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Re: Illegal Jules Verne Stamps

From: Zvi Har'El <rl~at~math.technion.ac.il>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:33:10 +0200
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Dear Garmt, All,

Following your advice, I am now using a better more distinctive icon, and
added a short explanation to its meaning. Any more ideas, or information about
stamps which I have not marked but are known to be illegal, will be most
welcome.

Best,

Zvi.

On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 13:42:17 +0200, Garmt de Vries wrote about "Re: Illegal Jules Verne Stamps":
> Hi Zvi,
>
> >I myself became a victim of this fraud and few of the stamps I bought
> >through Internet sources and present in my site are indeed fakes. I am
> >not removing them from the site. Instead, I marked them with a skull and
> >cross-bones, with a link to the data in the WNS, to say: Beware!
> >Pirates!
>
> Good idea. When I am offered stamps for sale, I always check your site to
> see if the series is complete, and if the descriptions match. Now I can
> also see if they are official.
>
> I must say that the skull icon is not very clear against the background.
> Perhaps you could find a better image. Also, a short explanation of what
> this symbol means would be useful for the visitor.
>
> Cheers,
> Garmt.

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                            Monday, 13 Tishri 5765, 27 September 2004,  6:29PM

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