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"A friend has been offered a great-looking 19th century US used stamp that he would like to get an opinion on - both to confirm the number and to look for hidden damage/repairs (just for kicks, he'd like to get a $ number too, but the other matters are the main concern).
I have seen various types of certificates proudly flaunted by sellers on
ebay auctions, but I have also read that there are some opinions that are basically worthless?
Can anyone recommend? The asking price is almost $2k, so the cost of a careful expert is preferable to making an error.
Time is also a bit of an issue -- neither he nor the seller wants to wait for weeks for an answer."
Why on earth would time be an issue? This particular comment showed that the purchaser was too eager to part with his money and the seller was too eager to get the money. A sure recipe for disaster every time.
I would have thought a thin was an easily detectable fault, a collector prepared to spend $2,000 on a stamp should have sufficient skill to see a thin.
Posted 07/30/2011 7:59 pm
