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© 2008 Martin Lovegrove

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Al Saudia forgeries

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Forgery type 1

This is said to be the commonest kind and is illustrated in Gibbons, Mayo, and Scott; they all state that their illustrations are that of a forgery. The stamp illustrated was one of several that appeared on eBay in December 2001.

Forgery type 2

The stamps illustrated were two of several that appeared on eBay in February 2002. These stamps had several 'expert' signatures and backstamps!  This forgery is known on King Ali stamps with Jeddah I and Cairo controls

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On Jeddah control

On Cairo control