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List of Labels Purporting to be Stamps

K

KABARBINO-BALKARIA: Bogus Russian issue.
KALIMANTAN, REPUBLIK: Bogus overprints for supposed independence movement in Indonesia.
KALMYKIA or KALMIKIA: Bogus Russian issue.
KAMCHATKA: Bogus Russian issue.
KAMTSHATKA: Bogus Russian local overprint.
KANGAROO ISLAND: Australian locals.
KANTUNG: No Information Available.
KARACHAEVO-CHERKESIA: Bogus Russian issue.
KARAKALNAKIA: Bogus Russian issue.
KARAKALPASTON: Bogus Russian issue.
KARBARDINO-BALKARIA: Bogus Russian issue.
KARELIA: Bogus Russian issue.
KARJALA: Bogus Russian local overprint.
KARNTEN-CARINTHIA: Austrian plebiscite labels.
KATIBO: Donald Evans issue, Surinam.
KATIE: One of the Sicmon Islands in the South Pacific created by Nick Bantock for his book, Griffin & Sabine.
KATIN: One of the Sicmon Islands in the South Pacific created by Nick Bantock for his book, Griffin & Sabine.
KAULBACH ISLAND: Island off the coast of Nova Scotia with local post stamps to frank mail to the nearest Canadian post office on the mainland.
KAWTHULAY: Burmese related fantasy.
KEMP LAND: Antarctic fantasy.
KERGUELEN LAND: Antarctic, also known as Desolation Island, 1892.
KHAFJI: Disputed neutral zone in Arabia between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
KHAKASIA: Bogus Russian issue.
KHALISTAN: Punjab, India labels issued by Sikhs in exile in England.
KIBO: Secessionist province of Tanzania marketed as matchbox labels.
KING DAVID ISLAND: Labels printed to commemorate David Blumberg's wedding.
KOLGUEV ISLANDS: Bogus Russian local overprint.
KOMI: Bogus Russian local overprint.
KOMSOMOLSK: Bogus Russian local overprint.
KOREKIA: Bogus Russian local overprint.
KORIAKIA: Bogus Russian local overprint.
KOSOVES, REPUBLICA E, KOSOVO: Jugoslavia.
KUNSTLAND, EAST & WEST: Donald Evans issue.
KURDISTAN: At least three different issues produced at varying times.
KURIL ISLANDS: Bogus Russian local overprint.
KURKS & OSICOUS ISLANDS: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."

L

LAASALAND: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
LABRADOR: Newfoundland, bogus issue for Canadian Province.
LAJTABANSAG: Unissued Western Hungary labels.
LAKE COPPER SYNDICATE: Mining company paper money that looks like stamps.
LAMU: German East Africa fantasies.
LAPLAND: Punch magazine spoof issues for Finland.
LAS PALMAS: Stamplike Spanish charity issue from Canary Islands.
LAURANIA: Fantasies created by John de Treville with countries taken from Winston Churchill's book, "Savrola."
LAURANSTEIN: Fantasies created by John de Treville with countries taken from Winston Churchill's book, "Savrola."
LEAGUE OF NATIONS: Labels printed by British Poster Stamp Association.
LEMNORY: No Information Available.
LES MINQUIERS: Uninhabited reef off Jersey in Channel Islands.
LES ECREHOUS: Uninhabited reef off Jersey in Channel Islands.
LESCHELLES: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
LICHAAM EN GEEST: (Body and Soul) Donald Evans issue, Northern Europe.
LIEGERLAND: Bogus republic on western coast of New Vinland.
LITHOU: Great Britain channel island.
LINCOLN ISLES: Donald Evans issue, capital is Moorestown.
LINTZ, ISLE OF: No Information Available.
LITHOLAND: Spoof from American Philatelist.
LONG ISLAND: Banned Irish local post issue.
LORD HOWE ISLAND: Australia overprint and labels for resort that is part of the state of New South Wales.
LOVELAND: Stamplike stickers produced for greeting card company for Valentines Day.
LUCENT, ROYAL KINGDOM OF: Prison artist stamp.
LUNDY: British local post off Devon Coast.
LYBBRIA: Fantasy issue created by Stamps Magazine.

