Hello,
Was Saarland Mi#298 stamp forged?
What surprises me is that in Michel (2011 ed.) only the postmark is reported as false.
I found on 2 serious(?) sites these images for the stamp:

The post mark with town name:Friedrichshafen I was informed that is not in Saar .

The last image drew my attention to the fact that this stamp was forged (which the site-“colnect”- moderators do not seem to have noticed)
Only information about forged stamp is the color different from “dundelbraunrot”from genuine stamp.
Please help me with what information do you know to identify this stamp or with images (good resolution) with the genuine or forged stamp.

hi George61,
yes, this is a forged stamp ("faux" means forged).
And the Michel catalogue (2016 ed) states this stamp (and its little sister of 25 Fr) to be prone to forgery - not only the postmark.
Regards
Friedrich

Hi personal-ag,
Thanks for this information.
Can false stamps be identified only by color difference or are there other indications (paper, drawing,)?
What drew my attention to this stamp was the sale price of only 6 Euros and of course I did not buy it.
George

Hello George,
I am not really a Saar specialist, not even a fan.
My main task was to look up my newer catalogue and to translate "faux" in response to the question mark in blue.
This is a rather primitive forgery - you noticed the colour, "faux" is speaking for itself and you can have a look at the perforation: both bottom "teeth" are too small. Size of printing and perforation did not match. Also there are differences in the picture, e.g. have a look at the inner feathers at the right wing of the bird.
Final remark: Watch out when relying on the price - would you been tempted to buy when the price had been 60€? A clever forger would charge a "realistic" price ...
Regards
Friedrich

Hello Friedrich,
I'm missing this stamp.
Whoever has the genuine stamp can make these comparisons and observe the differences.
I hope a member will post this genuine stamp (with good resolution)
The two pictures with the stamps I initially took as reference for the genuine stamp.
Regards
George