Re: Wehrpass cover and stamps fake or real

[SpanischeSS]

Hi,


I had a collector say the stampings on this cover are fake and the its not original. Please, I need people to voice their opinions on this. I am trying to learn my new scanner the pics come out brighter than normal.

[peter u]

Hello,

Difficult to say their are several different types used in black and red ink.
So I honestly don't know, but I wouldn't care either if it was in my collection.
It is the inside that counts not the coverstamp, for me it doesn't add an extra value to a wp. It is just a little bonus if it is stamped ss. ss-vt is even more intresting, but not extra value, but I'am speaking for myself, others might have an other idea.
Don't lose any sleep over it!

Cheers,
Peter

[milcollector]

exactly. If the book is to an SS man and contains good SS stamps and entries, then that would go a long way to answering your question if the front cover stamp is good or not.
i.e. if the inside is good, then a faker would not need to bother stamping up the outside to increase value.

If however the inside entries are nothing to write home about, then there is more of a case for the front stamp being fake.