These stamps have got to be counterfeit stamps purchased at ridiculously low prices, usually about $5.50 to $6.00 per book or sheet of 20 $0.63 stamps.
There are a lot of counterfeit books of Forever stamps around, eBay has announced they will only authorize some sellers to sell that kind of postage.
But.
Stamp dealers, online and more often in B&Ms, get their stock fromcollectors and from estates.
And most collectors have an accumulation of mint, never hinged, valid postage stamps. Much more than they will ever use for postage, and too modern to be of interest to collectors.
We buy those stamp accumulations from the widow.
Last week we purchase $15,000 face value in Canadian postage, for sale to our private list of eBay and other online sellers.
We paid on average less than 30% of face. We'll sell, depending on several factors, at 70-90% of face.
The US market pays even less for wholesale lots, but also sells for less.
The widow got rid of stuff and got money instead.
We sell at less than face, including shipping. We still make a nice profit.
These are not counterfeit. Most were purchased from the USPS and Canada Post philatelic fulfillment centers.
Just because you don't understand the philatelic market, don't think that most postage sold here is counterfeit or in any way illegal.
