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Fine Used or Fake Used?- A modern GB stamp collectors’ conundrum

Posted by admin on Feb 2, 2013 in Modern GB Discussion | Comments Off on Fine Used or Fake Used?- A modern GB stamp collectors’ conundrum

How far should dealers go to provide Fine used stamps for their customers? How many Modern GB stamps with apparent clear, ‘Fine Used’ cancellations have actually travelled ‘through the mail?’ Browsing through a dealers stock of ‘Modern GB’ at a recent Stamp Fair I was surprised to see some recent Post and Go stamps, all nicely cancelled with ‘CDS’ cancellations. However upon closer inspection the CDS used was ‘Chase Estate BO’ – which has been closed for many years.