Italy, Scott #385 (Sassone #424), used (o), 1937, Celebrating the two-thousandth Bimillenary of the Birth of Italian Emperor Augustus Caesar (formally: Octavianus), on the occasion of an Exhibit opened by Il Duce Benito Mussolini, stamp shows a Sacrifical Altar of the Roman Empire, and the words: ‘Aram pacis Avgvstae Senatvs pro Reditv meo Consacrandam Sensvum - Avg’ ("The Senate of Augustus has decided to sacrifice the Dove of Peace to Assure my Return" - Augustus ), (1.75+1) lira, perforated: 14¼x14, photogravure printed, watermarked: crown (Scott watermark #140, Sassone filigrana: corona), plum, Scott 2019 catalog value: $255.00. Very slightly off-centered, half circular, black-inked, double-rimmed,, socked-on-the-nose cancellation over the bottom quarter of the stamp with largely complete mailing details {Trieste, November 12th, 1937}, with all largely clear of the central image, sound back with Cararro backsign, good perforations; stamp comes with a 2 April 2024 review and certification by Diego Carraro, of Milan, Italy, which is included and shown; centering, image clear cancel, mailing details cancel, and reputable certification warrants a selling price premium. This is not a 'bait-and-switch' offering. The stamp you see will be the stamp 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, plus a registered mailing fee that varies by country of destination, but is approximately $4.00 per $100.00 of insurance. Thus the cost of mailing and insurance needs to be: $14.00 for customers outside of the United States. If you are ordering from the United States, it will be sent in a priority tracking envelope at a cost of $9.85. Also, if you make additional purchases from my offerings, they can all go in one mailing at no extra expense for the added purchases. . I will keep a scan of my mailing to verify that the correct mailing address was used. and will forward the tracking number to you. If not satisfied, return the stamp to me at your own expense, and I will refund the cost after I receive the stamp, 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.
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