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c1993 SGX969 24p Chestnut FORGERY block of 4. Unmounted mint (Ref 23)
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c1993 SGX969 24p Chestnut FORGERY block of 4.
In May/June 1993, copies of these forged 24p Machins (First Class at the time) started appearing in small, local corner shops. A change in Royal Mail policy allowing almost any retailer to sell stamps for postal use enabled forgers the opportunity to offer their stamps at greatly reduced rates to these outlets.
The forgeries were sufficiently convincing to pass as genuine to the unsuspecting buyer, however, the most obvious error to the collector was the 11 gauge perforation instead of the standard 14/15.
The gang of forgers, known as the "Lavender Hill Mob" by the Police were identified and brought to Winchester Crown Court in January 2000 and charged with forging stamps and banknotes.
The leader of the mob, Kenneth Winstone of Upminster, Essex, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. Three confederates got 3 to 8 years. A fourth was also convicted but died of cancer before being sentenced.
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