Sheet of 12



2009 Great Humanists and Butterflies Souvenir Sheets of 4



2009 Great Scientists Sheet of 12



2009 Great Space Explorers Sheet of 12



2009 Great Tennis Players Souvenir Sheet of 4



2009 High Speed Trains Souvenir Sheets of 4



2009 History of Modern Music Sheet of 12



2009 Horses and Ponies Sheet of 8



2009 Hot Air Balloons and Parachutes Souvenir Sheet of 4



2009 International Year of Astronomy Sheet of 8 Plus Label



2009 International Year of Astronomy Concorde Souvenir Sheet of 1



2009 Legendary Cars Sheet of 8



2009 Legendary Formula I Drivers Sheet of 9



2009 Legendary Formula I Drivers Souvenir Sheet of 4



2009 Marine Life Sea Fauna Sheet of 9



2009 Minerals Souvenir Sheet of 4

This souvenir sheet is an oddity. It is not in the Stampdile database and does not have the same style. Possible counterfeit stamp producing competitor or a more recently made illegal stamp. Sold by user mlmotieven on Delcampe in May of 2019. Data recorded.



2009 Minerals and Seashells Souvenir Sheet of 4

Described in Circular 252.



2009 Mushrooms and Bonsai Trees Sheet of 12



2009 Owls and Bats Souvenir Sheet of 4



2009 Owls and Eagles Sheet of 12



2009 Peacemakers and Humanists Souvenir Sheets of 4



2009 Prehistoric Animals and Minerals Sheet of 12



2009 Reptiles Sheet of 8



2009 The Beatles Sheet of 8



2009 Walt Disney Memoriam Souvenir Sheet of 4



2009 Wild Cats Fauna Sheet of 9



2009 Zeppelins Souvenir Sheet of 4



In 2010 the production of counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of Rwanda continues at nearly the same pace.

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

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