United States, Scott #5742, used(o), 2023, bulk mail definitive, 40 cents, the stamp is intended for use by bulk mailers of for items such as catalogs, brochures, circulars, and newsletters who can qualify for a bulk rate mail discount; stamp shows a Red Fox from a pen-and-water color drawing by wildlife illustrator Dugald Stermer (1936-2011); above the drawing is the animal's Linnaeus's scientific classification 'Vulpes vulpes' in calligraphy script, and below the drawing is its common name in elongated capital-letter hand script; 'USPS' in microprint on the fox's left ear at leftmost edge, serpentine die cut simulated perforations 11¼x11, perforations at the sides, offset lithography printed by the Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), no watermark, issue with non-water soluble adhesive, Scott 2025 Catalog Value: 25¢, nicely centered (superb), triple strike cancels, all, very light, circular, red-inked, double-rimmed, broken-up and hollowed-out, socked-on-the-nose cancels, the main, a nearly full circular cancel focused at the center of the stamp and extending over the whole image, the second and third are quarter circular corner cancels, one on the lower left, the other on the upper left, however, the lightness of the cancels and their broken-up and hollowed-out effects leave the main image largely clear, good perforations, this stamp was soaked from the mailing envelope using the Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black trimmed card stock for an attractive and uniform album mounting; centering, mounting, and largely image clear cancel warrants a selling price premium. This is not a 'bait-and-switch;' the stamp you see will be the one you receive.
Please review my terms of sale. If you are not ordering from the United States, there is a $US1.55 additional postage expense that needs to be added to the price of the stamp. If you are ordering from the United States, there is only a $US0.68 added postage expense. Also, if you make additional purchases from my offerings, they can all go in one mailing at no extra shipping expense for the added purchases. I will send the purchase by US first class mail, since the relatively low value of the stamp does not warrant signature or tracking mail. Hence the buyer assumes risk of loss or non-delivery. I will keep a scan of my mailing to verify that the correct mailing address was used. If not satisfied, return the stamp to me at your own expense, and I will refund the cost, but not my postage to you. If the stamp is not as described, I will refund the cost and reimburse you for postage both ways.
By way of reference, I am an American Philatelic Society (APS) member (195176) and an American Stamp Dealers Association )ASDA) member. Thank you for looking, and I hope this is the perfect stamp to fill that gap in your collection.
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