United States, Scott #5717, used(o), 2022, Celebrating United States Pony Cars, stamp shows the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28; a ‘pony car’ is an American term for a car generally that is affordable, compact, highly styled (coupe or convertible) with a ‘sporty’ or ‘performance-oriented’ image, as opposed to ‘muscle cars’ known for their powerful V-8 engines and high horsepower ratings; the first pony car was the 1964 Ford Mustang, named for a free-roaming wild horse, hence the term ‘pony cars’ for these types of cars; the greatest rival to the Ford Mustang had to be the Chevrolet Camaro; it was produced between 1967 and 2002; its name was claimed to come from the French word for a friend or pal, in that a the bond between a car and its owner should be as two friends; the Z/28 was simply a production option code that sounded good, and was kept; it included a solid-lifter 302 cu in V8, a 4-speed transmission, power disc brakes, and to look good, a pair of wide "skunk" stripes down the hood and trunk lid; it offered vibrant street-legal performance, and it outperformed the Mustang on the track and in the salesroom; issued as a forever stamp at a counter price of 60 cents, offset lithography printed by the Ashton Potter USA (APU), issued with non-water soluble self-adhesive gum, serpentine die cut simulated 10¾ perforations, multicolored, Scott 2025 Catalog Value: 25¢, nicely centered (superb), light, horizontal, black-inked, wavy line cancellation over the top half of the stamp, however the lightness of the cancel leaves the main image remarkably clear, good perforations, 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 appearance, centering, mounting, and relatively 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.
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