United States, Scott #5794, used(o), 2023, Commemorating the Art of Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), American pop artist, and a leading artist in this new form of art in the 1960s and 70s, his work defined the premise of pop art through parody of typically popular advertising and comic books; he defined the form considered to be ‘disruptive’ often taking on an industrial veneer, as with the subject of this stamp; stamp shows his work: 'Still Life with Crystal Bowl (an oil and magna on canvas - 1972 - magna is a type of acrylic resin paint that produces a glossy metallic appearing finish), a forever stamp issued at a counter retail value of 63 cents, offset flexographic printed by the Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), phosphor tagged paper, non-water soluble self adhesive, serpentine die cut simulated perforations: 10¾, multicolored, Scott Supplemental Catalog Value: 60¢. Nicely centered, light, black-inked, horizontal, large font, fancy script, message cancellation over the top half of the stamp and into the main image, 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 album mounting, hinge remnant; mounting and centering 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 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.