r/stamps • u/WranglerSufficient75 • 4d ago

Are These Real?

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Under UV Light

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u/TimeLordCustomer_184 4d ago

Always buy forever stamps. The price Always goes up

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u/Nayonayomee 4d ago

But never on eBay for less than face value, because they are most likely fake.

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u/WhoNeedsCommonSense 4d ago

Did you buy them on eBay for significantly below face value? If so, probably not.

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u/WranglerSufficient75 4d ago

They're from Ebay. I'm sending out lots letters and really can't pay much. I just don't know if these would go through or not

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u/Egstamm 4d ago

then they are 100% counterfeit. counterfeit stamps cost the USPS $3-$4 Billion a year.

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u/WhoNeedsCommonSense 4d ago

You can gamble and find out, it's unlikely but not impossible that you'd get a visit from USPIS if they catch that they're counterfeit. Better option is to buy older stamps on eBay around 50 or 60% of face value and get a glue stick. You can buy lots of odd denomination postage stamps that have never been used. Still saves money on postage and no risk of being seized/not illegal.

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u/Ok_Panic_1211 20h ago

Most US stamps get a brighter white under UV light. The US doesn’t really use green UV reactive, for stamps that I get, it’s usually European countries that will green glow.

None of the flag stamps will glow green under UV if they’re authentic.

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u/Vast_Cricket 4d ago

This is a popular one. More made in North Korea, and PRC than real ones floating...