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Illegal

Numerose nazioni hanno proclamato illegali alcune serie di francobolli che noi abbiamo classificato a parte e presentiamo qui.

Many nations have declared illegal several series of stamps that we have classified separately and are presented below.

 

Cinderella

Virtualmente qualsiasi cosa simile a un francobollo, ma non rilasciato per scopi postale da un'amministrazione postale.

Virtually anything resembling a postage stamp, but not issued for postal purposes by a government postal administration

 

AFGHANISTAN

BENIN Rep.

CONGO Rep.

Brazaville

DJIBUTI KYRGYZSTAN

MALI

SAHARAWI Rep.

TADJIKISTAN  

TÜRKMENISTAN  

  

Francobolli stampati in quantità eccessive.

Secondo un articolo del Philatelic Webmaster Organization, alcune aziende che stampano francobolli per conto di paesi poveri (soprattutto in Africa) sono mirati al collezionismo.

I francobolli sono apparentemente approvati dalle locali amministrazioni postali, ma sono stampati in enormi quantità (rispetto alle esigenze locali del paese), e vendute soprattutto per i collezionisti.
L'articolo cita in particolare la Società Svizzera di stampa "Impressor SA".

 

Stamps printed in excesssive amount.

According to the article of the Philatelic Webmaster Organization, some printing companies have made deals with poor countries (mostly in Africa) to print stamps that are mostly targeted to the stamp collecting market.

The stamps are apparently endorsed by the local postal administrations, but are printed in huge quantities (compared to the local needs of the country), and sold mostly to collectors.

The article in particular cites the Swiss printing company "Impressor SA".

 

Afghanistan

 

 

1999 – Illegal

 6 val

1999 – Illegal

1999 – Illegal

1999 – Illegal

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Diamond

C

Sphalerite (ex Blende)

(Zn,Fe)S

Hemimorphite

Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·(H2O)

Calcite

CaCO3

 

 

1999 – Illegal

 

 

1999 – Illegal

 
   

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Hematite

a-Fe2O3

Malachite

Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

 

  

Benin 

 

2003 - Cinderella

 

2003 -Cinderella

3049ben03

3048ben03

Dino + Minerals

Dino + Minerals

  

Congo Republique (Brazaville)

 

2007 - Illegal

 

2007 - Illegal

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Birds + Minerals

Birds + Minerals

Djibuti Republique - Gibuti

 

2008 - Cinderella - Multi

 

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Quartz 

Quartz 

 

2008 - Cinderella - Multi 

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Quartz citrine

Quartz citrine

2010

Cinderella– Multi

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Various minerals

Kyrgyzstan

 

 

2000 – Illegal – Multi

 

2000 - illegal

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Various minerals

Vanadinite

Pb5(VO4)3Cl

 

2000 – illegal

 9 val

 2000 - illegal

 2000 - illegal

 
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Calcite on Baryte

CaCO3

Eosphorite

MnAl(PO4)(OH)2·(H2O)

Mimetite

Pb5(AsO4)3Cl

Wavellite

Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·

5(H2O)

 

2000 - illegal

 

2000 - illegal

 

 

2000 – illegal

 

2000 - illegal

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Vanadinite

Pb5(VO4)3Cl

 Vanadinite

Pb5(VO4)3Cl

 Vivianite

Fe+23(PO4)2·8(H2O)

 Barite

BaSO4

 

Mali

 

1998 – Cinderella – Multi

 

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Various minerals

Apophillite with Stilbite

 

(K,Na)Ca4Si8O20(F,OH) • 8H2O

 

 

1998

Cinderella

1998

Cinderella

 

1998

Cinderella

1998

Cinderella 

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Celestine

SrSO4

Vanadinite on Barite 

Pb5(VO4)3Cl

Beryl v. Acquamarine

Be3Al2(SiO6)O18

 Forsterite v. Peridot

1998

Cinderella

1998

Cinderella

1998

Cinderella

1998

Cinderella

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Chalcopyrite on Calcite

CuFeS2

Calcite

CaCO3

 Albite v. Cleavlandite

NaAlSi3O8

Calcite-Mn

CaCO3

Saharawi  Republica

La Repubblica Araba Democratica dei Sahrawi conosciuta semplicemente come Sahara Occidentale, è uno Stato parzialmente riconosciuto a livello internazionale da 87 paesi membri dell'ONU.

Per le Nazioni Unite è ancora formalmente un Territorio non autonomo. Esso è collocato a sud del Marocco, aspira alla sovranità nazionale ed al completo riconoscimento a livello internazionale.

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, also known as Western Sahara, is a partially recognized state, recognised by 87 UN member states.

For the United Nations it is still formally a non-autonomous territory.

It is located south of Morocco, aspires to national sovereignty and full international recognition.

 

1998 - I serie

Cinderella

 

1998

Cinderella

 

1998

Cinderella

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3608sah98

3609sah98

Platinum

Pt

Orpiment

As2S3

Quartz - Amethist

SiO2

1998

Cinderella 

1998

Cinderella

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Staurolite

(Fe,Mg,Zn)2(Al,Fe,Ti)9O6[(Si,Al)O4]4(O,OH)2

 

 Diopside

CaMgSi2O6

 

 

1998 - II serie

Cinderella

1998

Cinderella

 

1998

Cinderella

3608sah98

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Orpiment

As2S3
 Kyanite (ex Distene)

(Al2SiO5)

Quartz - Amethist

SiO2

1998

Cinderella 

1998

Cinderella

3610sah98     3611sah98

Staurolite

(Fe,Mg,Zn)2(Al,Fe,Ti)9O6[(Si,Al)O4]4(O,OH)2

 

 Diopside

CaMgSi2O6

Tadjikistan

2000

Cinderella– Multi

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Various minerals

 

 

2000 - illegal

 9 val

 2000 - illegal

 2000 - illegal

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Datolite

CaBSiO4(OH)

Sphene

Titanite green

CaTiSiO5

Calcite on prehenite with quartz

CaCO3

 

2000 – illegal

 

 

2000 - illegal

 

2000 – illegal

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Native copper Xls

Cu

Albite

v. Cleavelandite

NaAlSi3O8

Calcite

CaCO3

 

2000 - illegal

 2000 - illegal  2000 - illegal
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Native Copper

Calcite Xls

CaCO3

Chalcopyrite

and quartz

CuFeS2

 

Türkmenistan

1998

Illegal – Multi

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Various minerals

 

 

1999 - illegal

 9 val

 1999 - illegal

 1999 - illegal

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Quartz amethist

SiO2

Rodonite

(Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Sulphur

S

 

1999– illegal

 

 

1999- illegal

 

1999– illegal

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Malachite

Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

Cinnabar

HgS

Serpentine

Name for a group

 

1999- illegal

1999- illegal 1999- illegal
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Turquoise

[CuAl6(PO4)4(OH8·4H2O]

Eudyalite

Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3SiO

(O,OH,H2O)3(Si3O9)2

(Si9O27)2(OH,Cl)2

Halite

NaCl

  

 

 

 

Year ?? - illegal

6 val

 

Year ?? - illegal

 

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Galena

PbS

 

Year ?? - illegal

 

 

Year ?? - illegal

 

Year ?? - illegal

 

Year ?? - illegal

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Realgar

As4S4

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Orpiment

As2S3

Pyrite

FeS2