TURKMENISTAN ILLEGAL STAMPS
2000
Information and Reference of illegal stamps for Turkmenistan Dating 2000
On May 29, 2000 the postal administration for Turkmenistan by request to M.S. Raman (Assistant Director-General) 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 184. It states the following
Dear Sir/Madam
The postal administration of TURKMENISTAN asks me to inform you that sheets of postage stamps belonging to the EURO 2000 European Football Championship issue,
with a face value of 120.00 TMM, are unofficial stamp issues not issued by Turkmenistan.
The above stamps were manufactured in violation of the Detailed Regulations of the UPU Convention and the legislation of Turkmenistan.
Consequently, they cannot be accepted as a means of postal prepayment.
Yours faithfully,
M S RAMAN
Assistant Director-General
The circular only describes the EURO teams counterfeit illegal stamps and nothing else. Sadly, it does not complain about the massive
number of counterfeit illegal stamps produced and distributed dating since 1997 in the name of Turkmenistan. Also sadly, no other circulars
were produced for the later years either.The issues described are dated 2000.
Luckily the Scott Catalog notes many of the earlier illegal stamps. From earlier UPU circulars or through direct contact with the postal
authorities, it is not known what the notes are based on. I will note under the titles that the issue is noted in the catalog.
Many more have been produced than on the list. The illegal stamps described in this circular and what follows 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 Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan. 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.
Although Turkmenistan is a member of the UPU, they have never registered any stamps on the WNS system.
I have found the Colnect online catalog to be very helpful. You will see the illegal stamps differ greatly from genuine issues.
The Colnect Online Catalog for Turkmenistan
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 Turkmenistan
I have found the Stampworld.com Catalog to be very helpful as well.
The Stampworld Online Catalog for Turkmenistan
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 (2020) 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.
2000
In 2000 the British counterfeit producer increased production of illegal stamps in the name of Turkmenistan. Many more topics were
targeted. These counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of Turkmenistan are still to this day in 2020 being massively offered and sold.
In 2000 Turkmenistan officially issued three sets of stamps according to the Scott Catalog, Stampworld and the Colnect Online Catalogs.
Turkmenistan 2000 Falcons of Turkmenistan
Scott Catalog No. 70
Issued March 30, 2000 Printer is OGPC (I could find no information on this printer.)
IGPC does not list this on their website.
Turkmenistan 2000 Horn Definitive Self-Adhesive
Scott Catalog No. 71
Issued December 1, 2000 Printer is unknown
IGPC does not list this on their website.
Noting a conflict between the online catalogs and Scott catalog. Scott states issued in October with no day of issue. Who is right?
Also noting not one dealer nor catalog in this world seems to be able to produce a clear image of this stamp! Really??
Turkmenistan 2000 5th Anniversary of the UN Resolution on the Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan
Scott Catalog No. 72
Issued December 1, 2000 Printer is probably The House of Questa
IGPC does list this on their website.
The stamp agency in control of Turkmenistan stamps in 2000 was not
Impressor S.A. nor this Mayfair International as they printed their own stamps which I might add, is against every UPU rule for stamp production.
Therefore should either "claim" they had contracts, their "contracts" are bogus and nothing more than a piece of paper made up by a fraudulent
illegal stamp producing criminal. The circular, the noted stamps in Scott catalog, the Turkmenistan postal authorities and IGPC the stamp agency
are all that are needed to destroy any such claim. IGPC was the controlling stamp agent from 1992 through 2002 for Turkmenistan.
This means any stamp dating 2000 in the name of Turkmenistan other than the stamps shown above is a counterfeit illegal stamp!
Following are images of the illegal stamps I have found offered for Turkmenistan dating 2000. There may and probably are more.
All of these I found in searches on eBay, Hipstamps and Delcampe and all are illegal stamps made by a producer bent on ripping you off!
2000 Academy Awards Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Arnold Schwarzenegger Souvenir Sheet of 9
It is obvious the counterfeit British producer is obsessed with these three artists shown below and a couple others as he consistently displays
their fantasy art through the years on numerous counterfeit illegal stamps for many countries. It is not coincidence by any means as there are thousands
of artists out there that do this same kind of art. None of these would ever be allowed to be produced by the Turkmenistan postal authorities.
If the producer were the stamp agent signed to the country, he would have been in breach of contract just for making these.
2000 Art of Boris Vallejo Souvenir Sheet of 6
Noting the year dating on the Avion Stamp website is wrong.
2000 Art of Luis Royo Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Art of Mel Ramos Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Baby Animals Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Bankok Stamp Exhibition Souvenir Sheet of 7 Plus 2 Labels
2000 Birds Souvenir Sheet of 4
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Birds and Mushrooms Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Birds and Mushrooms Souvenir Sheet of 9 on Fake First Day Cover
Noting the same stationary used over and over again.
