Scott A. Shaulis

1 Scott A. Shaulis , Box 549, Murrysville, PA 15668 Spring 2021 Pricelist 1 Scott A. Shaulis Quality US stamps at competitive prices Box 549 Murrysville, PA 15668 724-733-4134 (evenings/weekends) Welcome to my Spring 2021 Pricelist! I buy US stamps. My interest in inexpensive or faulty material is extremely limited. I am interested in better quality material, especially before 1900. Please contact me if you have material to sell. My website contains all items on this list. It always contains the latest listings. If you have Internet access, I invite you to check out my website. My terms and conditions are straight forward and listed below. I have a very liberal return policy too.

2 If you have any questions at all, please don t hesitate to contact me. My contact information is listed above. Thanks for your time and Happy Stamp Collecting! Sincerely, Terms & Conditions: 1. The minimum order is $5 excluding any shipping costs. The minimum credit card order is $20. 2. Please add the following amount to each order for shipping and insurance: Orders up to $50, add $1. Orders $50 and over are shipped free. 3. Make checks or money orders payable to Scott A. Shaulis . Orders paid by a personal check may be held until the check clears the bank. I also accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express credit cards. 4. If you are a member of the American Philatelic Society (A PS), please provide your APS number.

3 Orders by APS members in good standing may be expedited instead of waiting for a check to clear the bank. If you re not an APS member, may I send you a membership application? 5. I accept layaways for any order of $100 or more. The terms are as follows: 33% of the total cost is due with your order. The next 33% is due within thirty (30) days of receipt of your original order. The final payment of 34% is due within sixty (60) days of receipt of your original order. 6. Any item ordered is returnable for a refund in full within seven (7) days of receipt provided it is returned in the same condition that it was sent to you. You do not need to offer a reason for any return. 7. If you wish to obtain a certificate of expertization on any item, you must notify me of your intention to do so within seven (7) days of receipt of the material.

4 If the certificate differs from the item as I ve described it, you are entitled to a full refund upon return of the item. The item must be returned in the same condition that it was sent to you. 8. Pricelists are valid until superseded by publication of the next pricelist (generally the first week of Mar, June, Sept, and Dec). 9. A refund or credit voucher will be given for any item which is not in stock. 10. PA Residents must add 6% sales tax. 11. I do not share personal information with outside sources. Providing an email address or phone number may expedite any questions about an order. 12. If you don t see what you re looking for on my price list, let me know and I ll see what I can do to locate material you re looking for.

5 13. Photocopies of any six (6) items are available for an SASE. If you have the ability to accepted scanned computer images in your email, I will scan the requested items for you and send them to you at your email address. 14. If you refer a fellow collector who orders $20 or more of material on their first order, you ll receive a voucher for $2 off your next order. If they order $50 or more on their first order, you ll receive a voucher for $5 off your next order. Long list of specials this time I am fortunate to have bought several nice collections during the last quarter. They contained better/unusual material compared to the typical collections of mint stamps and first day covers that I routinely encounter. There are a large number of specials this time that are very varied.

6 Some are inexpensive. Others have considerable value. There is a wide range of prices in between. Many are specials for US stamps; there are several nice Canadian items, and some worldwide material. Most are stamps, but there are some better covers offered as well. For anyone who needs them, I have complete sets of singles, plate blocks, and booklets available. I hope this list of specials provides something for everyone. I expect many of them to go quickly. If there is something you are interested in, I do not mind a phone call or email to confirm availability. If I still have it, I will hold it for you if you need more time to complete your final order. Good luck! What a bargain! I had to look up something on Scott #4671a for a customer.

7 This is the Great Film Directors issue from 2012. In the Scott 2020 US Specialized catalog, a plate block of four has a value of $ Also listed is a plate block of eight stamps with the top margin/banner for $ as well. Did I read that correctly? Yes. There was no price difference between the two listed plate blocks even though the larger block has twice as many stamps as the smaller block. Because these are Forever stamps (55 at the time of this writing), that makes the catalog value of the larger block equal to the face value of the stamps. What a deal! The default pricing used by the Scott catalog editors is usually twice the face value. The smaller block is correctly priced. Someone goofed and used the same price for the larger block.

8 It should have been $ This is not meant to be critical of the catalog editors. They do a good job. It is difficult managing millions of catalog values. However, this illustrates that even the experts sometimes make a mistake too. I got a good chuckle out of it. Scott A. Shaulis , Box 549, Murrysville, PA 15668 Spring 2021 Pricelist 2 If you looked through the many thousands of pages that make up the standard Scott catalogs, you are sure to find a few other mistakes that crept in as well. It happens. It is a good thing that all plate blocks in the Scott catalog are not listed at face value. I would have a difficult time staying in business! Scott #1338D I have a question for you. Why is it that most stamp dealers do not offer used copies of Scott #1338D?

9 The difference between Scott #1338 and #1338D is difficult to detect. They have the same design elements and perforation. For single stamps, the only way is to compare the designs. On #1338D, the design of the green trees around the White House is fraction of a millimeter taller. In short, distinguishing between #1338 and #1338D is not easy. Dealers list mint copies though. The reason is because of the plate layout. On the Giori press used for #1338, the plate number is in the corner. For the Huck press used for #1338D, the plate numbers and other marginal markings float along the selvedge. When breaking up a pane of stamps, the dealer can easily separate and offer mint copies of #1338 and #1338D and be certain they are correctly cataloged.

10 Why use twitter? I do not have a Twitter account. I never have. I doubt I ever will. However, I did see the Twitter account of a well-known stamp dealer. I took a quick look through it, just out of curiosity of what he was posting about stamps and his stamp business. The answer: nothing. I am not trying to be nosy. However, I am interested in what other dealers do. Sometimes I may find inspiration in such things. Not this time though. He started his Twitter account almost five years ago. There were only 16 messages most of them re-tweeting something that someone else posted. Most of the messages were political in nature. He had almost nothing to say about stamps. Some dealers use social media like Twitter and Facebook. I do not have a problem with that.