Undesirable Stamps
Mr. Bengt Bengtsson, a philatelic judge from Sweden, prepared a classification of "undesirable stamps" (3/2001) that he felt should not appear in collections presented at philatelic exhibitions:
Stamps We Should Resist
| Country |
Period |
| Ajman |
Since May 20,
1967 |
| Equatorial
Guinea |
1972 - 1979 |
| Dubai |
May 20, 1967
- July 1, 1969 |
| Fujeira |
Since May 20,
1967 |
| Isö |
Not Postal |
| Yemen,
Kingdom |
Since May 20,
1967 |
| Yemen,
Republic |
May 20, 1967
- October 31, 1972 |
| Kathiri State
in Hadhramaut |
All |
| Kathiri State
of Seyiun |
Since May 20,
1967 |
| Khor Fakkan |
Since May 20,
1967 |
| Mahra State |
Since May 20,
1967 |
| Malta, Ordino
Soverano Militare |
All |
| Maluku
Selatan |
Not Postal |
| Manama |
Since May 20,
1967 |
| Nagaland |
Not Postal |
| Panama |
January 1,
1965 - October 22, 1968 |
| Paraguay |
January 1,
1965 - September 1, 1967 |
| Qu'aiti State
of Hadhramaut |
Since May 20,
1967 |
| Ras al Khaima |
Since May 20,
1967 |
| Redonda |
All |
| Occidental
Sahara (West Sahara) |
Not Postal |
| Sharjah |
Since May 20,
1967 |
| State of
Upper Jafa |
all |
| Umm al
Quiwain |
Since May 20,
1967 |
| Wikingland |
Not Postal |
Stamps of countries that have issued too many or too expensive stamps:
Stamps We Should Better Avoid
| Country |
Period |
| Antigua &
Barbuda |
Since 1984 |
| Belize |
1979 - 1987 |
| Bhutan |
Since 1964 |
| Bolivia |
Sheets since
1972 |
| Chad |
1969 - 1985 |
| Central
African Republic |
Since 1978 |
| Djibouti |
Sheets 1979
-1987 |
| Dominica |
Since 1991 |
| Gambia |
Since 1985 |
| Grenada |
Since 1984 |
| Grenada -
Grenadines |
Since 1985 |
| Guinea |
Since 1982 |
| Guinea -
Bissau |
Since 1982 |
| Guyana |
Since 1981 |
| Comoros |
Since 1975 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) |
Since 1990 |
| Libya |
Sheets
1977 -
1988 |
| Madagascar |
Since 1987 |
| Maldives |
Since 1990 |
| North Korea |
1976 - 1984 |
| Paraguay |
Since 1997 |
| Romania |
Sheets since
1972 |
| St. Vincent |
Since 1985 |
| St. Vincent -
Grenadines |
Since 1985 |
| Sao Tome
& Principe |
Since 1977 |
| Tanzania |
Since 1985 |
| Togo |
1965 - 1990 |
| Uganda |
Since 1989 |
Source: Swiss Stamps Magazine, SBZ 3/2001, p.159.
From a version originally posted at the Philatelic Webmasters Organization
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