M

MACEDONIA: Jugoslavia.
MACTAN ISLAND: Bogus stamps and overprints for Philippine island south of Cebu.
MADMAN STATE: India, parody of Wadwan State.
MAESTRAL: Jugoslavia.
MAFIA ISLAND: German warship had to hide in Rufiji River and sailors stayed so long that local officials issued "stamps" for them as currency.
MAGDALENA: Colombian State bogus issue of 1878.
MALAKOTE: German East Africa unissued stamps.
MAMATIUS: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
MAMBIA: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
MANGALIA: Romania revenue issue that has long been regarded as bogus.
MANGIARE, LO STATO DI: Donald Evans issue, The State of Eating.
MANIZALES: Colombian city with labels printed during the 19th century as a private local post.
MANUMBALAND: Bogus stamps created for newspaper columnist.
MARI, MARI-EL: Bogus Russian local overprint.
MARJ-EL: Bogus Russian issue.
McCOY: Fantasy issue for bogus island in Pacific.
McDONALD TERRITORY: County in Missouri that seceded from state.
MEKKA: Bogus issue for Mecca.
MENDOCINO, STATE OF: Proposed secessionist issue for Northern California.
MEVU: Antarctic fantasy.
MINAUE: Antarctic fantasy.
MlNERVA, REPUBLIC OF: Reefs near Tonga.
MINNESOTA REPUBLIC: No Information Available.
MOMINICA: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
MONGOL POST: Seems to feature Howdy Doody.
MONTE BELLO ISLAND: Australian island bogus issue.
MONTERREY: Mexican city with local stamps of the 1860's considered bogus.
MOON ISLAND: Norway local post.
MORDAVIA: Bogus Russian local overprint.
MORELIA: Mexican city with local stamps of the l9th century considered bogus.
MORESNET: Neutral territory between Germany and Belgium issued by Moens in 1867, local issue made in 1886.
MOROKULIEN: Territory on border of Sweden and Norway. Moro means joy in Swedish and Kulien means joy in Norwegian. Children's issue.
MOUNT ATHOS: Turkish stamps overprinted for use as local stamps.
MOUNTAIN BADAKHSHAN AUTONOMY: Bogus Russian issue.
MUK, ISLAND OF: Bogus Scotland island stamp.
MY BONNIE: Donald Evans issue, New York.

N

NACHICEVAN: Part of Azerbaijan, political statement by president Alier Chaw.
NADORP: Donald Evans issue, Holland.
NAGALAND: Indian Republic which issued "stamps" for political purposes only.
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: Disputed enclave in Azerbaijan that delared independence in 1992.
NAKHICHEVAN: Autonomous enclave in Azerbaijan.
NATION OF CELESTIAL SPACE (CELESTIA): Outer space fantasy from Illinois.
NATION OF THE STYGIANS: No Information Available.
NAXCIVAN: Bogus Russian issue.
NEUE REPUBLIK IN SUDAFRIKA: South African fantasy.
NEW LAND: Antarctic fantasy.
NEW NAUSEA: Country created by an Oregon stamp club.
NEW SOUTH ZURK: poof stamps created for 1936 stamp exhibition.
NEW VHILMSHIRE: No Information Available.
NGA-HUWABON PAHATANAN: Philippine islands bogus issue.
NINERIA: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
N.M.P. (TRANSDINESTRA): Bogus Russian issue.
NOBODY'S LAND: North Pole Post issue.
NOELANDIA: Christmas fantasy labels created by Maggie Kate.
NOMINICA: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
NORBAIR: No Information Available.
NORTH ANOC: Part of Cooland and West Refaim.
NORTH OSSETIA: Bogus Russian issue.
NORTH POLE: Christmas fantasy labels created by Maggie Kate.
NORTHERN DESDESIA: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
NOUVELLE WAZOO: Artistamp "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
NOVA LAURANIA: Fantasies created by John de Treville with countries taken from Winston Churchill's book, Savrola.
NOVA POTUCA: Supposedly new African republic in 1893.
NYANZA: African stamp issue used for Hart to Hart TV program.

