Strike Out
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- Creator
- National Postal Museum
- Views
- 142
- Video Title
- Strike Out
- Description
- The U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated a scammer who had forged autographs onto memorabilia. The scammer then sold the “signed” photographs, postcards, and baseball cards as authentic. The scammer pleaded guilty to mail fraud in 2011. Watch the video to learn more about this investigation. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/behind-the-badge-case-histories-scams-and-schemes-sports-memorabilia/forged-autographs
- Video Duration
- 2 min 32 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- Smithsonian "postal museum" "National Postal Museum" stamps philately post office history
- Uploaded
- 2021-10-07T16:15:18.000Z
- Type
- YouTube Videos
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- SmithsonianNPM
- National Postal Museum
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- SmithsonianNPM
- YouTube Category
- Education
- Topic
- Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting
- Record ID
- yt_Yf6JVyK1jWc
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