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Payment.
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All orders must be prepaid.
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We also accept checks or money orders in US dollars.
Sterling £ cheques are also accepted for amounts over £50.
We are based in Rockville, MD, USA.
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Shipping and Handling.
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This is calculated automatically and is based on
weight.
For US customers there are 2 options; First Class
mail or Insured First Class mail. For orders under 2oz First Class
mail is $1.75.
For International customers there are 2 options;
Airmail or Registered Airmail. For orders under 2oz Airmail shipping
is $2.75
In 8 years we have not lost a shipment. However,
we are not responsible for lost or damaged orders sent without insurance.
For Paypal users, please be aware that to be covered by their Protection
Program orders must be sent via a service that is traceable on-line
and is signed for.
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Prices.
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Prices are given in US dollars. We
use the current sterling exchange rate to calculate the figure in
pounds.
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Guarantee.
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All stamps are sold as genuine, and
every effort is made to accurately grade all stamps. I will be happy
to provide a refund for any defects or errors in description. Please
assist by including an explanation for the return.
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Abbreviations and grading.
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Mint stamps: Assume all 19th and early 20th Century
stamps to have hinge remnants unless other wise stated. Assume later
issues are lightly hinged unless otherwise stated.
Used stamps: Grading takes into account centering
and the position, clarity and type of cancel. Out of the ordinary
town cancels are noted. Also 19th Century issues are graded according
to what is considered normal for that issue. Any flaws such as thins,
creases, scuffs and missing perfs. are noted.
cds.; circular date stamp.
dcds; double ring date stamp.
TRD; Temporary Rubber Stamp (usually oval)
inv.; inverted
wmk.; watermark
U; Used
M; Mint, all mint stamps are hinged unless marked NH.
NH; never hinged NG; no gum.
OG; original gum.
LH; lightly hinged.
HR; Hinge Remnant, (piece of an old hinge remains stuck to the back).
SS; slightly stained
Sc; Scott
SG; Stanley Gibbons
BH; Barefoot & Hall
HG; Higgins & Gage
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Using Our Site
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You do not have to create an account to browse or
purchase items. However, having an account does offer advantages,
such as looking up past orders and saving time typing in your details.
Our stock is separated into Stamps, Postal History
(Covers) and Postcards.
You will find these categories on the left hand
side of the catalog. Click on a category to expand it and then click
on a particular country to view the items on offer.
You can also use the Search Feature on the right; this
is useful if you are looking for themes or specialized areas such
as Paquebot Mail.
Below is shown a typical stamp listing. The first
number is the Stanley Gibbons catalogue number, this is followed
by the Scott number. The U refers to Used, M would indicate the
stamp is mint. There follows a brief description followed by a grade
and finally a stock code in brackets.
SG155c / Sc110 U Block 1/- red/grey
KGVI def. in block of 6, VFU (sbah15)
All items have pictures; click on thumbnail to enlarge
to full size. If you need additional scans send me an e-mail using
the contact form.
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Privacy
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We are committed to protecting our user's privacy.
Keeping your information secure is important to us and we never
sell or distribute client information. We employ electronic and
procedural safeguards to protect your information.
While no data transmission over the Internet is
100% secure from intrusion, we continually assess new technology
for protecting information and, when appropriate, we upgrade our
information security systems.
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