With all the technology available now, I shudder to think what may happen in the future with the E94 and E98 (Old Put) overprints. Although I have collected my share and have some safely and hermetically sealed in SGC and PSA holders, I must admit a little trepidation about the possibility of forgeries of these 2 sets making it to the hobby. The Old Puts, in particular, because of their sketchy origins and crude overprint, really lend themselves to the possibility of forged overprintings.
The Patrick Chan incident certainly doesn't help relieve my apprehensions. Luckily, all known Old Puts except one (leon) have red backgrounds, so I hope if some cretin does decide to start manufacturing variations he will be oblivious of this fact and try them on oranges, greens and blues.
Perhaps the two lessons learned from the Chan incident are 1) collectors with knowledge can be dangerous if they turn to the dark side and 2) thank God there are guys like Wonka, Jim, Dan and Frank out there to ferret out these miscreants.
