2017 49c Sharks COUNTERFEIT

Add Mint 2017 Counterfeit Sharks Stamps to Your Collection

Counterfeit US stamps have popped up every now and then throughout postal history, but in 2002, we began to see a noticeable rise in the illegal printing of modern stamps.  At first, it was mainly coil stamps, but in 2016 counterfeit panes and booklets were discovered.  In 2020, misleading advertisements began appearing that offered current stamps at heavily discounted prices to the unsuspecting stamp customer and collector.  For this reason, the USPS recommends only purchasing Forever stamps through their website or other trusted stamp dealer sources.

This is your chance to see counterfeit US stamps up close and compare them to your genuine versions.  The scandal surrounding these stamps makes them all the more interesting to collect.  And, since you won't be using them as postage, you have nothing to fear from owning them.  

How to Distinguish the counterfeit Sharks stamps from the Real Deal…

• Non-reactive to shortwave and longwave UV light
• Die cuts measure 10.8 horizontally and vertically (on genuine stamps – measure 10 ½ X 10 ¾)
• Microprinting isn’t legible
• Date is made up of coarse black dots (genuine has fine dots)

Get the Genuine 2017 Sharks Stamps for Your Collection, Too

It’s a lot of fun to have both the genuine and counterfeit stamps in your collection. You can even compare them side-by-side on an album page so you can spot the differences.  Missing the genuine Sharks stamps?

Click here to get US #5223-27.