Charkhari State - Genuine or Forgery?

[Raymondwatkins]

I seem to be hogging the forum recently.

Out of interest, I have recently been looking at listings of stamps issued by Indian States and find the subject quite absorbing. I have also noticed that in a number of the listings, notably for stamps issued by Charkhari, some sellers have not been sure whether the stamps are genuine or are forgeries. In some cases, I did notice that listings of the 1921 issue all show the same cancellation date ie 29 March 1942. I have also noticed the same cancellation date on some of the 1909 and 1912 issues - this is probably a giveaway that the stamps are forgeries. Looking at the images of these stamps, they appear to be very simple in design and therefore easy to forge.

I cannot find any guidance as to the identification of genuine and forged Charkhari stamps - are any forum readers aware of any such available guidance?

Thanks for reading this thread

Ray

[MPS16]

...I cannot find any guidance as to the identification of genuine and forged Charkhari stamps - are any forum readers aware of any such available guidance? ....Ray

Have a look at this article.

http://princelystates.com/CurrentIssue/ff-04-01a.shtml

[Raymondwatkins]

Have a look at this article.

http://princelystates.com/CurrentIssue/ff-04-01a.shtml

Wow ! I think you have just closed this thread! Having said that, it would be interesting to hear of other readers' experiences with this topic!

Thanks for this - the article is extremely detailed, and the illustrations are great.

best regards

Ray