Circulars
Warnings and reports on forgeries of UAE and pre-union stamps, aerogrammes and covers.
Sellers and letters
Emirates forged stamps: forgery circular 6
The eBay accounts lebcan and canleb55, among the most active sellers of forged Trucial States material, and the indicators that link them.
7 pages · 1.9 MB · English · Arabic · PDF
Covers and artwork
Emirates fabricated covers report
Fabricated Trucial States covers offered since 2012 through online auctions and Middle East stamp dealers, with the warning signs.
4 pages · 340 KB · English · Arabic · PDF
Covers and artwork
Fabricated Abu Dhabi stamp artwork
Fake preliminary artwork for Abu Dhabi stamps, a forgery that is easy to pass off to collectors. Written in Arabic.
2 pages · 771 KB · Arabic · PDF
Stamps and cards
Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed postcard: fake
Nine types of forged Dubai postcards carrying the 10-rupee Shaikh Rashid stamp design, sold as unissued and rare.
2 pages · 506 KB · English · Arabic · PDF
Aerogrammes
Flying Goose fake aerogrammes (Dubai)
The original 1966 Dubai aerogramme with the flying goose imprint, compared with four fabricated versions sold as unissued essays.
2 pages · 297 KB · English · Arabic · PDF
Stamps and cards
Dubai stamps and aerogrammes report
Forged and self-fabricated Dubai stamps and aerogrammes from the same seller, who also lists material of Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah.
7 pages · 937 KB · English · Arabic · PDF
Sellers and letters
Circular 1: Abu Dhabi aerogrammes
Letter to members introducing the Documentation and Study Committee report on forgeries of pre-union Emirates items sold online, and the legal steps taken.
1 page · 51 KB · English · PDF
Aerogrammes
Abu Dhabi Aerogrammes Forgery Report
Forged and self-fabricated Abu Dhabi aerogrammes offered on eBay as unissued and very rare, with the forged items identified.
3 pages · 576 KB · English · Arabic · PDF