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I bought a block, with the mention that it would be a Cinderella from the Palestinian National Authority from 2007.
I can't verify if this one is official or a cinderella (which I suspect and purchased as such). I cannot select (nor create) the country Palestine - Cinderella.
What can I do best/someone do for me?
This is the block in question: Table Tennis 1000 (2007) - Palestine - LastDodo
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August 11, 2022 12:03
MirkoE
You have done all that was possible. Whether or not it is a Cinderella is something someone should investigate. Should there ever be an area Palestine - Cinderella, an administrator will put the block in the right place. I'd say well done.
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August 11, 2022 13:21
MirkoE
For those countries / Areas where the 'shadow area' with ' - Cinderella' addition does not yet exist, there is the area ' Fantasyland '.

Only if the number of those items (illegal, stamp that is not a stamp, ...) does not (yet) appear sufficiently on LD, Fantasyland is chosen as the solution. Usually temporary, until dozens of items of that kind show up on LD.
Conversely: to keep Fantasyland manageable, areas with the addition ' - Cinderella' were provided for the largest groups of illegal stamps.
Too bad for the name and fame of the word cinderella, but ignorance is the culprit.
Anyone who knows what Cinderellas are will not confuse them with illegal or unauthorized issues.
For now, we'll use ' - Cinderella' for anything that appears to be a postage stamp, but isn't.

The block has all the characteristics of a 'Cinderella' , of the 'Illegal issue' type.


  • cancellation is printed with the block (not stamped separately);
  • theme has nothing to do with the country of issue;
  • several symbols adorn the picture to delight as many theme collectors as possible;
  • ...

Palestine is not a country where companies - which mainly create illegal issues - have been able to 'buy in' as an 'official' postal service.
That is rather something for African countries where there is no government at all, and almost everyone is only too happy to be bribed. Such as Congo, Burundi, Djibouti, ...
There you will find such items that are (for the time being) considered 'official', but then fall under the heading of 'unauthorized issues'.
This has also been the case for Angola for a few years, but the government has realized that this is only damaging to the image of the country. After a few years, that company was thrown out. Stamperia does have several thousand issues in 2018-2019 that are 'legal' (but unauthorized) for the time being. Still being printed today to meet demand;
Djibouti, for example, went for the ax in 2012: the company that produced thousands of illegal issues a year could somehow suddenly 'buy in' and became the 'Official Postal Service' of the country itself. The expenditure had since ceased to be illegal, but clearly unauthorized.
Countries that issue hundreds of stamps, blocks, sheets, luxury sheets, ... per year: there is usually shit on the marble (there are exceptions in the civilized world).

I don't think any postage stamps were issued for Palestine in 2017. Only many prints, with teeth around them, and a layer of gum along the back.

Such pictures are often offered, and if necessary the company prints them again and again to keep the stock everywhere (at sellers who I consider to be scammers). Also in 2022 illegal issues of '2007' will still be printed. This also applies to the unauthorized issues of Burundi from 2011, 2012, ...

I'm going to move the item to Fantasyland where it currently belongs.


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August 11, 2022 13:29
Raoul62
Then immediately look at all those other (probable) cinderellas of the Palestinian Authoraty.
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August 11, 2022 13:36
Will do that tonight after work. Now I've been stuck in my lunch break for too long :)
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Great, thanks for the responses.

I am (as a newcomer to lastdodo) not yet aware of all the ins and outs, but I do try to stick to the applicable rules and I will reconsider whether I should have these "fantasy" prints in my collection as such /wants to record (and/or must want to collect)....
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