Rainer Blüm
Encyclopedia
Rainer Blüm is a German
citizen from Bensheim
who has pleaded guilty to producing and selling forged philatelic material, including cancellations and expertizing certifications.
One survey of his false postmarks identifies 200 town names and almost 600 distinct cancellations, most applied to relatively inexpensive German stamps from the first half of the twentieth century. In September 2006 he was sentenced to four years of probation. If he breaks the terms of his probation, he will be sentenced to two years of jail time.
Germany
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citizen from Bensheim
Bensheim
Bensheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain...
who has pleaded guilty to producing and selling forged philatelic material, including cancellations and expertizing certifications.
One survey of his false postmarks identifies 200 town names and almost 600 distinct cancellations, most applied to relatively inexpensive German stamps from the first half of the twentieth century. In September 2006 he was sentenced to four years of probation. If he breaks the terms of his probation, he will be sentenced to two years of jail time.
External links
- English-language article and list of Blüm's forged cancellations
- German-language site with extensive listing and examples of the forged cancellations
See also
- List of stamp forgers
- Philatelic fakes and forgeriesPhilatelic fakes and forgeriesIn general, philatelic fakes and forgeries refers to labels that look like postage stamps but are not. Most have been produced to deceive or defraud...