United States, Scott #2961, used(o), 1995, Volleyball, 32¢

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

2961

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

XF

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

Sports

Year of Issue

1995

Item Description

United States, Scott #2961 (Michel #2564)(Yvert&Tellier #2349)(Stanley Gibbons #3041), used(o), 1995 Recreational Sports Issue, stamp shows a beach volleyball player; every day, millions of Americans gather at diamonds, courts, lanes, and links to participate in their favorite recreational sport; the five Recreational Sports se-tenant stamps honor these amateur athletes and the more popular games in which they participate; created in 1895 by William Morgan, a YMCA physical education instructor, volleyball was originally designed as an alternate to basketball; first called ‘mintonette,’ the name was changed when a college professor, noting the volleying nature of the game, suggested calling it volleyball; immediately popular, it was soon being played in schools, industrial leagues, the armed forces, and other organizations; during World War I and II, the sport spread to Europe, Japan, and Korea; 32 cents, lithography printed by the Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), issued with water soluble self adhesive gum, serpentine die cut simulated perforations: 11¼, multicolored, Scott 2025 Catalog Value: 25¢, very slightly off-centered (extremely fine), light, quarter circular, black-inked, double-rimmed, socked-on-the-nose corner cancellation at the bottom left and largely clear of the main image, sound back, good perforations; centering 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 $US1.65 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 (4358)

Registered Since

06/10/2018

Feedback

100%

Store

Worldwide Used Stamps

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.