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Smith & Son Specials
Smith & Son Specials for intermediate and advanced stamp collectors. Items are one of a kind and are subject to availability. All items are guaranteed to be as described. Order by lot number.
First Day Cover Specials
| Lot No. |
Scott No. |
Description |
Price |
| FDC1 |
620-1 |
Set of two addressed and uncacheted covers postmarked Washington, D.C. |
$30.00 |
| FDC2 |
620-1 |
Set of two addressed covers with 1st Herman Herst covers. Cachet is in Red and Blue. Covers are postmarked Washington, D.C. |
$100.00 |
| FDC3 |
620-1 |
1st Ernest J. Weschcke cacheted cover featuring the 1925 Norse American issue. Cover is postmarked Washington, D.C. |
$200.00 |
| FDC4 |
803-31 |
Set of ½ cent to 50 cents House of Farnam Cacheted covers. All are unaddressed except 1 cent and 1 ½ cent values. |
$50.00 |
| FDC5 |
C21-2 |
20 and 50 cent China Clipper stamps on two Henry Ioor cacheted covers |
$100.00 |
| FDC6 |
C24 |
30 cent Transatlantic on Washington Service cacheted cover |
$50.00 |
Stamp Specials
| Lot No. |
Scott No. |
Description |
Price |
| S1 |
C3 |
Fine-very fine centering, slightly off center to bottom, typical gum skips |
$100.00 |
| S2 |
C10a |
Booklet pane, fine-very fine centering, light hinge remains |
$40.00 |
| S3 |
237 |
Fine-very fine centering, hinge remains, regummed |
$60.00 |
| S4 |
238 |
Fine centering, off center to bottom, perfs well clear, 1 pulled perf at bottom, hinge remains, may be regummed |
$95.00 |
| S5 |
239 |
Fine plus centering, slightly off center to right and bottom, small gum thin at perf left, lightly hinged |
$135.00 |
| S6 |
240 |
Fine plus centering, slightly off center to bottom, diagonal crease right to bottom with narrow strip of hinge applied, no evidence of paper break on face, regummed |
$150.00 |
| S7 |
241 |
Fine centering, off center to top and left, perfs clear, regummed |
$450.00 |
| S8 |
294-9 |
Average to fine centering, 2 never hinged, 2 small hinge remains |
$200.00 |
Terminology:So you know exactly what you are ordering.
CENTERING
- VF
- Very Fine stamps are slightly off-center on one side, with design well clear of the edges. Imperforate stamps have three margins at least normal size.
- F-VF
- Fine-Very Fine stamps are somewhat off center on one side, or only slightly off-center on two sides. Imperforate stamps have two margins at least normal size and the design does not touch the edge. Many early issues are printed in such a way that the design is naturally very close to the edge.
- Fine
- Fine stamps have the design noticeably off-center on two sides. Imperforate stamps may have small margins. Earlier issues may show the design touching one edge of the stamp.
- Ave-F
- Average-Fine stamps have the design cutting one edge of the stamp.
- Ave.
- Average stamps have the design cutting two edges of the stamp.
GUM CONDITION
- NH
- Never Hinged gum is full original gum with no hinge mark or other blemish or disturbance.
- LH
- Lightly Hinged gum is full original gum with a light disturbance affecting up to 20% of the gum.
- OG
- Original Gum includes hinging and/or other disturbances affecting up to 20% of the gum.
- PG
- Partial Gum includes 20 to 80% of the original gum. The stamp may have hinge remnants.
- RG
- Regummed are believed to have been regummed.
- NG
- No Gum includes less than 20% of the original gum.
- HH
- Heavily Hinged includes multiple hinges or a particularly heavy hinge.
Money Back Guarantee
Items are guaranteed to be as described, or your money back. Specials items are one of a kind and are subject to availability. Order Specials by lot number.
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P.O. Box 1531
Las Cruces, NM 88004
E-Mail: smithson@zianet.com
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