O

OCCUSSI-AMBENO: Bogus stamps for part of the island of Portuguese Timor.
OCEAN POSTAGE: Great Britain Penny Postage cutouts from envelopes during the 1850's.
OENEO ISLAND, DEPENDENCY OF: Bogus overprint of Pitcairn Island.
OH-MY-HAR: Fantasy by American Journal of Philately.
OLAUTOLAND:< British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
OLIVOYLA: Island Queendom of Popeye's girlfriend Olive Oyl.
OLUJA: Croatia Overprint.
OMAN, STATE OF: Bogus stamps for Arabian sultanate. Not to be confused with genuine Sultanate of Oman. OPERATION PAPUA MERDEKA: Papua Freedom Movement.
OSSETIA: Bogus Russian local overprint
OUDEYPOOR PALUMPOOR: Indian State produced as German fantasy issue in 1889 .
OXIA: Greek Island stamps repudiated by government in 1963.

P

PABAY, ISLE OF: Scottish local post.
PANDEMONIA: Spoof stamps created for 1936 stamp exhibition.
PAPUA MERDEKA: Organization for Free Papua Movement.
PASTA: Donald Evans issue, Italy.
PATZCUARO: Mexican issued considered bogus by Scott.
PCCR: Pacific Confederation of City Republics.
PCFT: Pacific Confederation of Federal Territories.
PEARY LAND: North Pole Post issue.
PEPYS' ISLAND: Figment of imagination to honor author.
PETERSPORT: Antarctic fantasy issue.
PETROFILIA: Country created in 1977 for "Fun and Fact Calendar" by Erbe Publications.
PHOENIX ISLAND: Bogus issue using frame of St. Vincent stamp.
POLISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY: Bogus Antarctic issue.
POMMARE: South Pacific Kingdom issued in 1800's. Stamps usually classified as Haiti because inscription reads Haitji.
POPALANIA: Country created for Popeye in the comic strips.
PORT MARIA: Antarctic fantasy.
PORT MAUD: Antarctic fantasy.
POSSESSION ISLAND: No Information Available.
POSTES ATSOC: Artistamp, Costa reversed. See Republique du Semaj, by James Costa.
PRIMORJE: Jugoslavia.
PRINCIPATO DI SEBORGA: Declared independence from Italy, near San Remo.
PRINCIPATO DI SAN RIGOLO: Parody of Swiss origin.
PULAU BIDONG: Malaysia-Selangor stamps overprinted.

Q

QUEEN MAUD LAND: Antarctic fantasy.
QUEPOL: One of the Sicmon Islands in the South Pacific created by Nick Bantock for his book, Griffin & Sabine.
QUETTAN REPUBLIC: Bogus African nation.

R

RAINBOW CREEK, INDEPENDENT STATE OF: Located in Victoria's Gippsland. Printed its own stamps in 1979.
RAPA-NUI: Chile overprints for Easter Island.
RATTLESNAKE ISLAND: Island in Lake Erie issued local stamps to carry mail on aircraft to the mainland.
RECATUL ROMANIE: Jugoslavia.
RED SEA ISLANDS FEDERATION: Red Sea island fantasy.
REPUB. HIBER.: Bogus S. Allan Taylor fantasy issue for Ireland.
REPUBLIC OF MOROC-SONGHRATIMEADS: Later reincarnation of Kingdom of Humanity.
REPUBLICA DE PALOMBIA: Stamps produced by Belgian magazine.
REPUBLIK MALUKU SELATAN: Indonesian island group that printed propaganda issues.
REPUBLIKA SRPSKA: Jugoslavia stamps overprinted for Bosnian Republic.
REPUBLIQUE DU SEMAJ: Artistamp, James reversed. See Poste Atsoc, by James Costa.
RIBRALTAR: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
RICHLAND: Stamps produced from cigarette wrappers.
ROYAL CO. ISLAND: Bogus issue using frame of St. Vincent stamp. .
ROYALIST BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT IN EXILE: Bulgarian freedom movement.
ROYAUME DES CIEUX: Belgian fantasy.
RUBEZAHLS REICH: German equivalent of Rip Van Winkle's Kingdom.
RUPS: Donald Evans issue, America

