United States, Scott #3520, used(o), Art Deco Definitives, stamp shows the Bronze Statue of Atlas that stands in the front of Rockefeller Center in New York City, sculptor Lee Lawrie created the Atlas sculpture and sculptor Kevin Lynch made the Skeletal Heavenly Sphere that Atlas Holds; Greek mythology has Atlas as one of the Titian Giant gods who tried to overthrow the Olympian gods ruled by Zeus, when the rebellion failed, Atlas was punished by being condemned to hold the heavens on his shoulders for eternity, sold as a forever stamp for use on presorted mail at a counter selling price of (10¢), photogravure printed by the Banknote Corporation of America (BCA), serpentine die cut simulated perforations: 8½ vertical (imperforated at top and bottom, perforated at left and right sides), (not to be confused with Scott #3770, same theme and design, dated 2003, and pf: 11v, non-water soluble gum), no phosphorus, no watermark, multicolored, Scott 2025 Catalog Value: 25¢, nicely centered (superb), stamp has a postally-used cancel, which is unusual as most used stamps of the issued passed through the system uncancelled, crisp, quarter circular, black-inked, single rim showing, socked-on-the-nose corner cancellation at the lower right and well clear of the main images, sound back, hinge remnant, good perforations, centering 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 $US0.8 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.
