United States, Scott #C149, used(o), 2012 air mail, Scenic American Landscapes Series, stamp shows one of the glaciers in Glacier National Park in northwest Montana on the Canadian-United States border, the park was established on May 11th, 1910 as the tenth park in the National Park system; it is named for one of its key features - natural glaciers; however, of the estimated 150 large glaciers which existed in the park in the mid-19th century when the park was first surveyed, only 25 active glaciers remained by 2010; scientists studying the glaciers in the park have estimated that all the active glaciers may disappear by 2030 if current climate patterns persist; in 1999, the Post Office began a new series of airmail stamps that would picture the scenes "that comprise our country’s diverse and majestic terrain;” however, unlike previous issues, these stamps wouldn’t include the word “airmail,” rather, they had a small silhouette of a jet next to the denomination; but like the stamps before them, these new issues paid the international letter rate; $0.85, serpentine die cut simulated perforations: 10¾, offset lithography printed by the Ashton Potter USA (APU), issued on panes with non-water soluble self adhesive gum; multicolored; Scott 2025 Catalog Value: 35¢, nicely centered, large, crisp, half circular, black-inked, double-rimmed, socked-on-the-nose, cancel at top middle, right of center, and extending into the main image, good perforations, stamp has been lifted from its mailing envelope using the Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black card stock for an attractive and uniform album appearance; centering, high end of series demand, and largely 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.