S

SABMI: Lapland.
SABOT: Donald Evans issue, Dutch.
SACHA-YAKUTIA: Bogus Russian issue.
SAHA, SAHA-YAKUTIA: Bogus Russian local overprint.
SAHARA, EMPIRE OF: West Coast of Africa strip of land between Cape Bojador and Cape Juby in 1907.
SAKHALIN ISLAND: Bogus Russian issue.
SALVONIA: Jugoslavia stamps overprinted for Bosnian Republic.
SAMOS: Greek island, various emissions.
SANDA ISLAND: Island off the coast of Scotland with labels bearing its name.
SANDZAK: Jugoslavia.
SANS DINERO: Bogus country in South America.
SANTA LANDIA: Christmas fantasy labels created by Maggie Kate.
SANTAVAKIA: Christmas fantasy labels created by Maggie Kate.
SANTI QUARANTA: Epirus port bogus overprint on stamps of Italy in 1914.
SARAFOU, PRINCIPALITY OF: Three islands issued labels, 175 leagues from the Phoenix Islands.
SARDIN' ISLAND: Swiss origin fantasy.
SAVAGE REPUBLIC: Rock band labels.
SAVENTHEM: Belgian church fair label.
SEBASTOPOL: Ukrainian local overprint.
SEALAND: Abandoned WVV II concrete platform made into kingdom.
SEDANG: Annam Kingdom - issued in 1889 by Marie David de Mayrena. Classic bogus issue.
SEYCHELLEY: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
SHETLAND ISLANDS: Scotland issued labels in 1993-94, purporting to be official.
SFOR-BOSNIA: Bogus Russian issue.
SICMON ISLANDS: Group of six islands in the South Pacific created by Nick Bantock for his book, Griffin & Sabine.
SIKKIM: Overprints on India for state of same name.
SKULL ISLAND, KINGDOM OF: Advertising fantasy created for movie King Kong.
SLOBOVIA: Donald Evans issue.
SNAKE ISLAND: Bogus British local post.
SNARK ISLAND: Fantasy for island near Borneo.
SNOW YORK: Christmas fantasy labels created by Maggie Kate.
SNOWFLAKIA: Christmas fantasy labels created by Maggie Kate.
SNOWGINIA: Christmas fantasy labels created by Maggie Kate.
SNOWKLAHOMA: Christmas fantasy labels created by Maggie Kate.
SNOWLAND: Christmas fantasy labels created by Maggie Kate.
SOAY: Island off the island of Skye with labels bearing its name and declared bogus.
SOCOTRA (Sokotra): Cyprus stamps overprinted for Indian Ocean Island in 1892.
SOMALILALA PROTECTORATE: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
SOMALILAND: Seems to feature famous people.
SONNE: No Information Available.
SONORA: Fantasy for State in Mexico.
SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLANDS FEDERATION: Islands in South China Sea that claimed independence.
SPECULISLAND: Swiss origin.
SPITZBERGEN: Norwegian island, various issues, may be local post.
SRPSKA: Local issue for Jugoslavia.
ST. BILENA: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
ST. CIAIA: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
ST. EVIS--NEVIK: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
ST. KILDA: Island 100 miles off the coast of Scotland with labels bearing its name.
ST. LEELENA: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
ST. LUCLU: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
ST. MARRON: Swiss origin.
ST. NALENA: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
ST. SUCIA: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
STAFFA: Island issued hundreds of labels since 1969, Scotland local issue.
STATE OF RAINBOW CREEK: Australian secessionist state.
STEEP HOLM: Island off Somerset with labels bearing its name.
STEIN: Donald Evans issue, Holland.
STROMA, ISLE OF: British Local Post.
SULTANATE OF KHAYAM: Omar Kho~am, the tentmaker, George Fabian fantasy.
SUMMER ISLES (TANERA MORE): Island off the coast of Scotland with carriage post labels bearing its name.
SUNG-TING: Donald Evans issue, Chinese ceramics.
SURF ISLAND: Unknown, perhaps located in or near Indonesia.
SWAN ISLAND: Many incarnations usually parodying Western Australia stamps also for radio station off coast of Honduras.
SWAZIWAZI: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."

