UZBEKISTAN ILLEGAL STAMPS
KARAKALPAKIA ILLEGAL STAMPS
O'ZBEKISTON ILLEGAL STAMPS
KARAKALPAKISTON ILLEGAL STAMPS
1997

Information and Reference of illegal stamps for Uzbekistan dating 1997 according to U.P.U. Circulars 70 and 61 and other resources

The Universal Postal Union published the following Circular on March 3, 2003 denouncing illegal stamps at the request of the Postal Administration for Uzbekistan. This Circular was validated by K. J. S. McKeown, Director of Markets of the UPU Secretariat. The circular is number 70. You can view it in the linked file below:

UPU Circular Number 70

Here is what was stated in the circular.

Dear Sir/Madam

The Communications and Information Agency of UZBEKISTAN asks me to inform
you of the following:
"Unidentified individuals have been seeking to discredit our country through the
circulation of illegal postage stamp issues. We have been informed of the appearance
on the philatelic market of counterfeit postage stamps marked
"O’ZBEKISTON". These stamps, whose value is marked in Uzbekistan sums, have
not been issued by the postal administration of Uzbekistan.
"Our administration wishes to make the postal administrations of Union member
countries, the philatelic community and collectors aware of the emergence of these
counterfeit postage stamps, and urges them not to accept these stamps as postal
prepayment or purchase them.
"The postal administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan also asks the postal
administrations of Union member countries to inform their philatelic partners of the
existence and circulation of these counterfeit stamps and exercise vigilance.
"A list of the counterfeit postage stamps is annexed."

Yours faithfully,

K J S McKEOWN
Director of Markets

The circular goes on to describe counterfeit illegal stamp sets inscribed with their country name O’ZBEKISTON.

The Universal Postal Union published another Circular on March 2, 2009 denouncing illegal stamps at the request of the Postal Administration for Uzbekistan. This Circular was again validated by K. J. S. McKeown, Director of Markets of the UPU Secretariat. The circular is number 61. You can view it in the linked file below:

UPU Circular Number 61

The second circular describes counterfeit sets made in the name of Uzbekistan inscribed O’ZBEKISTON and counterfeit sets made in the name of the Republic of Karakalpakistan which are inscribed KARAKALPAKIA, Republic KARAKALPAKIA or KARAKALPAKISTON. The Republic of Karakalpakistan is part of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It does not issue its own postage stamps and has never had authority to have any made ever! No local issues either for those looking to try to convince us any of the following illegal stamps have any sort of legitimate value at all.

This research was difficult to complete namely because of the different country names used by the counterfeiters. The counterfeiters once again are the British producer and his buddies. A few later sets were made by the Eastern European counterfeiters but for the most part it was all done by the British producer. It is quite simple to know this by simply comparing them with all the other counterfeits these clowns made. Yes, the Feigenbaum/Montero bunch. Documented by numerous reports from various countries and sales by the connected group of illegal stamp dealers who have sold and continue to sell these counterfeits to this day, virtually three decades later! They and this needs to be ended....permanently!

Uzbekistan caught onto this late in the game. They did not know nor realize that these clowns were producing counterfeits in the name of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Karakalpakistan since 1991! They started by producing fake overprints in the name of both republics on Russian stamps. What really causes confusion for collectors of this country is that Uzbekistan did have some of the same Russian stamps overprinted!

Uzbekistan was under Russian control until December 1991 when they gained independence. In May of 1992 they issued their first independent postage stamps. Before that they used stamps of the Soviet Union. In 1993 and 1995 Uzbekistan indeed had Soviet stamps overprinted as supplies of the new Uzbeki stamps ran low. The British counterfeiters must have jumped for joy when this happened as it did and still does cause confusion as to what are real and what are counterfeit. These earlier overprint counterfeits have never actually been recognized by collectors because they were made in the name of an independent republic that does not belong to the Russian Federation and were therefore not listed in the numerous Russian Federation circulars of which all of those have been directly connected to Feigenbaum and Montero via numerous countries, dealers and the dossier I found in the National Postal Archives.

These counterfeit illegal stamps, yes counterfeit as noted in the circulars, are everywhere now. They are in collections and dealer stocks all over the world. They are still to this day being proliferated by the same criminals who were involved in the production and proliferation of them them when they were first produced! Anyone selling them should be shunned because either they are selling them with full intent to rip you off or they lack the knowledge because of being too lazy or ignorant to do the research to find out what they are. They are obviously not listed in the major catalogs which is the first and most simple way to know there is something wrong with them. Anyone who is selling them that cannot take the time to do this first check is a bogus seller in my book and is not a seller to be trusted by any means of the word.

I have traced the counterfeits back to 1991 and do believe them to be the first.

To find out what stamps are real and legitimate for Uzbekistan you can first go to their own website and view their catalog of stamps which shows you what was issued from beginning to present time.

The Uzbekistan Post Catalog of Stamps

You can visit the UPU WNS website and look at the Uzbekistan section. Sadly it appears Uzbekistan has not updated there since 2012.

The Universal Postal Union WNS website

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

The Colnect Online Catalog for Uzbekistan

Some of the illegal stamps are shown in their Illegal section and noted as such. Still nothing close to what is out there as you will see.

The Colnect Online Catalog Illegal Stamp Section for Uzbekistan: Karakalpakstan

The Colnect Online Catalog Illegal Stamp Section for Uzbekistan

I have also found the Stampworld online catalog to be very useful as well.

The Stampworld Online Catalog for Uzbekistan

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 counterfeit illegal stamps.

Here we go!

1997

In 1997 the British producer appears to have concentrated on the Republic of Karakalpakistan. I could only find one souvenir sheet in the variety of names used. An increase in the number of sets is noted. Again there is no year date on them so the year is determined by what is claimed on illegal stamp sellers websites and other online venue sales.

KARAKALPAKIA 1997 ILLEGAL STAMPS

1997 KARAKALPAKIA Big Cats Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 6

These are considered by some illegal stamp dealers to be a set. Listed as Sheet 1 and 2.



1997 KARAKALPAKIA Birds Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6



The following illegal stamp souvenir sheets on the topic of Butterflies are being sold in scattered locations of course mainly known illegal stamp dealers.

1997 KARAKALPAKIA Butterflies Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 6



1997 KARAKALPAKIA Butterflies with WWF Logo Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



1997 KARAKALPAKIA Dogs Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6



1997 KARAKALPAKIA Elephants Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



1997 KARAKALPAKIA Fish Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 8



1997 KARAKALPAKIA Reptiles Lizards with WWF Logo Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

KARAKALPAKIA REPUBLIC 1997 ILLEGAL STAMPS

1997 KARAKALPAKIA REPUBLIC Bats with Scouts Logo Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 8

This counterfeit souvenir sheet is reported to be made in 1997 according to the Colnect catalog Cinderella section. It is of the same exact style as the 1998 Dinosaurs illegal stamp souvenir sheet of 8 so it is possible the dating on Colnect is wrong.

KARAKALPAKISTON 1997 ILLEGAL STAMPS

This is the first one I found with the year inscribed on the illegal stamps.

1997 KARAKALPAKISTON Minerals Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6



In 1998 because of no retaliation, the British counterfeit producer increases illegal stamp production in the name of the Republic of Karakalpakistan double!

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References taken from:
U.P.U. Circular No. 70 and 61
Major Stamp Catalogs
Internet Research

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