Great Britain, Scott #4178 (Stanley Gibbons #4607), used(o), 2021, Traditional Christmas-Matrix Stamp, Mary and the Child by post-cubist artist Jorge Cocco in a style of sacrocubism ( ... art for the spiritual intellect); Jorge Cocco Santángelo (born: 1936) is a Argentine painter and professor of art who paints sacred events in settings from the post-cubist art movement, stamp shows the Mother holdng her newborn Child, the curves of Mary's white veil lead the eye to the curves outlining the form of Jesus, the lines from Mary's clothing continue onto the design in the cloth covering the baby, the curves and lines provide a sense of continuation and connection; 1st class mail, a 2D omnidirectional bar code matrix is adjacent to the visual stamp, separated by a non-functional perforation line, serpentine die simulated perforations 15x14½, issued in non-water soluble self adhesive panes, photogravure printed, two left and right bands phosphorus, Scott supplemental catalog value: $1.75, nicely centered, light, broken-up, wavy line cancellation over the main image, good perforations; stamp was removed from its mailing envelope using a Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black card stock to make an attractive album appearance; mounting and centering 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 $US1.45 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 $US0.63 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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