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… the BPP in europe appoints experts for areas of philately… these marks or stamps were applied in the past to imitations or forgeries … this is no longer the case however… experts issue a statement : forgery or not. or a certificate if genuine is issued. 1 Eichhorn (current) 2 Kruger (to 1981) 3 Pape (to 1966) 4 Zweiling (to 1971) 5 Kruger (to 1981 these stamps are collectable, but damage the imitations unecessarily. this policy of stamping imitations is followed by some online auctions today… hence, the


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