COMPLETE SET OF WASHINGTON BICENTENNIAL STAMPS SC# 704 TO Sc #715 - MINT-HINGED

All the grades in this listing are my grades and I am far from a Professional grader (I believe I do a reasonable job at grading).

This lot contains the following Mint-Hinged Stamps:

Sc # =     704         705        706        707         708         709
Value =   ½¢          1¢          1½¢        2¢           3¢          4¢
Color =   Olive Brn  Green     Brown     Car Rose  Purple     Light Brn
Date =    1932        1932      1932       1932       1932       1932
Faults =  None        None      None       None       None       None
Grade =  VF(a)       F-VF        VG         Fine         Fine        VF

Sc # =     710        711         712        713        714         715
Value =   5¢           6¢          7¢          8¢           9¢          10¢
Color =   Blue        Red Org   Black      Ol Bister  Pale Red  Orange Yel
Date =    1932       1932       1932      1932       1932        1932
Faults =  None       None       None      None       None        None
Grade =  VF(a)       VF(a)      F-VF       VF(a)      VF(a)        Fine(b)

a)  Very narrow margins but uniform on all sides

b) Typically this stamp is very poorly centered this is not as bad as most

If you have looked at several of my listings you may have noticed that my S&H fees may seem to be randomly generated. The situation is that the S&H fee represent postage at the time the item was listed, in addition I ate a part of the S&H (I have not typically charged for small boxes or mailers like the brown mailers 6”x 10” or 9¾” X 12¼”). These cost me $2 to $2.20 apiece and simply I can no longer can eat these fees. Most stamps can be sent via a standard envelope when properly packaged. This is a breakdown of my cost to mail a stamp via a first class letter:

Envelope                      $0.12
Envelope Stiffener         $0.00 Made from grocery boxes
1/3 to ½ display cards   $0.16 to $0.25
Inner envelope              $0.11
Postage                        $0.63
9% eBay selling fee       $0.10
Total                             $1.12 to 1.21

My charge of $1.50 precludes me from having to change a 1000 listings every time postage fees are increased.

Encased certified stamps or coins I send in small boxes and the use of a box necessitates the designation “Package” and the cheapest total cost I have experienced to date is $5.10 to which I have to add the 9% eBay sellers fee or $0.46. I will add on $0.75 just to give me a little breathing room on future postage increases.

This mixture in S&H fees will remain until I get this new inventory added to my “store” this could take a couple of months. I will then go about updating the S&H fees in older listings to match these.