Great Britain, Scott #4447variant, used(o), 2024, Christmas, 2nd

Item Specifics

Country

Great Britain

Catalog Number

4447variant

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

Superb

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

Holidays & Christmas

Year of Issue

2024

Item Description

Great Britain, Scott #4447 variant, precise number not yet issued (Stanley Gibbons #5247), used (o), 2024, Christmas Issue: British Cathedrals; stamp shows Edinburgh Cathedral, Scotland in a Snowfall, Saint Mary's Episcopal Cathedral is a result of architect George Gilbert Scott winning an design competition; the new cathedral was built in the West End of Edinburgh's New Town between 1874 an 1879, and from its floor to the tip of its imposing spire, it is the tallest building in Edinburgh; it is the third cathedral in the city, alongside the 12th century Saint Giles of the Church of Scotland, and a second Saint Mary's for the Roman Catholic diocese, stamp is illustrated in a naive style by artist Judy Joel, from the Joel Gallery based in Cornwall, England (philatelic observer should note her tradition of including her mother in all her artwork, she is seen paired with the artist at the lower right of center among the folks gathered in front of the Cathedral), a 2D omnidirectional bar code matrix is adjacent to the visual stamp, separated by a non-functional perforation line, serpentine die simulated perforations: 15x14 around the entire stamp, non-water soluble self-adhesive gum, two, right and left, bands phosphorus on the image part of the stamp, photogravure and digitally printed and issued in panes of 50 or on booklets of 8 by Cartor Security Printing, Ltd.; second class mail rate (2nd), Scott 2025 catalog value: not listed, nicely centered (superb), quarter circular, black-inked, single rim showing, socked-on-the-nose, corner cancellation at the lower right of the matrix portion of the stamp and well clear of the main image, good perforations; stamp was lifted from its mailing envelope using the Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black card stock for an attractive and uniform appearance with other stamps from the period similarly mounted, centering, mounting, and image clear cancellation warrants a selling price premium. This is not a 'bait-and-switch' offer. The stamp you see will be the stamp 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.

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 (3911)

Registered Since

06/10/2018

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Store

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Item Location

Virginia, United States

Ships To

Worldwide

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.