United States, Scott #551, used(o) precancel, 1925, Nathan Hale, ½¢

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

551

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

VG & Below

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

People - Other

Year of Issue

1925

Item Description

United States, Scott #551, used(o) pre-cancel, 1925, Flat Plate Printing Series: Nathan Hale (1755-1776), American patriot, Captain in a Connecticut Regiment, volunteered to spy on British military movements during the Battle of Brooklyn, was detected and hanged, famous for the words before his death: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country," no life portrait exists of the young Nathan Hale, the portrait on the stamp is photograph of a clay model of a statue by Bela Lyon Pratt, the statue was commissioned by Yale University in 1898, in 1913 it was placed in front of Connecticut Hall, the dormitory in which Hale roomed when he was a student at Yale, ½ cent, olive brown, Scott 2019 Catalog Value: 25¢, very off- centered, perforations into edge on right side, pre-cancel (Buffalo, NY), sound back, pencil incorrect identification and valuation marks on the back, good perforations; pre-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 $US1.30 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 $US0.58 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.  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.

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 (4257)

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.