2000 Bob Marley Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Bruce Lee Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Bugs Bunny and Looney Tunes Characters Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Buses and Trams Metro Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Butterflies Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Cats Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Cats Souvenir Sheets of 6
2000 Cats and Dogs Kittens and Puppies Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Chinese Lunar Calendar Souvenir Sheet of 9
One of those lousy Avion/Stampdile images. Nobody else selling it....
2000 Chinese Year of the Dragon Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Classic Cars Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 David Coulthard Auto Racer Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
Here we go with the dogs again......
2000 Dogs Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Dogs Souvenir Sheet of 4
This is not a distortion of a bad image of the souvenir sheet. It is a distortion caused by a bad stamp printer too lazy to adjust or change the side images.
Does anyone think any professional stamp printing company would even allow such a low quality blundered sheet be printed? Those who buy or bought this
junk, just wait for about 20 years and then look at what happens with this garbage. They will fade, curl, and simply rot away because everything
about illegal stamps is made as cheaply as possible with absolutely no quality control at all! I see so many now being offered that are half curled,
faded, wrinkled, and with sooo many other faults that as a collector of stamps, one would be embarrassed to even have in their collections. Avoid!
In 2000 this counterfeit producer made this next run of dogs in the name of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and other victimized countries. Simply
changing the images and inscribing a different country name on them thus hitting as many country collectors and dog topic collectors as possible. He used this
tactic on many counterfeit illegal stamp issues. The same as using the same topic (Marilyn Monroe or Elvis Presley for instance), over and over and over again.
Half of the topics profits going into this one producers pockets. Because if you actually eliminated all of the counterfeits of the Marilyn Monroe topic,
there would be 50-70% less of them on the stamp market. That is right. Only 30-40% of the Marilyn Monroe stamps being sold on the market are genuine!
Amazing what this small group of criminals have done yes?
2000 Dogs Black Labrador Retriever Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Dogs Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Dogs Cocker Spaniel Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Dogs Norwegian Elkhound Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Dogs Rottweiler Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Dogs Shetland Sheepdog Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Dogs St. Bernard Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Dogs Yorkshire Terrier Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Dogs Paintings with Scouts Logo Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Dolphins Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Eagles Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Elephants Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Elizabeth Taylor Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Famous Cities of the World Vatican Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Fire Engines Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Formula I Mc Larren Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Friends TV Hit Series Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 George Bush Elections Indecision Political Comics Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 George Bush Elections Indecision Political Comics Souvenir Sheet of 2
2000 George Bush Elections Indecision Political Comics Souvenir Sheet Bogus Certificate of Authenticity
Again the International Collectors Society was involved in ripping off collectors. Again putting out these counterfeit illegal
stamps with bogus certificates of authenticity. Nothing on it is truthful. Everything stated on it is a lie. The owners of this
company had to have direct ties with the producers and or distributors of the illegal stamps. There are just too many of them
for them not to be directly supplied. This is one way they got rich. I am glad the company was brought down. Sadly there are many
sellers out there today trying to sell the illegal stamps with these certificates either knowingly selling them and trying to continue with
the lie in which case a seller to avoid or unknowingly selling them this way in which case....also a seller to avoid because
they do not know what they are selling in all regards when it comes to stamps, therefore other stamps they offer will be in the same status.....counterfeit.
2000 George Bush Political Campaign Souvenir Sheet of 8 Plus Label
2000 Gillian Anderson Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Golfers of the Century Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Grand Prix in Monaco Race Cars Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Greenpeace 29th Anniversary Souvenir Sheets of 3
Apparently not a good seller except for the larger two images as most are on the Avion website and nowhere else.
2000 Gwyneth Paltrow Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Harrison Ford Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 History of Cinema Arnold Schwarzenegger Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 History of Cinema Batman Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 History of Cinema James Bond 007 Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 History of Cinema James Bond 007 Souvenir Sheets of 1
2000 Hollywood Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Hollywood Bears Elvis Bearsley and Charly Bearlin Souvenir Sheet of 3
2000 Holy Year Paintings Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Horses Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Horses Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Horses Polo Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Jackie Chan Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 James Dean Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Japanese Paper Dolls Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog. The other two that are noted with this one (Japanese Armor and Japanese Art) were made in 1999.
2000 Jean Claude Van Damme Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 John Lennon Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Julia Roberts Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Kevin Costner Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Kim Basinger Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Leading Personalities of the 20th Century Souvenir Sheets of 9
These souvenir sheets are noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog. One contains counterfeit stamps of George Clooney, Pierce Brosnan,
and Tiger Woods and the other are all Elvis Presley.
