BENIN ILLEGAL STAMPS
2017

Information and Reference of Illegal Stamps for Benin Created in 2017

The following images are of illegal stamps produced for Benin. Please remember that the producers of these illegals are not only greedy, they are crude and sometimes disgusting which is the nature of these people.

To verify what stamps are real and legitimate for Benin visit the UPU WNS website and look at the Benin section.

The Universal Postal Union WNS website

You can also get a very good reference of what was officially issued from the Colnect website.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Benin

Check out their Illegal Stamp section as well. It is far from complete but will help you verify many as well.

The Colnect Online Catalog for Benin Illegal Stamps

I have also found the StampWorld Catalog an excellent resource.

The StampWorld Online Catalog for Benin

You can also use a respectable catalog like Scott or Stanley Gibbons. Do not listen to these dealers trying to convince you they are something other than illegal stamps.

In 2004 when Benin produced circular 30 they did not know that there were more illegal stamps that were being circulated than what they listed. This has occurred for many of the victim countries. To correct it I have researched them all using the major catalog listings and the WNS system as reference to what was officially issued.

Here we go!

Many of the following illegal stamps can be found as imperforates and as color proof sets as well. Some exist on fake First Day Covers too.
Most times now (2019) the souvenir sheet sets and sheetlet sets are sold individually. Many times the stamps have been removed from the sheetlets and souvenir sheets. All of these "tactics" are used to avoid detection by UPU circular descriptions and search terms.

Sellers that call these "private", "locals", "Cinderella's", "unauthorized" are deceiving you. They are illegal stamps produced by a stamp dealer that is bent on ripping you off! Some sellers state "we offer them because they are on the market". Well how about you use a different dealer because that seller is "on the market"? If the stamp societies, auction sites and all other venues kicked these sellers off of their sites then they would have to comply or lose their ability to sell anything.

The following images are free for the use of all to use to alert the public to them. If anyone wants to make a public list of users on eBay, Delcampe and elsewhere who are selling these issues....fine by me since the UPU, PWMO and others appear to have given up or have not been updated in years.

If you have purchased any of these stamps from a dealer or if that dealer offers them, you should avoid that dealer! You will only be supporting illegal stamp makers who are only ripping you off.

2017

From 2012 forward Benin stopped filing their official stamp issues with the WNS system. The reasons why are unclear. Possibly because they did not see the system helping to stop the proliferation of fake counterfeit illegal stamps being produced and sold in the name of Benin. Possibly for financial reasons of which it is costly to to list each issue on the WNS system. For whatever reason(s) the WNS system cannot be used to find the newer official issues for Benin.

The Colnect online catalog is your best bet now for online access to verify the official issues. We still have conflicts with some of those as many are being listed by Michel and/or Yvert but not listed by Scott catalogs or Stanley Gibbons. There definitely needs to be some kind of unification of agreement between all the major catalogs in regards to the official issues for Benin.

In 2017 according to the catalogs for Benin no official stamps were issued.

Following are images of the illegal stamps I have found offered for Benin dating 2017. There may and probably are more. All of these I found in searches on eBay and Delcampe and all are illegal stamps made by producers bent on ripping you off!

I present them in alphabetical order of titles as there is no logical order for illegal stamps.

In 2017 the production of illegal stamps continues on a massive scale. You can be sure that every "stamp" and "souvenir sheet" dating 2017 in the name of Benin is a
COUNTERFEIT ILLEGAL STAMP!

Our current main movers user names on eBay (2019) or attempting movers of these counterfeit illegal stamps are:

eren3049
marlen-stamps
europolstamps
lbphilatel
globalphila
pdcollectables2010
kir30kirill (account suspended November 2019)

Our current main movers user names on Delcampe (2019) or attempting movers of these counterfeit illegal stamps are:

w4stamps
senan
philove (account closed....good!)
hanmart

I note that some of the user names will change as they are the same people using different accounts. One of many deceptive "tactics" these people use.

We are beginning to reveal what I call "the network". This is a network of dealers worldwide who are directly connected with the producers or are the producers themselves of illegal stamps. Because of the blatant selling of the most recent counterfeit illegal stamps by these sellers for years now in my opinion they should be rejected by the stamp community as a whole in all regards. We should not buy anything from them nor even allow them to remain on the online venues that give them worldwide access to collectors. In other words...let's shut them out of the market!

