Stamp, United States, Scott #4628, used(o), 2012, Danny Thomas, (45¢)

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

4628

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

Superb

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

Health & Medicine

Year of Issue

2012

Item Description

United States, Scott #4628, used(o), 2012, Honoring Danny Thomas (1912-1991), American comedian and philanthropist, stamp shows Thomas with a scan of Saint Jude's Children's Research Hospital in the background, Thomas, born Amos Muzyad Yaqoob Kairouz of Lebanese immigrants, got an early start in entertainment in 1932 when he began performing on the Detroit Radio program: ‘The Happy Hour Club’, he broke into big-time entertainment in 1953 with the hit show ‘Make Room for Daddy’ (later known as The Danny Thomas Show); lasting for 11 seasons, the show was one of the most successful and long-running situation comedies on American television; early in his career, Thomas struggled to find work and needed to support his young family; he made a plea to St. Jude, the patron saint of the hopeless: ‘Help me find my way in life, and I will build you a shrine’; through his years of success, he never forgot his promise to St. Jude; the idea for a children’s hospital grew because Thomas felt ‘no child should die in the dawn of life’; he and his wife spent several years traveling the country to raise money to fund a children's research hospital; topping this with much of his own money, he opened such a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1962; in the years since, thousands of children have been treated at the facility at no cost, and its scientific breakthroughs have improved survival rates from once-fatal diseases; issued as a forever stamp with counter value of (45 cents), non-water soluble self adhesive gum, serpentine die cut simulated perforations: 10¾x10½, offset lithography printed by the Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), multicolored, Scott 2025 Catalog Value: 25¢, nicely centered (superb), black-inked, unique cancel, single, light, somewhat broken-up, horizontal sine curve line cancellation over the middle of the stamp and through the main image; good perforations, stamp was removed from its mailing envelope using the Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black card stock for an attractive and uniform album appearance; centering, mounting and unique cancel warrant 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 $US1.65 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 (3891)

Registered Since

06/10/2018

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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.