United States, Scott #3666, used(o), 2002, Women in Journalism Series, stamp honors: Journalist Ida M. Tarbell (1857-1944), an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer, and lecturer; she was one of the leading journalists that exposed corruption and wrong doing in established business institutions during the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; she is best known for her 1904 critical book, "The History of the Standard Oil Company; the book was published as a series of articles in the McClure's Magazine from 1902 to 1904; it has been called a "masterpiece of investigative journalism," by numerous historians; as well as "the single most influential book on business ever published in the United States;" it led to the dissolution of the Standard Oil monopoly, and helped create the Federal Trade Commission and the passage of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914; 37 cents, multi-colored, serpentine die cut simulated perforations: 11x10½; printed on non-water soluble panes, Scott 2019 Catalog Value: 35¢; very slightly off-centered, double strike cancels, both large, light, double-rimmed, black-inked, circular socked-on-the-nose cancellations, the main, a half circular cancel over the bottom half of the stamp and into the main image, the second, a quarter circular cancel on the top right corner and clear of the main image, however the lightness of both cancels leave the main image largely clear, good perforations, stamp was issued pressure-sensitive, self-adhesive panes with a water insoluble gum, 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 free 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 $US1.45 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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