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Introduction, Symbols, Grading, References , Terms of Sale & Bidding Increments

Welcome to Nutmeg's Sale 169!

Premier Graded Stamps

Saturday May 17, 2008
at 11:00 am & 2:00 pm est

PUBLIC AUCTION
Session 1

11:00 am est
Lots 1001-1270
Session 2

2:00 pm est
Lots 1271-1537

Sale Location:

Our new facilities
5 Francis J. Clarke Circle, Bethel CT
(call for directions or railroad schedule)

AUCTION VIEWING
Bethel, CT at our offices

May 5 - May 9 10am-4pm
May 12 - May 16 10am-4pm
May 17 9am-10am

Call Jo Mills at (800) 522-1607
to arrange bidding by phone.
All “live”phone bidders must setup by Friday May 16 at 3 pm est.
Opening bids will be given up until 9:00 am edt the day of the sale.

Sale 169 Table of Contents

Welcome To Our 169th Sale!

Welcome to Nutmeg’s “Premier Graded Public Auction Sale” #169 which is now in its 14th month. We are continually excited by pricing achievements for scarcer high-grade items and our last sale was no exception. Based upon other market indicators and sale realizations, the Quality United States market is still soaring.

Almost 60% of the lots offered within are graded 95 or higher, with 6 Lots Grades 100 Jumbo, 26 Lots Graded 100 GEM, 102 graded 98 Superb or 98 Jumbo Superb, 26 lots graded 95 Jumbo XF-Superb and 164 lots graded 95 XF-Superb. There are many exciting items including highest-grade items.

Do not forget about our ever-popular swap-out program, (at little or no cost) which allows clients to have encased stamps un-encased or vice-versa. This allows you to have the stamps exactly the way you want to collect them. Please do advise us as soon as possible, but within 10 days of a given sale and we will handle the whole process for you.

Also this month we will also continue to conduct a web only auction of Graded Stamps. Please see our website www.nutmegstamp.com for details.

Please do contact us first with any material that you wish to sell or consign, as we can provide excellent results. Do not miss our sale #170 closing on May 20, 2008 containing US, British & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History.

David M. Coogle
President

Grading

Symbol Key

- NH (Never Hinged, Original Gum)
- OG (Original Gum)
() - Unused (without gum)
- Used FDC - First Day Cover
- Cover LIT - Literature
- Airmail PB - Plate Block
- Block P - Proof
BP - Booklet Pane or full booklet S - Specimen
- Collection S/S - Souvenir Sheet
E - Essay TC - Trial Color Proof
EPH - Ephemera (PH) - Photo

Terms of Sale

      1. All bids are by lot numbers and by the proper bid increments. Current Scott and Foreign Catalogs are used for both price and reference when appropriate.
      2. All lots are awarded to the highest bidder at slightly over the second highest bid and may be based upon a reserve. Bid what you feel is necessary to secure the desired lot(s); your bid will be executed as competition allows. Limit bids are accepted if the bid total is more than you wish to spend. Give us your choice of lots in order and the dollar limit. Due to the work involved, limits of less than $150 are respectfully declined.
      3. A buyer’s premium of 15% will be added to all purchases.
      4. Successful bidders, who have established credit with us, will have lots and an invoice sent to them for payment. All other bidders must pay in advance upon receipt of invoice. Personal check, VISA or MasterCard (if supplied when bidding) may be used for your payment (if declined immediate payment is to be made); checks must clear before lots are sent. Title remains with Nutmeg until all invoices are Paid in Full. Risk of loss in transit shall be on the purchaser.
      5. All lots are genuine as described. In the event of a discrepancy, we must be notified within five days of receipt. An item with faults which is described as such, cannot be returned for any fault condition.
      6. No illustrated lots may be returned because of centering, margins, perforations or other factors shown in the illustrations.
      7. Covers, Postal History, Documents & Ephemera may include minor faults from postal transmission and/or reception. Minor file folds, aging, edge faults, light wrinkling or backflap damage are NOT grounds for return. Serious or unusual faults are described.
      8. Lots that contain more than 8 stamps/items may include small faults on a few of the lesser values. These are NOT noted in the descriptions and are therefore NOT reason for return.
      9. Stamps whose primary value is based upon the cancellation or postal marking may have small faults that will NOT be noted in the description and are NOT grounds for return.
      10. Successful bidders who wish to submit a lot for expertization must notify us in advance or within five days of receipt and the lot must be paid for. If a mutually acceptable expert finds a lot to be misdescribed, we will refund the full purchase price, plus the expert fee up to a maximum of $100. No lot or lots may be returned if altered. For all expertization Nutmeg will submit all lots to the appropriate authority. A certificate issued within the past 5 years is valid and returns will not be accepted upon re-submission of such item, nor any fees reimbursed.
      11. Connecticut residents will be subject to a 6% sales tax, unless resale number is on file.
      12. Insurance and postage will be added to the invoice.
      13. All 19th Century Unused stamps do not have Original Gum (OG) unless stated as such. All 20th century stamps have original gum unless otherwise stated.
      14. Telephone and FAX bids are accepted, but telephone bids must be followed by written confirmation.
      15. The placing of bids constitutes acceptance of the above terms.

Bidding Increments

  • Up to $30 increase by 1
  • $30 to $50 increase by 2
  • $50 to $150 increase by 5
  • $150 to $300 increase by 10
  • $300 to $750 increase by 25
  • $750 to $1500 increase by 50
  • $1500 to $3000 increase by 100
  • $3000 to $8000 increase by 250
  • $8000 to $20000 increase by 500
  • $20000 and up increase by 1000 or 5%

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