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United States, Scott #5556, used(o), 2021, Year of the Ox, (55¢), multicolored
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JDumville (3626)
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United States, Scott #5556, used(o), 2021, Lunar New Year Issue Honoring the Chinese New Year, this year: the Year of the Ox; this 'Year of the Ox' stamp is the second stamp in the third, twelve year series of celebrating the Lunar New Year that began in ... Read More
Item Specifics
- Country
- United States
- Catalog Number
- 5556
- Stamp Type
- General Issue
- Condition
- Used
- Centering
- Superb
- Stamp Format
- Single
- Topic
- Animals - Mammals
- Year of Issue
- 2021
Item Description
United States, Scott #5556, used(o), 2021, Lunar New Year Issue Honoring the Chinese New Year, this year: the Year of the Ox; this 'Year of the Ox' stamp is the second stamp in the third, twelve year series of celebrating the Lunar New Year that began in 2020; the first series, for the twelve zodiac animals, ran from 1992 to 2005, and the second series, again for the twelve zodiac animals, ran from 2008 to 2019; the lunar New Year is the most important holiday of the year for many Asian communities around the world; across these varied cultures, many traditions exist for ringing in a new year of good luck and prosperity; the ox is the second animal of the twelve zodiac animal signs associated with the Chinese lunar calendar; those born during the Year of the Ox may be seen as hard-working, patient, upright, unpretentious, and persevering; their practical mindset is both their greatest asset and, at times, their detriment; the Year of the Ox began February 12th, 2021, and ended on January 31st, 2022; issued as a forever stamp at a counter price of 55 cents, offset lithography printed by the Banknote Corporation of America, with foil application, issued with non-water soluble self-adhesive gum, serpentine die cut simulated 11 perforations, 'USPS' security black-inked, microprint on the left side, below the horn at the top of the ox's right ear, multicolored, predominately orange, with foil inserted, Scott 2025 Catalog Value: 25¢, nicely centered (superb), double strike cancels, both very light, large, purple-inked, duplex cancels consisting of a circular cancel followed by a thick horizontal bars cancel, the first is on the lower half of the stamp, from left to right, a quarter circular, single-rimmed, socked-on-the-nose corner cancel with partial mailing details centered at the lower left, and extending up and out into the main image, followed by three of the horizontal thick bars cancel across the remaining lower quarter of the stamp, the second cancel is on the upper quarter of the stamp, from left to right, a half circular touch cancel in the upper left corner, followed by the three thick bars cancel across the remainder of the top of the stamp, the lightness of the cancels and the upper stamp-lower stamp locations leaves the main image largely clear, good perforations, stamp was soaked from the mailing envelope using the Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black trimmed card stock for an attractive and uniform album appearance, centering, mounting, and largely 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.
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
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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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