ID marking service of any collectible object (CO)

Important information:
The problem of marking objects that are being collected with apparent and secret marks, has been successfully solved by the specialists of our private museum – company in the period of year 1998 to 2000. Since that day all our exhibits are marked; the marking features are stored in a separate Data Base medium. In addition to this, since 2004 our specialists provide CO marking services for commercial purposes to clients from different countries. Even though there was just a few applications till the end of year 2005, the number of clients has noticeably increased after the well known scandalous thefts in Hermitage (information in the mass media since June, 2006) occurring in the background of an increased amount of information about not less shocking acts of selling collector’s items – twins. And this is completely understandable: every single solid collector – researcher and even an owner of just a few valuable objects becomes almost powerless after he announces to the public to have the “treasure” and becomes helpless against a flow of masterly falsified “shadows”, which increases industrial turnovers in almost every country due to a high technology equipment and a developed mafia “net” of selling of falsifications – copies. In our point of view, the only form of struggling with this phenomenon could be a development of an international registration program of cultural – historical valuables (as well as those of low value). The “nucleus” of such a project must be the standardization of application and reading special marks on every object, which is certified in many countries. Moreover, we are sure that the marking procedure itself should be: (a) of a simple technology (i.e. it should be suitable for either a painting, or a tiny coin, or a rusty archeological find); (b) should not bring almost any “damage” to the object (modifications); (c) should be the same for the countries of more or less similar culture (d) basically secret and (e) fairly inexpensive.
As this program does not exist yet and quite a number of CO owners require the marking service, our practice solves this problem in a way. We mark any type of CO; marking consists of apparent and secret marks. Besides, the latter are not revealed even to the owner and they are indicated only having provided a legal document certifying responsibility to investigation – procedure authorities and only having received the declaration regarding the disappearance of this CO (theft). It is important to note that TES Certificate for CO marking may be issued irrespectively of TES Passport issuance for the same CO, however TES Passport cannot be issued without marking.

The procedure of issuing TES Certificate for performed marking:

1. The applicant shall submit the following information to our Corporation:
- (a) Full name of the owner (name, surname written in accordance with the records in a foreign passport preferred).
- (b) Copies of documents confirming the owner’s (owners’) signature.
- (c) A freeform application to our Corporation together with a request to issue TES Certificate for CO marking where all enclosed documents are listed and the following information is written at the end:
“Hereby we notify that the object submitted for obtaining TES Passport (the name of the CO shall be indicated) has been obtained in accordance with the laws and there is no criminal information about the object. Hereby I (we) agree with the inspection procedure of the object in the documents concerning object’s validation and criminology. Please send TES Certificate about performed marking to the following address (correct address shall be indicated). Date and signature (signatures).”
- (d) Upon the applicant’s request, a CO owner shall be indicated (the applicant may not be a CO owner).
- (e) A copy of the receipt certifying payment of the fee which is 35 EUR (to the bank account of the Corporation indicated below) for issuing TES Passport. *Note 1. In case there is no possibility to bring CO to the Corporation office, the applicant shall additionally cover business trip expenses of the authorized professional to the place of CO under a separate agreement. 2. In case Corporation refuses to issue a TES Certificate (without explaining the reason) the whole amount will be transferred back to the sender. 3. In case the fact of criminology of CO is observed, the money will not be sent back and the Corporation shall make a decision about further prosecution of the applicant in reference to the consultations of appropriate authorities of the applicant’s permanent country of residence.
2. Corporation shall make an agreement with the applicant about a meeting place and date for a meeting of the representative of the Corporation and the owner (or its authorized person) for performing a CO marking procedure. Upon the applicants request an agreement can be signed for this service.
3. An original, sewed together, standard TES Certificate (registered at Interpol) bearing an original seal of the Corporation shall be mailed by registered mail (or using courier service) to the applicant within 20 days (mailing time not included).

Bank information of the Corporation:
1. Bank account for paying in USD/EUR/LTL:
Receiver: TAMOIKINS CORPORATION EU UAB
A/c No. LT 5000 758 000 764 67488
BIC/SWIFT SNORLT22
Bank: SNORAS Bankas
Address: A. Vivulskio St., 7/6, LT - 03221, Vilnius, Lithuania. Tel.: + 370-5-216-2770.

2. Bank account for paying in Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH):
Receiver: Tamoykin Mikhail, Jurjevic
Current account No. 2620860315101
Bank: “TMM – Bank” (MFO 300896)
Address: Kiev, Panelnaja St. 5, tel. + 38-(044)-569-40-90