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Germany, Scott #97, used (o), 1916, Germania, 2½pf, light gray
$0.75
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JDumville (3626)
Germany, Scott #97 (Michel #98), 1916, Germania with Crown of the Kingdom, clear background, 2½ pfennigs, watermarked: lozenges, Scott watermark #125, rauten, Michel wasserzeichen #1, perforated: 14½, typography printed, light gray, Scott 2019 catalog va ... Read More
Item Specifics
- Country
- Germany
- Catalog Number
- 97
- Stamp Type
- General Issue
- Condition
- Used
- Centering
- Superb
- Stamp Format
- Single
- Topic
- Cultural - Other
- Year of Issue
- 1916
Item Description
Germany, Scott #97 (Michel #98), 1916, Germania with Crown of the Kingdom, clear background, 2½ pfennigs, watermarked: lozenges, Scott watermark #125, rauten, Michel wasserzeichen #1, perforated: 14½, typography printed, light gray, Scott 2019 catalog value: $1.90, nicely centered, a large, light, black-inked, double-rimmed circular, socked-on-the-nose cancel with some blurred mailing details over the center of the stamp, sound back, 2mm stain mark on the back, up right from center, good perforations. This is not a 'bait and switch' offer. The stamp you see is the stamp you will receive.At a $1.90 used versus 25¢ mint, you have to worry about a forged cancel. The stamp is not valuable enough to warrant sending it off for and certification examination, but the stamp has a key feature that would lead one to believe the cancellation is authentic for the period of use: the stamp has a mailing details cancel over the center of the stamp. I have been dealing with forged cancels in the German Inflation period and with the Italian Fascist Government issues between the wars, and forgers typically apply image clear offset cancels that lack mailing details. Therefore, I believe this stamp has been authentically cancelled for postal use in the period of issue, and thus warrants a selling price premium.
Please review my terms of sale. If you are not ordering from the United States, there is a $US1.50 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 $US0.66 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.
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.
Seller Information
- Seller
- JDumville (3626)
- Registered Since
- 06/10/2018
- Feedback
- 100%
- Store
- Worldwide Used Stamps
Sales History
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- Item Location
- Virginia, United States
- Ships To
- Worldwide
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- Returns Accepted
- Yes
- Returns Policy
- 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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