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Ways And Problems To Send For Certification

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Posted 02/02/2017   09:48 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add svensson to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you for that link. As Redwoodrandy stated...you have to know "Which stamp" you are sending for certification in order to have any clue as to what you should insure it for. There is no exact answer to your hypothetical question. All of the major US certifiers I would believe are "competent" unless you have the rarest of the rare coming your way.
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Posted 02/02/2017   10:14 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add canyoneer to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
As to original question #1, I much prefer PF. IMO PSE has more of a grading bent/value promotion to their services. I care more about is it authentic and fault free (PF)... mathematical analysis of centering seems overkill(PSE). Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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Posted 02/02/2017   1:08 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add ekbustad to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Here is that the American Philatelic Society says regarding their expertizing service:

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All reasonable care will be taken of items submitted for examination, but all items are accepted with the full understanding on the part of the owner that neither the American Philatelic Society, the American Stamp Dealers' Association, nor members of their expertizing committees are liable for any loss or damage resulting from any cause whatever except for gross negligence.

So you would be responsible for arranging for any insurance that you feel you would need. I think that standard stamp collection insurance policies in the US would cover this.

To protect the stamps for only transit to/from the expertizer, you could perhaps purchase insurance from the shipping company.
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