Transvaal demystified

This week Andrew talks you through an advanced collection of the 19th century issues of the Transvaal, with information on printers, papers, forgeries and reprints.
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[@GreatStampAdventure]

Oh no! It looks bad to me. SO many forgeries! Being a Boer myself, :) I really want to start with a collection of the "old" South African states and provinces. :) Thanks, it was very interesting!

[@StampAuctions]

Darn forgeries! I fell for them myself as a collector, got myself very excited just to be let down. Boo!

[@sylviomarinho9197]

Interesting and instructive myth! Thanks!

[@StampAuctions]

Thanks!

[@JCPhilately]

Very Interesting!!

[@johnsmithers7]

Thanks for this very useful post, Andrew, though it didn't exactly cheer me up as I now suspect nearly all of my 15 Transvaal eagle/shield stamps are fakes. I'm not sure about my £5 as I didn't really understand what you said about how to check the perfs (I'm sure that's me being dim). Oh well, they seemed too good to be true. All the best, Ray

[@olivermiller2013]

Really nice, never seen the 5 Pounds before. I have 3 stamps from the first set but I don´t know if they are genuine. You showed so many forgeries that I´m not overoptimistic. Without proper literature it is impossible to collect Transvaal. I do not have anything to look at. Michel catalogues are not good for most British areas except the UK specialized catalogue. Is there a good book for these South African old stamps what you can recommend? The later sets are not that complicated to get but I was not aware that there are also forgeries for the cheap issues. I think this is something for my next life. Like Helgoland, you can find more forgeries than genuine stamps.😂

[@StampAuctions]

Hi Oliver.Check out transvaalstudycircle.org and see what info they have, it's a fascinating area but like you say, filled with fakes! The 1900 £5 green with "V.R.I." overprint which we sold last year took over 3 years for us to obtain a certificate as the individual perforation combs have to be carefully identified but the history of Transvaal is great, the whole Boer expansion a study in human resilience, their resistance against the British, etc... well worth a try!

[@philmead3579]

Thank you. A very interesting review of the early Transvaal issues. The KEVII £5.00 is a truly beautiful stamp but as you imply well-beyond most collector’s budget. Incidentally, what brand and type of stamp tweezers are you using? They look handier than my ‘shovels’!

[@StampAuctions]

Hi Phil. Contact Vincent through [e-mail] and I'm sure he'll send you a pair.

[@RockyTerblanche]

Morning.i have Lots of RSA stamps.all real.make an offer.its Christmas