TAJIKISTAN TADJIKISTAN ILLEGAL STAMPS
2001

Information and Reference of illegal stamps for Tajikistan Tadjikistan dating 2001

On June 17, 2002 the postal administration for Tajikistan by request to K.J.S. McKeown (Director of Communications and Postal Markets) posted to the Universal Postal Union a circular warning of the discovery of illegal stamps created with their country name that are on the market. The circular is number 229. It states the following

Dear Sir/Madam

The postal administration of TAJIKISTAN asks me to inform you of the following:
“As a member of the Universal Postal Union, the postal administration of Tajikistan issues postage stamps in accordance with the provisions of the Universal Postal Convention and the Letter Post Regulations.
"However, a growing number of illegal issues, produced in the name of the postal administration of Tajikistan, are available on philatelic markets worldwide. The themes selected for these issues are popular with the general public: politicians, famous athletes, Hollywood stars, etc.
"All these issues produced in the name of the Republic of Tajikistan should be considered as illegal. They have nothing to do with the Post and cannot be used for prepayment.
"These forgeries are being made by private companies outside Tajikistan.
"The dissemination of these illicit issues causes serious moral and economic damage to the Republic of Tajikistan and discredits the postal service of Tajikistan in the eyes of the international philatelic community, with the result that collectors avoid buying not only illegal issues but also absolutely legal ones."
The list of illegal issues produced in the name of Tajikistan is attached.

Yours faithfully,
K J S McKEOWN
Director of Communication and Postal Markets

Annex

List of illegal issues produced in the name of Tajikistan

1 John Paul II (sheetlets of 6 stamps)
2 Bruce Lee (sheetlets of 9 stamps)
3 Queen Mother's hundredth birthday (sheetlets of 9 stamps)
4 Formula 1 (sheetlets of 9 stamps)
5 Michael Jordan, basketball player (sheetlets of 9 stamps)
6 Captain America (sheetlets of 9 stamps)
7 Fantastic Four (sheetlets of 9 stamps)
8 Harry Potter (sheetlets of 9 stamps)
9 Osama bin Laden (sheetlets of 9 stamps)
10 Motor sport (sheetlets of 9 stamps)
11 Royal Wedding in the Netherlands (sheetlets of 9 stamps)

The circular describes numerous sets that were found to be on the market in 2002. The issues described are all dated between 1999 and 2002. Many more have been produced than on the list. Most of the illegal stamps described in this circular are still on the market today. They are available through private stamp dealers and their websites. They are available on eBay and Delcampe. They are everywhere! These illegal issues are fabrication of stamps that have never had any postal validity in Tajikistan and have been denounced as fraudulent. They were and are created by certain greedy, unethical and immoral stamp dealers. Any stamp seller out there that offers these "stamps" either does not know they are illegal stamps or is deceitful and they should be avoided at all costs. The deceitful ones prey upon unknowing collectors new and old. They prey upon topical collectors mostly because the majority do not have the knowledge that they are worthless in the stamp market. Some are quite obvious because they have hundreds of lots available on eBay and other public auction venues.

For years now there has been arguments as to whether these issues should be imaged for public viewing. The against argument being that collectors that see images of them will want them for their collections. We can see by the availability on the market and the sales generated that this argument has not worked. By only relying on descriptions of the illegal stamps through the UPU circulars the majority of collectors don't even know what they are.

I am a firm advocate against illegal stamps and the creators of them and the sellers of them. Perspective buyers of them need more than UPU circulars to be alerted to the problem. They need to see them and be able to recognize them when they are searching for stamps to buy on the internet or at stamp shows or buying from local dealers.

Because I am independent and run a site that is very public for collectors, I have decided that it is time for someone to display images of these illegal issues that have and are being reported to the UPU. The countries that are being victimized by these fraudulent printers need help and the UPU is not enough. It is up to you and me to get the word out and to let everyone know and understand about them since auction venues, stamp societies and catalogs seem to want to ignore the problem. Some who sell these fakes are large volume stamp dealers with supposed impeccable reputations. Some are in high positions in the stamp societies and in the auction venues. They in turn are avoiding the very problem by allowing these kind of sellers to peddle this junk because they also sell legitimate stamps on a large scale. The only way to stop the flow is to hit them where it hurts.

If they are selling this junk then avoid them!
Even if they have legitimate stamps for sale. Buy from sellers that do not have these in their offerings. If you are buying legitimate stamps from them you are still supporting the illegal stamp trade because they are supporting it. Tell them that you do not want to buy from them because they sell illegal stamps. There is no excuse to make them available to anyone.

The following images are of illegal stamps produced for Tajikistan. 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 Tajikistan visit the UPU WNS website and look at the Tajikistan section. Sadly because the system was not online until 2002, it does not help in identifying the early era illegal stamps. It does show from 2002 forward what the official stamp issues were.

The Universal Postal Union WNS website

I have found the Colnect online catalog to be very helpful but incomplete. Some issued stamps printed by Cartor not there and so forth.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Tajikistan

The Colnect online catalogs illegal stamp category has been upgraded and some illegal stamps not listed here are shown there.

The Colnect Online Catalog Illegal Stamp Section for Tajikistan

I have found the Stampworld.com Catalog to be very helpful as well.

