United States, Scott #C137 used(o) air mail, 2001, Scenic American Landscapes Airmail Series, stamp features Mount McKinley, Alaska; Mount McKinley, also known as Denali, is the highest peak in North America and the third highest in the world, rising 20,310 feet above sea level in Alaska (it is the tallest mountain in the world measured from base-to-peak on land, measuring 18,000 ft); when gold was discovered near Juneau, prospectors began flocking to Alaska, and in 1896, prospector William A. Dickey named the mountain after presidential nominee William McKinley; the native Athabaskan Indians called it Denali, which means ‘The Great One’ or ‘The High One;’ 80 cents, non-water soluble self adhesive panes, serpentine die cut simulated perforations: 11, photogravure printed by Avery Dennison, multicolored, Scott 2025 Catalog Value: 35¢, nicely centered (superb), dark, half circular, probably single-rimmed, black-inked, socked-on-the-nose border cancellation at the top right and well clear of the main image, good perforations, stamp was issued pressure-sensitive adhesive panes, this stamp was soaked from the mailing envelope using the Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black trimmed card stock for an attractive and uniform album mounting; centering, mounting, and image clear cancel warrants a selling price premium. This is not a 'bait-and-switch;' the stamp you see will be the one you receive.
Please review my terms of sale. If you are not ordering from the United States, there is a $US1.55 additional postage expense that needs to be added to the price of the stamp. If you are ordering from the United States, there is only a $US0.68 added postage expense. Also, if you make additional purchases from my offerings, they can all go in one mailing at no extra shipping expense for the added purchases. I will send the purchase by US first class mail, since the relatively low value of the stamp does not warrant signature or tracking mail. Hence the buyer assumes risk of loss or non-delivery. I will keep a scan of my mailing to verify that the correct mailing address was used. If not satisfied, return the stamp to me at your own expense, and I will refund the cost, but not my postage to you. If the stamp is not as described, I will refund the cost and reimburse you for postage both ways.
By way of reference, I am an American Philatelic Society member (195176) and an American Stamp Dealers Association (ASDA) member. Thank you for looking, and I hope this is the perfect stamp to fill that gap in your collection.
