philatelic forgery

noun

A forged stamp intended to defraud stamp collectors, rather than the postal authorities.

Meanings

nounphilatelic forgery (plural philatelic forgeries)

plural philatelic forgeries

  1. A forged stamp intended to defraud stamp collectors, rather than the postal authorities.
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