United States, Scott#5371, used(o), 2019, Marvin Gaye, (55¢)

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

5371

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

Superb

Stamp Format

Single

Topic

Music

Year of Issue

2019

Item Description

United States, Scott #5371, used(o), 2019,Continuing the Music Icon Series; stamp honors Marvin Gaye (1939-1984), American singer and songwriter who helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s with his first hit: ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’, with follow-on hits, such as ‘How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You’ and with a hit concurrent with the anti-Vietnam War movement: ‘What’s Going On', in 1984, he was shot and killed by his father following an argument'; issued as a forever stamp at a counter price of 55 cents, offset lithography printed by the Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), serpentine die cut simulated 10¾ perforations, “USPS” in microprint at the throat position under his chin, black, cyan, magenta, yellow, and gray layered, Scott 2025 Value: 25¢, nicely centered, very light, quarter-to-half circular, red-inked, double-rimmed, socked-on-the-nose cancel at the lower right and well clear of the main image, good perforations, stamp was issued on non-water soluble pressure-sensitive adhesive panes, this stamp was soaked from the mailing envelope using the Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black trimmed card stock for an attractive album mounting, centering, mounting, and image clear cancel warrants a selling price premium - this is essentially an example of the perfect used stamp - nicely centered, offset image free postally used cancel, sound perforations, no flaws, nice appearance - a perfect stamp! 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 (4360)

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.