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Typical Charge for 1 to 3 postcards is $1.00
Typical Charge
for 1 to 2 covers is $1.00
Typical Charge for 1 to 3 Victorian Trade Cards is
$1.00
Typical Charge for 1 to 3 stamp sets or singles is $1.00
Charge for
Priority Mail(less than 1 pound) Shipment is $4.00
above Items are shipped enclosed in plastic sleevses and shipped
with cardboard backing in manilla envelope.
Insurance is an additional
charge as follows:
Value-$.01 to $50.00 : $1.10
Value-$50.01 to $100.00 :
$2.00
Value-$100.01 to $200.00 : $3.00
Value-$200.01 to $300.00 :
$4.00
etc.
Insurance is not cost effective for items worth less than
$30.00 loss rates are extremely low.
Shipping is usually twice the US rates.
Insurance is not available for international shipments.
You are always welcome to Email us for exact amount
Postage costs are in the Description of the Item
Insurance is
as above
Shipping is usually twice the US rates.
Insurance is not available for international shipments.
You are always welcome to Email us for exact amount
Mint to Near Mint - Just as it came from the press - minor
toning or aging.
Excellent - Clean & fresh, no creases, sharp corners,
post mark & writing only on address side.
good to very good - Minor bends
or creases, slight corner rounding, address & message mostly on address
side.
average to poor - Corners rounded, some bends or creases, address &
message on picture side.
creased or wrinkled - major problems, space filler,
check the picture carefully for problems.
Other Postcard
Terms
approximate dates
Private Mailing Card
:1898-1901
Undivided Back : 1901-1907
Divided Back : 1907-1915
White
Border : 1916-1930
Linens : 1930-1945
Chromes : 1946-present
Fine - Clean, fresh appearance, no tears or stains
Average
- Mild toning commenserite with age of cover, minor creases or small
closed tears.
Poor - Toning, creases and closed tears present.
other cover
quality describers should be evident i.e. 'shortened into stamp'
a very fine strike - All letters, date & killer bold.
a
fine strike - All letters and date easily readable - killer identifiable.
a
light strike - A fine strike but very faint.
an average strike - Up to three
letters and some of date illegible - killer often indistinct.
an indistinct
strike - More than three letters and most of date illegible.
a weak strike -
Difficult to interpert town name and date.
a partial strike - Part of strike
off cover.
a blurred strike - Cancel smeared so as to make it difficult to
read.
a multiple strike - Two or more of the same strike on top of each
other.
an overstruck strike - Two different strikes on top of each other.
superb - perfect centering
very fine - slightly off center in one direction
fine to very fine - slightly off center in two directions
fine - designs clear perfs ; small margins on
imperf stamps
average to fine - perfs touch design in one
direction
average - perfs touch design
mint never hinged - as issued no disturbance
mint lightly
hinged - small mark from having been hinged in an album
mint minor hinge
remenat - small piece of hinge still adhereing to stamp
mint hinge remnant -
prominant piece or mark from hinge
mint issued without gum - naturally
without gum
mint no gum - gum has been removed from stamp
mint disturbed
gum - effect of humidity, mount polishing etc.
Scale if shown has bar at 1 inch and 2 bars showing centimeters.
Micromount/Micromineral usually in micromount box or other small
box
mounted on clay or with water soluble glue
Thumbnails fit in 1 inch cube
with Perky Box Thumbnails
mounted in a plastic Perky Box
with water solubule glue
Miniatures fit in 2 inch cube
Cabinet Specimens are larger than a 2 inch cube
Specimens may also be mounted on a plastic stand(evident in
photo)
using glue gun adhesive(easily removable)