Venezuela, Scott #C578, used (o), 1954, Scholar Simon Rodriguez, 20cts

Item Specifics

Country

Venezuela

Catalog Number

C578

Stamp Type

Air Mail

Condition

Used

Centering

Superb

Stamp Format

Single

Certificate Grade

Not Graded

Topic

People - Writers

Year of Issue

1954

Item Description

Venezuela, Scott #C578, used (o), 1954, Centenary of the death of political philosopher, writer, and scholar Simon Rodriguez (1769-1884); forced into exile from Venezuela for revolutionary activities in 1797, he traveled to America and Europe under the name, Samuel Robinson; met with his protegé Simon Bolivar in France and together made a long journey across Europe; fostering Bolivar's education in the works of the 'enlightenment' thinkers (Locke, Hobbes, Leclerc, Buffon, Alembert, Helvétius, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau); in Paris, with Bolivar, met German scientist vonHumbolt, who had just returned from Hispanic America and told Bolivar and Rodriguez that the Spanish colonies were ripe for independence; witnessed Bolivar's famous oath in Rome to free Venezuela from Spain, he returned to South American after the Bolivar revolution and established workshop-schools throughout the region, 20 centimos, gray blue, photogravure, perforated: 11½, Scott 2019 catalog value: 25¢. Nicely centered, heavy, quarter circular, double-rimmed, black-inked corner cancellation at top left and just clear of the main image, sound back, hinge remnant, penciled Scott identification and valuation marks on back, good perforations; centering and offset cancellation warrants a selling price premium. This is not a 'bait-and-switch' offer. 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.

By way of reference, I am an American Philatelic Society (APS) 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 (4187)

Registered Since

06/10/2018

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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.