Photos While we are trying to include photos with as many items as possible, many will not be pictured. Here we will send the best stamp available in stock, your satisfaction guaranteed. On a number of items, mainly below the $30-$50 range, the photo will be an example of the issue, centering and cancel. We may have 2 or more examples in that price and condition range. In that case, all stamps sent will be as nice, if not better, than the one pictured. In all cases you have seven days after receipt to return the stamp if not satisfied. We send FVF never hinged, or better for all U.S. stamps from 1935 to date.

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Condition All stamps are guaranteed to be sound unless otherwise described. We price stamps with faults at 10 to 25 percent of catalog, depending the fault's severity. We describe all known faults.

A note on centering In addition to the grading examples above, please note that normal centering of the classics varies by issue. Many stamps in the 19th century were printed with little margin between them for cutting or perforating. Several issues are notorious for poor centering, expecially during the Civil War period(1861-7). The Jamestown issue, many Washington- Franklin Coils, and perforation 10 stamps from the 1920s are among the 20th century stamps which fall in this group. The Kansas-Nebraska overprints are also hard to find with great centering.