UZBEKISTAN ILLEGAL STAMPS
KARAKALPAKIA ILLEGAL STAMPS
O'ZBEKISTON ILLEGAL STAMPS
KARAKALPAKISTON ILLEGAL STAMPS
1998

Information and Reference of illegal stamps for Uzbekistan dating 1998 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!

1998

In 1998 the British producer and and his distributors emboldened by no retaliation for creating counterfeit illegal stamps in the name of the Republic of Karakalpakistan, doubled production of them. Many of them are the described counterfeits in the U.P.U. Circulars 70 made in 2003 and 61 made in 2009. In 1998 apparently most collectors and dealers still did not recognize the crimes these criminals were doing and so they continued to get away with yet another massive rip off against them.

In 1998 numerous covers and postcards were made using some of these counterfeits to legitimize their status. False cancel devices were created in the name of Karakalpakistan and used on them. Numerous covers made it through the postal system undetected. These covers and postcards are proof of counterfeit usage and that is all they are. They do not legitimize the counterfeit stamps in any way, shape or form. Criminal distributors and illegal stamp dealers will try to persuade you that they are legitimate stamps by using these fake covers and postcards as evidence. Do not believe them!

I will place notes with the illegal stamps that are described in the circulars letting you know which circular the counterfeit sheet(s) are described in.

KARAKALPAKIA 1998 ILLEGAL STAMPS

1998 KARAKALPAKIA Animals Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Set of 6

These are verified as illegal with many others that follow in the illegal stamps section of the Colnect catalog.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Birds with WWF Logo Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

Sorry about the blurry images on some of these. This one and several of the following appears to be exclusively sold by Avion Stamps who is notorious for having some of the worst images of "stamps" in the world. On Delcampe the ghoul illegal stamp peddler member389845 located in Israel is using the Avion images for his rip off sales which are the exact same images used on the Avion website showing us this guy is probably commissioned by Roger West to sell his garbage just like the user JandR_Stamps is. This "web" of bad dealers will continue to spread until all of them are shut down...permanently!

This one is described and denounced as illegal in U.P.U. Circular 61.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Birds and Owls with WWF Logo Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Birds of Prey with WWF Logo Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4 Booklet

Here we have usage of yet another "generic" booklet pane cover used with counterfeit stamps in the name of several other countries. If they are being sold with this cover, they are surely counterfeit!

The Butterflies Fiasco

In 1998 a huge production of counterfeit illegal stamps were produced by the British counterfeiter on the topic of Butterflies. Sales must have been pretty good on the previous counterfeits made on this topic for this ghoul to produce this next huge production. More than likely because of the usage of the WWF logo on them. The following are massively offered and sold to this day in 2021 and of course 90% are being sold by the same illegal stamp distributor and dealers including the one behind the production of them. Avoid them and the dealers that sell them like the plague!

1998 KARAKALPAKIA Butterflies Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 9

These are described and denounced as illegal in U.P.U. Circular 61.

Sheet 1

Sheet 2

Sheet 3


1998 KARAKALPAKIA Butterflies Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6

This one is described and denounced as illegal in U.P.U. Circular 61.



Here are a couple examples of counterfeit usage. The cancel is fake as there is and never has been a Republic of Karakalpakistan postal system. Secondly note the use of Russian Soviet Union stamps. In 1998 the use of Soviet stamps in Uzbekistan was of course, not allowed. It appears that there are many such postcards like this that were made. I note many like these two were addressed to the same location. These clowns took extensive steps to try to legitimize these counterfeit stamps, hoping in the least to get them "local issue" status. Sorry, they are counterfeit illegal stamps no matter what they did with them...period!

1998 KARAKALPAKIA Butterflies Counterfeit Illegal Stamps Used on Bogus Postcards



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Butterflies Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 6

Here again are more souvenir sheets of counterfeit Butterflies stamps with no year inscribed. Verified year by the main illegal stamp peddlers.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Butterflies with WWF Logo Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6

Here is another souvenir sheet of counterfeit Butterflies stamps with the WWF Logo with no year inscribed. Verified year by the main illegal stamp peddlers.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Butterflies with WWF Logo Counterfeit Illegal Stamps Used on Bogus Cover

Verified year date on the counterfeit cancel used on this cover proving counterfeit usage of 1998 Butterflies and 1998 KARAKALPAKIA Republic Whales illegal stamps.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Butterflies with WWF Logo Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4 Booklet

Here again we have usage of the "generic" booklet pane cover used with counterfeit stamps in the name of several other countries and was used with the 1996 Butterflies with WWF Logo counterfeit souvenir sheet made in the name of the Republic of Karakalpakistan.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Dinosaurs Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 9

This one is described and denounced as illegal in U.P.U. Circular 61.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Dinosaurs Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Dogs Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 6



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Fish Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Frogs and Turtles Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Horses Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheets of 3

These are described and denounced as illegal in U.P.U. Circular 61.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Kittens Cats Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6

This one is described and denounced as illegal in U.P.U. Circular 61.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Minerals Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6

This one is described and denounced as illegal in U.P.U. Circular 61.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Motorcycles Harley Davidson Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6

This one I even found being offered in a fancy frame. This shows it effects memorabilia (Harley or motorcycle) collectors outside of the stamp collectors realm.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Mushrooms Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Princess Diana Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 4

This counterfeit souvenir sheet once again shows us the people behind all of this are located in the U.K.. There is nobody in Uzbekistan interested in British royalty. This souvenir sheet I could only find listed in the Colnect catalog Illegal Stamps section. Does it not look "out of place" to you? What is this 1-th Anniversary? You will find that the British producer who is actually from Argentina has a serious language problem when it comes to speaking English and it shows in the counterfeits he has created or had created. Because of this ridiculous "wording", it is probably the reason you cannot find it available by any of this guys ghoul distributors let alone its shoddy designing.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA Tigers Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Set of 4

KARAKALPAKIA REPUBLIC 1998 ILLEGAL STAMPS

1998 KARAKALPAKIA REPUBLIC Birds Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Set of 6



1998 KARAKALPAKIA REPUBLIC Cats Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6



1998 KARAKALPAKIA REPUBLIC Dinosaurs Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Set of 4

This set was created in 1998 according to the Colnect catalog Illegal Stamps section and I tend to agree as the style is the same as others on this page. Some think it is a Dinosaur set. When you actually look at it, why would a dog be in it? This is actually a set depicting Big Iguana Lizards.



1998 KARAKALPAKIA REPUBLIC Dinosaurs Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 8



1998 KARAKALPAKIA REPUBLIC Penguins Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6



1998 KARAKALPAKIA REPUBLIC Steam Trains Locomotives Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6

KARAKALPAKISTON 1998 ILLEGAL STAMPS

1998 KARAKALPAKISTON Birds of Prey with WWF Logo Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 9



1998 KARAKALPAKISTON Princess Diana Counterfeit Illegal Stamp Souvenir Sheet of 6

You would not believe how many counterfeit Princess Diana souvenir sheets this clown made in 1998 in the name of many countries. Well...if you really look at all the sections of this reference site, then you will believe and know who it is. His taking advantage of peoples emotions after the tragic death of Diana by producing so much rip off garbage and then he and his distributors massively selling them to this day should be enough to lock him and his buddies up and throw away the keys! The U.P.U. member countries who have been victimized by this ghoul need only unite and take legal actions. Does not matter if the freak is 75 years old, he should pay for his crimes.



In 1999 because of no retaliation, the British counterfeit producer continues illegal stamp production in the name of the Republic of Karakalpakistan. More are described in the U.P.U. circulars.

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

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