T

TAJIKISTAN: Bogus Russian issue.
TAKAVA'U: South Pacific fantasy, by same creator of Mevu.
TALCHER: India state supposed official stamps produced in 1878.
TAPIN: One of the Sicmon Islands in the South Pacific created by Nick Bantock his book, Griffin & Sabine.
TARTARI: Bogus Russian local overprint.
TATARSTAN: Bogus Russian local overprint.
TERRA CANDELLA: Artistamps.
TERRITORIE LIBRE DU MALI FAUD: Personal labels of Mssr. Mali Faud.
THANET, ISLE OF: Bogus local post.
THILDONCK: Belgian church fair label.
THOMAND, PRINCIPALITY OF: Dalcassian claim to Irish territory that is part of Shannon Airport.
THULE: Local post stamps from Greenland.
TIBET GOVERNMENT IN EXILE: Tibetian freedom movement-1950's.
TIBET, FREE: Tibetian freedom movement -1950's.
TIBET: Tibetian freedom movement-1950's.
TIENTSIN: Chinese city, bogus sets of stamps for treaty port local post set.
TIERRA DEL FUEGO: Island off the tip of South America. One stamp was issued in January 1891 for a mine owner to establish his authority over the inhabitants.
TILLORY, STATE OF: No Information Available.
TIMARU: New Zealand local post.
TIMBUCTOO (TIMBUCTOOLA): Stamps Magazine fantasy.
TOBRUCH: Overprints on Italian East Africa issues in 1942.
TODDY, ISLE OF: Bogus Scotland island stamp.
TONGAH ISLANDS: Obviously a parody of the issues of Tonga.
TORRES STRAITS: Area between Singapore and Australia issued in 1879.
TOYLAND: Christmas fantasy labels created by Maggie Kate.
TRANSNIESTRA: Russian side of Moldava.
TREASURE ISLAND: George Fabian fantasy of Robert Louis Stevenson's island.
TRINIDAD, PRINCIPALITY OF: Island about 700 miles ENE of Rio de Janeiro. Claimed by England and Brazil. Bogus issue in 1895 by James Harden-Hickey.
TROPIDES ISLANDS: A Donald Evans country, Caribbean Islands.
TUAREG STATE: Burmese bogus fantasy.
TURCODOCUS: Swiss origin.
TWA, TOWE: Mongolia, stopped issuing its own stamps in 1933.
TYP: One of the Sicmon Islands in the South Pacific created by Nick Bantock for his book, Griffin & Sabine.
TYR: No Information Available.

U

UDMURTIA: Bogus Russian local overprint.
UKRAINIAN ARCTIC POST: Bogus Russian issue.
UKRAINIEN FORCES IN BOSNIEN: Overprint on Russian stamps.
UKRAINIEN / MILITARY / CONTINGENT / IN STRUCTURE: Overprint on pairs of Ukraine stamps.
UKRBAT ON UN BOSNIA: Overprint on Ukraine stamps.
ULITHI ATOLL: 1954 bogus overprint on US stamps for coral island in the Caroline Islands.
UMBUGGIANISTAN: Hand drawn fantasy for bogus nation.
UNION: French produced bogus issue for Philippine islands.
UNITA-ANGOLA: Stamps supposedly issued by rebel movement in Angola but produced by a stamp dealer.
UNITED HORIAN STATES: Part of Cooland and West Refaim.
UNITED IRELAND: Fantasy from American Journal of Philately.
UPPER SLOBOVIA: Wilkinsburg Stamp Club joke souvenir sheets.
UPPER LAURANIA: Fantasies created by John de Treville with countries taken from Winston Churchill's book, "Savrola."
UPPER DARQALI: Printed in 1960's by a philatelist who invented country so stamps could be used to illustrate his work on stamp terms.
URAL: Bogus Russian local overprint.
UTAH: Also known as Mormon Stamps, supposedly issued by Brigham Young in 1852, but printed in 1864.

