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My specialty is United States Errors, but I can answer most questions on United States stamps (except covers). I have been collecting U.S. stamps for about 35 years, and U.S. Errors for approximately 25 years. I have been selling both online for about 4 years. I am also a member of the APS (American Philatelic Society)
Experience in the area
As I said above, I have been collecting U.S. stamps for about 35 years, and U.S. Errors for approximately 25 years. I have been selling both online for about 4 years, mostly on Ebay and Bidstart.com.
Organizations
I am a long time member of the APS
Education/Credentials
I went to 2 years of college at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, and received a degree in Applied Science
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
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| Jeffrey | 05/17/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for the info. |
| Benny oliva | 03/20/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Nick | 03/07/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Nick | 03/06/12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| Paul | 02/29/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Mike Thank you for the advice. I ..... |
Recent Answers from Mike Stern
2012-05-13 Booklet:
Hi Jeffrey, Thanks for the question, Jeffrey, it sounds like what you have is a miscut booklet of Scott #807. These would be collected by specialist in EFO's (Errors, freaks and oddities). Without actually
2012-05-03 Stamp:
Hi Bob, Thanks for the question, The stamp you describe sounds like Scott Cat# RB2. It is a 2c green with Washington in black. It was issued in either 1871 (on violet paper) or 1874 (on green paper)
2012-04-21 Identifying a canceled stamp:
Hello Paul, Thank you for the question, Paul, that is a good question, unfortunately you may be out of luck on this one. As you state the 482A has the Shermack type III perf, but so does the #482 which
2012-03-12 730 or766 731 or 767:
Hi Benny, Benny , as you can see the catalog is not very clear on the 2 types. I believe the catalog was actually referring to the margins between the sheetlets not the individual stamps. I checked some
2012-03-10 Non-perforated stamps:
Hello Shawna, Thanks for the question Shawna, The Error you have is called an imperforate (imperf) and is listed in the Scott Catalog as either Cat# 2280b or #2280c with list values of $25 or $10 per
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