SOMALIA ILLEGAL STAMPS
2018

Information and Reference of Counterfeit Illegal Stamps in the name of Somalia Dating 2018

Online research shows that the first counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of Somalia were produced in 1997. Although Somalia is a member of the Universal Postal Union, up to this time (April 2020) they have never formally posted a UPU circular denouncing any of them. We are working toward having this done soon.

The following images are of counterfeit illegal stamps produced in the name of Somalia. Please remember that the producers of these illegal stamps are not only greedy, they are crude and sometimes disgusting which is the nature of these people.

I have found the Colnect online catalog to be helpful in defining genuine stamps. Sadly, they list the unauthorized I.P.Z.S. stamps from 2000 through 2003. Simply because they are going by compromised catalogs rather than what is real. Nothing is listed after 2003.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Somalia Stamps

Check out their Illegal Stamp section as well. It is upgraded as of 2024 and shows counterfeits that may be missing here.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Somalia Counterfeit Illegal Stamps

I have found the Stampworld online catalog to be helpful in defining genuine stamps as well. Sadly, they list the unauthorized I.P.Z.S. stamps from 2000 through 2002. Again, simply because they are going by compromised catalogs rather than what is real. Nothing is listed after 2002.

The Stampworld Online Catalog for Somalia Stamps

You will find the styles and designs of the following illegal stamps the same as other illegal stamps produced in the name of other countries.

Here we go!

All of the following illegal stamps can be found as imperforates. Many are found as color proofs and many fake First Day Covers have been produced as well.
Many times now (2020) the souvenir sheet sets are separated and are sold individually. Many times the stamps have been removed from the souvenir sheets. All of these "tactics" are used to avoid detection by UPU circular descriptions and/or experts like myself.

Sellers that call these "private", "locals", "Cinderella's", "unauthorized" are deceiving you. They are counterfeit 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.

2018

More than likely not every counterfeit illegal stamp dating in this year is shown here. Different ones keep "popping up" on the auction venues all the time. Should you see a counterfeit not listed here, feel free to contact and we can add it to the page.

In 2018 the Russian counterfeit producer Topnimarka.com dominates production of counterfeits in the name of Somalia. See the 2010-2015 page for description of who they are. They produced 36 sets dating 2018. They are producing counterfeit illegal stamps to this day in 2020 on a massive scale and nobody will stop them. It is a simple task to accomplish. Only the victimized countries with the UPU can do it. So far...all are sitting on their hands. We are fighting to make a change in that status.

All the other counterfeit producers being namely the British producer, globalphila and the Eastern Europe producer appear to have "given up" production of counterfeits in the name of Somalia.

All the following sets to the end of this page are the Russian Made Counterfeit Illegal Stamps being pushed by this Topnimarka.com. At this time April 2020 this counterfeiters goods are stuck mostly in Russia. We removed this guy several times on eBay and Delcampe and if they are spotted again or one of their associates attempts to move these counterfeits on either site....we will take immediate action to insure their account is removed permanently. We have eyes everywhere now.

I note this con is producing numerous sets in later years and "back dating" them so the year on the stamps now virtually means nothing with these.

2018 Christmas Paintings Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Christmas Paintings Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Circus Moscow Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Circus Moscow Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Dogs Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Dogs Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Formula I Drivers Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Formula I Drivers Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 John F. Kennedy and Wife Souvenir Sheets of 3

Who buys this low quality photoshop garbage anyway? These are about the ugliest ones yet!



2018 John F. Kennedy and Wife Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Lenin and Stalin Souvenir Sheets of 3

These clowns are asking around $25.00 a set for this counterfeit garbage. On eBay before they got shut down they were getting it from numerous buyers.



2018 Lenin and Stalin Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Lighthouses Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Lighthouses Souvenir Sheets of 1

Noting one image was missing on this companies website so only 5 of the 6 counterfeit souvenir sheets are shown.



2018 Martin Luther King Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Martin Luther King Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Military Aviation Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Military Aviation Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Mushrooms Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Mushrooms Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Mushrooms (different) Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Mushrooms (different) Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Napoleon Bonaparte Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Napoleon Bonaparte Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 (different) Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 (different) Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Olympic Games Best Athletes in 1980 Souvenir Sheets of 3

This guy just cannot get over the Moscow 1980 Olympics. It is over and forgotten! How one track minded this criminals mind is.



2018 Olympic Games Best Athletes in 1980 Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Olympic Champions in Pyeongchang Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Olympic Champions in Pyeongchang Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Paintings by Albrecht Durer Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Paintings by Albrecht Durer Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Paintings by Albrecht Durer (different) Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Paintings by Albrecht Durer (different) Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Paintings Easter Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Paintings Easter Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Paintings Naked Art Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Paintings Naked Art Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Paintings by Peter Paul Rubens Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Paintings by Peter Paul Rubens Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Paintings by Peter Paul Rubens (different) Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Paintings by Peter Paul Rubens (different) Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Paintings Russian Court Painters Grigory Ostrovskiy Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Paintings Russian Court Painters Grigory Ostrovskiy Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Paintings World Museums The State Tretyakov Gallery Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Paintings World Museums The State Tretyakov Gallery Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Paralympic Games Pyeongchang Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Paralympic Games Pyeongchang Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Pierre de Coubertin Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Pierre de Coubertin Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Presidents of America Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Presidents of America Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Royal Family Execution Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Royal Family Execution Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Rugby Players Souvenir Sheets of 3

This sport must not be too popular in Russia. No souvenir sheets of one produced for this counterfeit set.



2018 Russian Warlords of World War II Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Russian Warlords of World War II Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Space Apollo Union Program Valery Kubasov Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Space Apollo Union Program Valery Kubasov Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Table Tennis Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Table Tennis Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Tehran Conference Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Tehran Conference Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 The Beatles Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 The Beatles Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 Transformers Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 Transformers Souvenir Sheets of 1



2018 World War II Squadron Normandy-Niemen Souvenir Sheets of 3



2018 World War II Squadron Normandy-Niemen Souvenir Sheets of 1



In 2019 the Russian counterfeit producer virtually stopped production of counterfeit stamps in the name of Somalia producing only one set dating 2019.

2019 Sport Cars Souvenir Sheets of 3

No souvenir sheets of one offered.



In 2020 they have produced another set. You guessed it...same old garbage topic and same old garbage photoshop style....

2020 Stalin and Lenin Souvenir Sheets of 3



2020 Stalin and Lenin Souvenir Sheets of 1



As of April 2020 no more sets have been made. Knowing this criminal dealer now, we can expect them to produce more and probably back date them. We will be watching. If they do we will make new pages and move the garbage over to them accordingly.... To be continued?

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References taken from:
UPU Circular 328
Major Stamp Catalogs
Internet Research

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