Someone Just A Tiny Bit Confused About This Whole "Philately" Thing

It's almost breathtaking to see the overwhelming naivete shown in this listing.

Apparently that tiny "1995" at the bottom left wasn't that important a clue.

Jim

http://www.ebay.com/itm/32-cent-Jam...AOSwgv5ZUtxQ

32 cents in 1795 , for sure an airmail rate

Too bad it has a torn corner. Can we get it now for $900.00?
By the way, this seller is doubly ignorant. It says clearly on the stamp 1795-1849 - by that date alone it could not be a 1795 stamp ( apart of course from the 1995 date ).

Peter

The Polk stamp's cousin:

Introducing the rare, unlisted Lincoln stamp on bluish paper, missing all traces of the color "blue."

Jim

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2cent-linco...AOSwIjJZUo3X

Bluish paper isn't blue. But this isn't one in any case.

No doubt this person will soon be selling some nice coins dated 2000BC soon to go along with the Polk stamp.

And the Polk stamp with 1 watcher.

Maybe somebody ready to snipe at the last sec?

Hey I have 4 mint sheets of that Polk stamp! I'll take ah... 5 million wooden nickels for all.
Hey, that reminds me... I have a buffalo nickel with no date (worn off) so it must be from before there were dates. Maybe I should sell it to Flower420.
Heheheh - Only Kidding!!

Jeff

You mean bluish paper has to be in the stamp and not stuck down next to it? Ohhhhhhh ...

Remember the old department store stamp stores? Ed, a collector I knew, saw a #369 on display there, no Scott#, no price. He knew what it was. So he asked the clerk "How much?". The clerk grabbed (probably) a Brookman, ran down the page and sure enough, the first listing he hit was #367, and quoted that price. Instant sale. Ed kept checking out that store and others, over and over, but never found any bluish paper on display after that.

I was interested to see what the seller had to say so I contacted the seller and gave them some info about this issue (SC# 2587) and the events of 1847. They replied and claim to have just " inherited a ton of 19th century stamps" and are new to all this... They've revised the ad to $10. Good luck with that!

Jeff

I wonder if they will let me pay for it with this very rare and unlisted c-note.

Probably only if the note was never hinged.

Jim

Even though I signed up here over 2 years ago I have not been active, but plan on remedying that going forward.
I find it amusing this is the first post I come upon. Amazing to me that anyone would fall for this, but perhaps some do. I have been a collector for over 60 years. I am quite active on several stamp groups on Facebook. My forum name, 1840andbeyond, is because that is what I collect including a small collection of Penny Blacks and 2 Penny Blues with my initials (JH) on the bottom. I have been an APS member for many years, and recently rejoined ATA.