2000 Led Zeppelin Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Leonardo Dicaprio Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Leonardo Dicaprio Souvenir Sheet of 6
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Mariah Carey Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Mel Gibson Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Millennium Lucille Ball Souvenir Sheet of 1
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Millennium Marilyn Monroe Souvenir Sheet of 1
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Millennium Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Souvenir Sheet of 1
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Millennium Madame Renoir Nursing Her Son by Renoir Souvenir Sheet of 1
2000 Millennium Marie de Medici by Rubens Souvenir Sheet of 1
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Millennium Tiger Woods Golf Souvenir Sheet of 1
2000 Models Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Monty Python Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Muhammad Ali Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Paintings by Katsushika Hokusai Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Paintings by Peter Paul Rubens Souvenir Sheet of 8 Plus PHIL EURO Stamp Fair Label
2000 Paintings in Del Prado Museum Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Pinocchio Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Pinocchio Souvenir Sheets of 1
In 2000 this counterfeit producer made this next run of Pokemon in the name of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and other victimized countries just like
what I explained earlier about the Dogs topic. Again he simply changed the images and inscribed a different country name on them thus hitting as many country
collectors and dog topic collectors as possible.
2000 Pokemon Souvenir Sheets of 9
These two souvenir sheets are noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Pokemon Souvenir Sheets of 6
These souvenir sheets are noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Prehistoric Animals Dinosaurs Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Prince William Cover Boy Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Princess Diana Souvenir Sheet of 6
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Princess Diana Tribute Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Princess Diana Tribute Souvenir Sheet of 6
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Princess Diana Remembering Souvenir Sheet of 4
2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Queen Rock Band Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Rabbits Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Ricky Martin Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Rolling Stone Magazine Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Rolling Stone Magazine Rock Legends Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Rolling Stone Magazine Rock Legend Jim Morrison Souvenir Sheet of 6
2000 Rugby Players Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Sailing Ships Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Scouts 20th World Scout Jamboree in Thailand (2003) Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Scouts Scouting Souvenir Sheet of 1
The stamp was taken from the 1999 souvenir sheet of 6.
2000 Soccer Teams EURO 2000 European Football Championship Souvenir Sheets of 9
These six souvenir sheets are noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog. These are the sheets described in UPU circular 184 shown at the top of the page.
Here again this same counterfeit stamp series was made in the name of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan with different country teams on them.
2000 Stamp Show 2000 Exhibition Souvenir Sheet of 9
How many collectors got ripped off buying these at The Stamp Show 2000 Exhibition? Note just how many topics are installed
within the stamp images to get as many topical collectors to buy them as possible. Pure evil....
2000 Stamp Show 2000 Exhibition Souvenir Sheet of 4
2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 The Beatles Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 The Doors Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 The Millennium Caricatures of Stars Souvenir Sheet of 12
2000 Tiger Woods Golf Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Tiger Woods Golf Leading Personalities Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is not noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog because of the inscribed difference in values. The interesting thing is
that the three images used on this souvenir sheet are the same three images used on the Leading Personalities of the 20th Century souvenir sheet
of 9 made in 1998 which is noted.
2000 Tiger Woods Golf Leading Personalities Souvenir Sheets of 1
Some dealers try to say the numbers on the sheet are for a "limited" printing. Obviously, they are not. They all have the same number.
When sold individually, which is the way they are being sold, this can "fool" some collectors.
What I found during research on these counterfeit sheets is simply amazing to me. We have this one con dealer working the "trading card" memorabilia areas
on the venues. He has taken the stamps from the counterfeit sheets and placed them individually into baseball grading card holders and advertises them as
if graded by some grading expert company. then offering them individually at $20.00 each!! If this isn't about the height of ripping collectors off,
then I don't know what is. BUYER BE AWARE!!
2000 Tiger Woods Golf Leading Personalities Counterfeit Illegal Stamps in Bogus Graded Card Holders
Noting the 1997 dated one is wrong as the stamp is either from the 1998 sheet or the 2000 sheet. I feel sorry for anyone who bought or is buying these.
Try to sell them back. Guarantee it won't happen.....
2000 Tiger Woods Golf's Shining Young Star Souvenir Sheet of 1
Noting the numbering of a "limited" edition. Because these are counterfeit illegal stamps, there is no way of actual proof that the
printing was only 2100. The counterfeit producer could have run the series of numbers several times for all we know. Therefore its
"rarity" is null and its value is worthless anyway, numbered or not.
2000 Tiger Woods Golf Superstar Souvenir Sheet of 1
The same "limited" status as the souvenir sheet above applies to this one as well.
2000 Titanic Souvenir Sheet of 12
2000 Titanic Souvenir Sheet of 12 on Metallic Foil
2000 Titanic Souvenir Sheet of 1
2000 Titanic White Star Line Souvenir Sheet of 1
2000 US American Presidents Souvenir Sheets of 6
2000 V.I.P. Hit TV Series Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
2000 Will Smith Souvenir Sheet of 9
2000 Xena Warrior Princess Souvenir Sheet of 9
This souvenir sheet is noted as unauthorized in the Scott Catalog.
That was huge yes? The 2000 counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of Turkmenistan are all over the world now. Tons still being offered
now in 2020 with the majority being offered by the same dealers that were dispersing them when they were created. Those dealers need to be stopped.
In 2001 the production of counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of Turkmenistan decreases a little. The British producer still in full control.
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References taken from:
U.P.U. Circular No. 184
Major Stamp Catalogs
Internet Research
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