The Stampworld Online Catalog for Tajikistan

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 (2016) 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.

2001

In 2001 the British counterfeit producer continued making illegal stamps in the name of Tajikistan on a large scale but only about half as many were made in this year compared to the year 2000. These counterfeits continue to be sold everywhere to this day. Many popular topics were used as you will see.

2001 9-11 Saluting Fire Services Souvenir Sheet of 9

Right off you can see how these criminals use people's emotions in times of tragedy to gain profits from their counterfeit stamps. They could care less about the tragic events they portray on their illegal stamps. To them it is just how to rip off as much money as possible before the excitement and emotion of the event or tragedy subsides. For many of these events they will play on it for years to come like the death of Princess Diana.



2001 9-11 First Responders and Pope John Paul II Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Academy Award Winners Souvenir Sheets of 9



2001 Angelina Jolie Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Anpanman Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Aterix Christmas Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Batman Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Bruce Lee Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Bruce Lee Souvenir Sheet of 6



2001 Captain America Souvenir Sheet of 9

This one is described in circular 229. Sorry for the blurry image. It is the only one I could find on the whole internet at time of writing. This is probably due to it being exposed as counterfeit illegal stamps by the UPU circular. The main dealers of these dropped many of these illegal stamps when they were exposed by the UPU for fear of "getting caught" and exposed themselves.
They are like rats when the lights are turned on. They run.....



2001 Defenders of Peace George Bush Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Delightful Cartoons Mister Men Souvenir Sheet of 6



2001 Digimon Souvenir Sheet of 9



These next few had hologram Scouts logos applied as an option to increase sales encompassing not only dinosaur topical collectors, but scout topical collectors as well. They were made in silver or gold thus to promote even more sales.

2001 Dinosaurs Souvenir Sheet of 6



2001 Dinosaurs Souvenir Sheet of 6 with Hologram Scouts Logo



2001 Dogs Souvenir Sheet of 6



2001 Dogs Souvenir Sheet of 6 with Hologram Scouts Logo



2001 Elephants Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Elizabeth Hurley Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Elton John and Eminem Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Elvis Presley Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Elvis Presley Souvenir Sheet of 3



2001 Elvis Presley Icons of the 20th Century Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Elvis Presley Icons of the 20th Century Souvenir Sheets of 1



2001 Emmy Award Winners Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Famous Movies Souvenir Sheets of 9





2001 Fantastic Four Souvenir Sheet of 9

This one is described in circular 229.



Why the British producer constantly created illegal stamps with these same fantasy artists drawings over and over throughout various countries is a mystery. Possible he was trying to promote them? Or in his twisted mind it was only some perverse liking of his own.....

2001 Fantasy Art by Dorian Cleavenger Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Fantasy Art by Julie Bell Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Fantasy Art by Luis Royo Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Fantasy Art by Olivia Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Formula I Drivers Souvenir Sheets of 9



2001 Formula I Drivers Ayrton Senna Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Formula I Drivers Alain Prost Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Formula I Drivers Michael Schumacher Souvenir Sheet of 1

Note the misspelling of his name. This is common with this producer because the printer has language issues, besides being totally inferior and in a hurry as far as being a stamp printer.



2001 Glenn Close Souvenir Sheet of 9

Again, misspelled.....



Here we go with the Harry Potter topic again. Obviously a big seller at the time and still is to this day.

2001 Harry Potter Souvenir Sheet of 9

This one is described in circular 229.



2001 Harry Potter Souvenir Sheets of 4



2001 Harry Potter Souvenir Sheets of 1




2001 Julia Roberts Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Looney Tunes Christmas Souvenir Sheets of 9



2001 Marilyn Monroe Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Marilyn Monroe Souvenir Sheets of 3



2001 Marilyn Monroe Souvenir Sheets of 1



2001 Marlon Brando Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Michael Jordan Basketball Souvenir Sheet of 9

This one is described in circular 229.



2001 Michelle Pfeiffer Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Modern Sports Cars Souvenir Sheet of 9

It is probable that this one is described in circular 229 as "Motor Sport".



2001 MTV European Top 20 Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 MTV Music Awards Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Owls and Mushrooms Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Paintings by Auguste Renoir Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Paintings by Auguste Renoir Souvenir Sheet of 2



2001 Paintings by Edgar Degas Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Paintings by Edgar Degas Souvenir Sheet of 2



2001 Paintings by Edouard Manet Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Paintings by Edouard Manet Souvenir Sheet of 2



2001 Pandas Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Pearl Harbor Movie Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Penguins Souvenir Sheet of 1



2001 Pokemon Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Pope John Paul II Souvenir Sheet of 3



2001 Poster Art Horse Riding and Cycling Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Poster Art Tennis Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Puff Daddy is Free Justice Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Racing Motorcycles Souvenir Sheet of 6



2001 Rudolph Guliani Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Russell Crowe Gladiator Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Seals Dolphins and Whales Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 South Park Christmas Souvenir Sheets of 9



2001 Steam Locomotives Trains Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 Tennis Winners of the Davis Cup Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 The Battle of Little Big Horn Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 The Beatles Souvenir Sheet of 9



2001 The Patriot Mel Gibson Souvenir Sheet of 9



In 2002 a major slowdown in the production of counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of Tajikistan or Tadjikistan happened.

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References taken from:
U.P.U. Circular No. 229
Major Stamp Catalogs
Internet Research

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