United States, Scott #3749A, used(o), 2008, American Design Series for low value definitive stamps: The Tiffany Lamp, first stamp in the series, Louis Comfort Tiffany, with the vision of an artist, created lamps unique both in their design and in the process of making the stained glass; Tiffany developed a new way to create a luminous glass that he created new under a patent; he used this brilliantly colored glass to create the stained-glass lamps that made him famous worldwide; they were first exhibited at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair; the stunning and innovative lamps were instantly recognized for their artistic beauty and form; he employed hundreds of artisans at Tiffany Studios, who either carried out Tiffany’s designs or created designs under his guidance; the shade of every lamp began with an artist’s drawing; artisans then spent up to a week choosing and cutting hundreds of pieces of glass for the complex design of each shade, lead caming held the leaves, flowers, and other natural shapes together; considered luxury items, Tiffany lamps sold at premium prices and are still prized today; 1 cent, multicolored on black frame and dark olive surround, security microprinting of USPS in black ink at the top of the lamp stem, just below the start of the lower shade, serpentine die cut simulated perforations: 11¼x11, issued on non-water soluble self adhesive panes, lithography printed by the Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), ‘2008’ in black microprint at the bottom left border, Scott 2025 Catalog Value: 25¢, very slightly off-centered (extremely fine), stamp is a used stamp with no apparent cancellation marks, stamp has visible surface wrinkles caused when the customer hastily removed the stamp from its counter pane, stamp also has a light crease at the top right corner, several perforations along the bottom left side and along the bottom row have lost their ink at the tips, otherwise good perforations, stamp was lifted from the mailing envelope using the Bestine solvent and placed, first on a piece of white paper for a color contrast, and then on a piece of black trimmed card stock for an attractive and uniform album appearance; mounting, centering and clear image warrants a selling price premium, but surface and perforation flaws call for an adjustment. 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 $US1.65 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 $US0.73 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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