United States, Scott #3262, used(o), 1998, Space Shuttle Launcher, $11.75

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

3262

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

Superb

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

Space

Year of Issue

1998

Item Description

United States, Scott #3262, used(o), 1998, Priority and Express Parcel Mail Space and Aircraft Series, stamp shows the Space Shuttle ‘Atlantis’ attached piggy-back on its Boeing 747 launch assist airplane; the Space Shuttle Program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by NASA which accomplished routine transportation for earth-to-orbit crew and cargo operations from 1981 to 2011; the shuttle, composed of an orbiter, launched with two reusable solid rocket boosters and a disposable external fuel tank, carried up to eight astronauts and up to 50,000 pounds of cargo into low earth orbit; when its mission was complete, the orbiter would re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and land like a glider; the shuttle is the only winged crewed spacecraft to have achieved orbit and landing, and the first reusable, crewed space vehicle that could make multiple flights into orbit; the ‘Atlantis,’ shown on this stamp, was the fourth operational shuttle and was first flown on October 3rd, 1985; twenty-six years later, after 33 missions, carrying 207 crew members; spending 306 days in space, orbiting the earth 4.848 times, and traveling over 125 million miles, it was retired after its last mission in July 2011; $11.75 express mail parcel rate, issued with water soluble self-adhesive gum, serpentine die cut simulated perforations at scale: 11½, offset lithography printed by the Banknote Corporation of America (BCA); stamp has a hidden 3D embedded indicia message in large font, horizontal line printing: ‘ENTERPRISE/ COLUMBIA/ CHALLENGER/ ATLANTIS/ ENDEAVOR/ DISCOVERY’ over the stamp's surface, only readable with the special USPS lenticules lens glass available from the post office, Scott 2025 Catalog Value: $10.00; nicely centered (superb), crisp, quarter circular, black-inked, single rim showing, socked-on-the-nose corner cancellation at the top right and well clear of the main image, stamp has several vertical, barely visible, surface wrinkles down the front of the stamp caused when the mailing customer incorrectly bent back the stamp on removing it from its counter pane, sound back, hinge remnant, good perforations; centering and image clear 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 (4146)

Registered Since

06/10/2018

Feedback

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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.