I'm looking at putting a bid on a particular stamp that has a 2006 PSE Certificate that says:
"V.F. N.H. P.S.E. Certificate states light gum disturbance spots"
I'm wondering how to estimate a fair price for it. According to Scott's Specialized by Grade numbers, a NH copy catalogs for 2.5 times an unused OG price. The PSE description seems ambiguous ... I would think even light gum disturbance spots would disqualify it as NH. Perhaps that same stamp sent to PSE today would not say NH? What do you think?
Mint never hinged means a stamp with undisturbed original gum. If a stamp happens to have never been hinged, but the gum is glazed, has finger marks, or is otherwise disturbed, it's not actually mint. "Unused, never hinged disturbed gum" I guess you could call it.
If the gum disturbance is very minor, just a tiny spot, it might be worth as much as a LH copy.
It's amazing what a spec of gum is worth ... 2 1/2 times the influence on price! Crazy. I'll consider it LH when bidding. We'll see if other bidders feel the same.
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