V

VAN DEMONS LAND: Bogus issue parodying Van Diemans Land (Tasmania) stamps.
VEDDENESE SULTANATE: Supposed Arabian country.
VENEZIA, POSTE DI: Labels issued at fair for use at Venice Pavillion.
VERONA: Fantasy from Shakespeare's island.
VOJVODINA: Jugoslavia.

W

WAIKOA ISLAND: Polynesia-type fantasy.
WARAWAK: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers."
WARDAK: Liberated area during Afgan-Russian war.
WAS-HEE: American Journal of Philately fantasy.
WEISBECKER: Donald Evans issue, New York.
WEST FURLAND: No Information Available.
WEST INDIES: Fantasy on cover of one of Linn's Stamp News publications.
WEST REFAIM: Related to Cooland fantasies.
WEST SREM (VUKOVAR): Jugoslavia stamps overprinted for Bosnian Republic.
WEST VINLAND: Supposedly a colony of Occussi Ambeno.
WESTERN LAURANIA: Fantasies created by John de Treville with countries taken from Winston Churchill's book, Savrola.
WESTERN UNITED POWERS: Donald Evans issue.
WESTERN CHYAN: Burma bogus related to Dam Batai.
WESTLAND: Bogus stamp created by Mr. West.
WESTPHALIA: Fantasies created by John de Treville with countries taken from Winston Churchill's book, Savrola.
WHITE RUSSIA: Now known as Belarus.
WIKINGLAND: Artificial island in North Sea.
WIMPONIA: Kingdom of Popeye's friend, Wimpy.
WISCOWSIN, STATE OF: Fantasy created by a stamp dealer in Wisconsin.
WITULAND: German East Africa speculative issue.
WONDERLAND: Lewis Carroll's famous country.
WOODLEY ISLAND: No Information Available.
WORLD NATIONS LEAGUE: Pseudo United Nations. A Henry Stull fantasy, once listed in Ohio telephone book under "Stamps for Collectors."
WORLD GOVERNMENT: No Information Available.

X

XINGU: Label created for ABC's of philately as an "X" stamp.

Y

YAKUTIA: Bogus Russian local overprint.
YAKUTIA-SACHA: Bogus Russian issue.
YAWATON ATOLL: Bogus issue for supposed Pacific island.
YTEKE: Donald Evans issue, Scandinavia.

Z

ZANZIBAZ: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book "Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers.".
ZENOBIA: April Fool's spoof using Hawaii and Netherlands designs.
ZULIA: Venezuelan state issued in 1894.

NOTES

ARTISTAMP: A stamp or stamps designed by an artist for personal reasons.

DONALD EVANS: Donald Evans was born August 28, 1945, in Morristown, New Jersey, and died in 1984 in a fire in Amsterdam. He started collecting stamps at age 6. Evans was an artist of miniature watercolored stamps. His series of thousands of commemoratives depicted everything that was special to his world. His imaginary countries each had its own history, geography, currency and even climate. For further information, see The World of Donald Evans published by Harlin Quist in 1980. Evans statement says it all, "Stamps are terrifically rich."

RUSSIAN REPUBLICS: Since there are so many labels purporting to be stamps from the Russian Republics, we thought it a good idea to list the 15 legitimate republics. There are no others as of 1996. For the record, they are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrghizstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

FAKE CANCELS: At Singapore '95 one dealer used fake handstamps to cancel legitimate stamps that he was selling. The cancels are from Zair (Zaire), Cayman Island (Cayman Islands), Antigua (Antigua & Barbuda-with a penguin for a Caribbean island!) and Ruwanda (Rwanda).