2022 First-Class Forever US Flag,COUNTERFEIT STAMP

Mint 2022 Counterfeit US Flag Stamp

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.  In 2020, misleading advertisements appeared offering current stamps at heavily discounted prices to the unsuspecting consumer.  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.  Order today!

This stamp is one of 4 known different counterfeits of the 2022 US Flag Forever stamp printed by Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.  This variety was found in May 2022, just four months after the genuine stamps were issued.

How to Distinguish them from the Real Deal…

The tagging is brighter under shortwave UV light than the genuine.  It doesn’t react under longwave UV light (the originals react under both types of lights)

The printing is sharper than the genuine stamps, especially around the stars and the flagpole.

Get the Genuine for Your Collection, Too

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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.