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Stamps printed in excessive quantities

According to an article in the Philatelic Webmaster Organization, some companies that have printed stamps on behalf of poor countries (especially in Africa) are printed in excessive quantities aimed at collecting.

Stamps are only apparently approved by local postal administrations,

The article mentions in particular

many stamps and leaflets related to minerals, from countries such as:

Chad, Comoros, Mali, Niger, Congo , 

Burundi, Guinea Rep., Guiné Bissau Rep.,

Solomon Is., S.Tome & Prince, Togolaise Rep.....

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Black number = Scott catalog

Blue or  red number = Yvert et Tellier catalog

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Scientists of Geosciences

Image Country Year Subject Yvert Set

Meteorites

Image Country Year Subject Yvert Set

Gems and Jewels FDC and Postcards

NEW

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Garnet

Precious stones

Tourmaline  Chalcedony              Ruby   Topaz

Tourmaline               Quartz

Mongolia

2023 - n.c.

Y&T - BF 439

Minerals, FDC and Postcards

7516AUS25.jpg Various opals

Australia

2025 - n.c.

Y&T - BF n.c.

Tourmaline

Garnet Spessartite

Phenacite

Scapolite

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NEW

Mocambique 2018- n-c.

 Y&T - BF 1254

Brasilianite

Cassiterite

Celestine

Phosphophyllite

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NEW

Niger

2018- n-c.

 Y&T - BF 948

Monazite

Spodumene

Phenakite

Euclase

7498NIG18.jpg

NEW

Niger

2018- n-c.

 Y&T - 4946-4949

Pyromorphite

Dioptase

Chalcantite

Gold

Gold

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NEW

Republique Cetrafricaine

2017- n.c.

 Y&T - 5241-5244

Apatite

Celestine

Garnet Grossulaire

Rhodonite

7485CAF19.jpg

NEW

Republique Cetrafricaine

2019- n-c.

 Y&T - 6528-6531

 

Apophillyte

Quartz

Garnet Grossulaire (??)

Apatite

7491DJI19.jpg

NEW

Republique de Djibouti

2019- n-c.

 Y&T - 2801-2804

2024 - n-c.

 Y&T - 1102

NEW

2024 - n-c.

 Y&T - 1103

7430TAAF24.jpg Terre australes et antarctiques Francaises

Epidote

7431TAAF24.jpg

2022

Y&T 3075

Uruguay

Quartz

7515URU22.jpg NEW

1990 - 1331

Zaire (Kinshasa)

Gold

7490ZAI90.jpg NEW

Quartz

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NEW

FDC

Bosna y Hercegovina

2025

 

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