United States, Scott #5720, used(o), 2022, James Webb Space Telescope; the largest and most sensitive telescope ever deployed in space; it orbits the sun about one million miles from earth; stamp shows an artist's visualization of the telescope, with its eighteen polished gold mirrors, against a backdrop starscape, James Edwin Webb (1906-1992) was the second Administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968 and oversaw each of the critical first manned missions throughout the Mercury and Gemini programs, ending his administration just before the launch of the first Apollo mission; this second generation space telescope was names as a tribute to him; serpentine die cut 10¾, forever stamp issued at a counter cost of (60 cents), offset lithography printed by the Bank Note Corporation of American (BCA), phosphorus tagged, ‘USPS’ in security microprint at the lower left at the top of the purple triangle space background, multicolored, Scott supplemental catalog value: 40¢; nicely centered, stamp has a very faint, intermittent, black-inked, wavy line cancel over the top portion of the stamp; however, the lightness of the cancel leaves the main images largely clear, good perforations, stamp was issued on pressure-sensitive adhesive panes with a water insoluble gum, this stamp was soaked from the mailing envelope using the Bestine solvent and first place on a piece of white bond paper for a color contrast, and then the white paper placed on a piece of black trimmed card stock for an attractive and contrasting album mounting; centering, mounting, and image clear 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 $US1.55 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 $US0.68 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.
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