United States, Scott #3756A, used(o), 2008, American Design Definitive Markup Rate Series: Toleware Coffeepot, toleware refers to kitchen-related objects created from metal, typically tin or thin steel, which are often painted in decorative styles from the Arts and Crafts movement or the Pennsylvania Dutch style; this style of decorative painting originated in France, where the French term "tðle peinte" is used to describe the technique; it spread to the United States in the 18th century, and was popular in US kitchens in the 18th and 19th centuries, such that it became a form of "Americana Art;" serpentine die cut simulated perforations: 11¼x10¾, issued with non-water soluble gum on self-adhesive panes, lithography printed by the Banknote Corporation of America (BCA) in 2008, though it carries a micro-print date of 2007, "USPS" in micro-printing (black in a small white rectangle) on handle base, the toleware coffee pot was first issued in 2002 as a coil stamp (Scott #3612) with water-activated gum, and again in 2004 as a non-water soluble self-adhesive sheet stamp (Scott #3756), and now as this 2007 dated stamp issued in 2008; this stamp does not possess the luminescence ink error associated with this issue; 5 cents, multicolored, Scott 2025 Catalog Value: 25¢, very slightly off-centered (very fine), light, black-inked, horizontal, wavy line cancellation across the top half of the stamp and into the main image, the lightness of the cancel leaves the main image largely clear, good perforations, this stamp was soaked from the mailing envelope using the Bestine solvent and placed, first on a piece of white paper to provide the color contrast with the remaining darker stamps in the Americana series, and then on a piece of black trimmed card stock for an attractive and uniform album appearance; centering, mounting, and 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 $US1.55 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. 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.
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