2017 Apollo 9 Last Man Eugene Cernan in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Apollo 9 Last Man Eugene Cernan in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Apollo 1 Tragedy in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Apollo 1 Tragedy in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Batman in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2017 Battles of World War II in Souvenir Sheets of 4





2017 Bee Eaters in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Butterflies in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Butterflies in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Butterflies in Souvenir Sheets of 2 (different)



2017 Celine Marie Claudette Dion in Souvenir Sheet of 8 Plus Label

Russian Made Counterfeit Illegal Stamps being pushed by this kir30kirill aka Topnimarka.com



2017 Celine Marie Claudette Dion in Souvenir Sheets of 1




2017 Charles Darwin in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Charles Darwin in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Chess in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Chess in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 David Bowie in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 David Bowie in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Princess Diana in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Dolphins in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 EarthCARE in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 EarthCARE in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Elephants in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 The Flintstones in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2017 Football Stars (Soccer) in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Formula I Ayrton Senna in Souvenir Sheet of 4

Russian Made Counterfeit Illegal Stamps being pushed by this kir30kirill aka Topnimarka.com



2017 Formula I Ayrton Senna in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Formula I Ayrton Senna in Souvenir Sheets of 1




2017 George Michael in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Harry Potter in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2017 Hugh Hefner in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 The Incredible Hulk in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 James Bond in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2017 Jules Verne in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Jules Verne in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 John F. Kennedy in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 John F. Kennedy in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Lighthouses in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Lighthouses in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Lions in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2017 Madonna in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Marie Curie in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Marie Curie in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Michael Faraday in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Michael Faraday in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Mickey Mouse Baseball in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Minerals Mineralogy in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Minerals Mineralogy in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Napoleonic Wars Battle of Waterloo in Souvenir Sheet of 4

I note that the "style" of circle stamps differs from the general Topnimarka.com styles but the pattern of 4 and 2 and then 6 souvenir sheets of 1 are the same. These were being exclusively sold by globalphila on eBay in 2017 and have now contaminated the market with others selling them now. Are the two dealers/producers connected. One in Spain and one in Russia. You bet! You can still get them on the Topnimarka.com website as of the time of this addition. July 7, 2019 at the complete rip-off price of $24.00.



2017 Napoleonic Wars Battle of Waterloo in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Napoleonic Wars Battle of Waterloo in Souvenir Sheets of 1




2017 October Revolution in Souvenir Sheet of 10



2017 October Revolution in Souvenir Sheet of 8



2017 October Revolution in Souvenir Sheets of 1







2017 Olympic Champions Rio Swimming Ryan Lochte in Souvenir Sheet of 4

Russian Made Counterfeit Illegal Stamps being pushed by this kir30kirill aka Topnimarka.com



2017 Olympic Champions Rio Swimming Ryan Lochte in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Olympic Champions Rio Swimming Ryan Lochte in Souvenir Sheets of 1




2017 Owls in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Owls in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Paintings Peter Paul Rubens in Souvenir Sheet of 8

Russian Made Counterfeit Illegal Stamps being pushed by this kir30kirill aka Topnimarka.com



2017 Paintings Peter Paul Rubens in Souvenir Sheets of 1



2017 Penguins in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Protestant Reform in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Protestant Reform in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 The Rolling Stones in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Sailing Ships Paintings in Souvenir Sheet of 6



2017 Sailing Ships Paintings in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Scouts Movement in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Scouts Movement in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Soccer FIFA Confederation Cup in Souvenir Sheet of 4



2017 Soccer FIFA Confederation Cup in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Soyuz 1 Catastrophe in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Soyuz 1 Catastrophe in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Spiderman in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2017 Sputnik 1 in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Sputnik 1 in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Star Trek in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Star Wars in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Superman in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Tall Ships in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 The Beatles in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Tigers in Souvenir Sheets of 2



2017 Titanic in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Trains Steam in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Trains High Speed in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Trains High Speed in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Whales in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Wonderwoman in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Year of the Dog in Souvenir Sheet of 2



2017 Year of the Dog in Souvenir Sheet of 1



2017 Year of the Dog in Souvenir Sheet of 2 (different)



In 2018 the production of illegal stamps in the name of Benin continues unhindered.

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References taken from:
WNS Website
Major Stamp Catalogs
Internet Research

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