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Stamp Collectors Against Dodgy Sellers
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ctrv@earthlink.net has ignored requests for corrections to auctions illustrating
misidentified stamps. On August 24, 2002 he sold
the US #24 (CV $40) shown in the center of the above image as a #21 for $61.
Two
days earlier, ctrv@earthlink.net sold
the US #35 ($65) with trimmed perforations shown at left as a #15 ($225) for
$24.50. The designs can be distinguished
by the completeness of the designs on the sides, especially the three pearls, which are present in the
#15 but
not on the #35.
On
the same day as the above sale, ctrv@earthlink.net sold another
US #35 ($65) with trimmed perforations, this time advertised as a #13 (CV $800).
This badly butchered (although still identifiable as a #35) stamp sold for
$39.12.
This stamp, and the one above, were intentionally trimmed very
close to deceive bidders and confuse identification.
ctrv@earthlink.net
sold yet another #65 with the perforations trimmed off on May 18, 2002. As
with the above case, this was described as a #13.