United States, Scott #5722,used(o), 20221 booklet stamp, Contemporary Christmas Set, Set shows Elves at work in Santa's Christmas Workshop; issued in two panel booklets, with guillotine cut imperforated edges, of 20 stamps with four different elves at work, booklet contains five blocks of four stamps with a continuous inner work shop design for the four stamps with a block border around the four stamps, this stamp shows a boy elf sorting a teddy bear, as the top left stamp in the block of four with a continuous design at the right and bottom, bordered at top and left; issued as a forever stamp at an individual counter value of (60¢), serpentine die cut simulated perforations: 11, issued with non-water soluble gum on self-adhesive panes, stamp is from the internal top row stamps of the booklet, perforated at the bottom, left and right, imperforated at the top (IPPP), one of the four stamps so configured; offset lithography printed by the Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), predominantly greens and reds in color, Scott 2025 catalog value: 30¢. Nicely centered (superb), double strike cancels, one over the other, both light, circular, red-inked, double-rimmed, somewhat hollowed-out, socked-on-the-nose cancellations, the main, a three-quarter circular, centered left of center and extending over the whole of the stamp, the second, over the first, a half circular cancel over the top half of the stamp, the lightness of both cancels and their hollowed-out effects leave the main image somewhat clear, good perforations; the stamp was lifted from its mailing envelope by use of the Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black card stock for an attractive and uniform album appearance; centering, mounting, and somewhat 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 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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