Greenland collection

Description

Six new lots this week (Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden), each of them harvested from the breakdown of a Scandinavia album.  I did not assemble the album (as evidenced by some Norwegian posthorns being hinged in the incorrect spaces) and cannot guarantee that all the p13/p14 distinctions have been done accurately, but for the most part it appears to have been a thoughtfully assembled collection that includes some better material.
This lot has stamps from Greenland, including the 1kr polar bear (Scott #40), which is MH.  Quite a few stamps are signed (#46 MNG, #41, #68, #42, and others), apparently as dealer marks rather than certifications.  The winning bidder will also get a part set of the Thule stamps (not shown).
The stamps are mounted on Minkus pages, so the BOB items (semipostals, airs, officials etc) are admixed chronologically rather than separated at the end of the section.  Where there were numerous pages sparsely filled with stamps, I have moved the stamps to a stockpage to facilitate scanning and viewing (from there they will go to glassines prior to mailing).   There are a few MNH stamps in mounts, but the vast majority of mint stamps are MH (there may be some admixed unused; I didn't flip all the stamps).
All of the stamps I removed from the pages were mounted with peelable Dennison-type hinges
These lots are probably best suited for the advanced amateur WW collector wanting to fill in and upgrade common stamps and add some mid-range higher priced items, rather than for the specialized country collector.  I have placed the opening bid for the lots at about 5-10% of my estimated SCV.
The album pages will need to travel flat in a large 9x12 manila envelope, so will ship domestically only.
I hope to begin breaking down a different Scandinavia album next week; that one has some premium Danish West Indies material.  Stay tuned...
Standard boilerplate to save me from typing everything every week:
About me
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I am not a dealer. I’m a hobbyist collector with 50+ years of experience, with particular interest in Scandinavia, Canada, Europe, and the U.S. I have been an APS member for 28 years and have twice been president of our local APS-affiliated stamp club. I collect by buying albums, accumulations, and box lots, keeping what I need, and selling the rest.  I’m also in the process of trying to get rid of a lifelong accumulation in closets, bookcases, and file drawers. eBay competes with lots of other interests and responsibilities, so I sometimes list only a couple items a week (usually starting on Thursday for 10 days to end on Sunday), and sometimes none.
Descriptions
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When the catalogue value of a stamp is dependent on watermark or perforations, I have either confirmed them myself or cited a catalogue price for the cheapest type. Stamps shown within mounts may be previously hinged by a previous owner. And if I’m reselling someone else’s old album pages, it’s always possible that the original owner misplaced stamps when mounting them.
I describe lots to the best of my ability, but I am human and mistakes can happen. Small lots I try to describe in minute detail.  For mid-size lots and album pages I try to check stamp backs for gum status and faults, but in such lots I can’t check or describe everything. Large lots will contain the good and the bad, but usually not the ugly because before I sell them I weed out (into a wastebasket) grossly faulty stamps (missing pieces etc). Hinge remnants can cover faults; I generally do not remove hinges, so thins there might not be noticed.
When I describe a lot as “unchecked by me” (for shades, varieties, watermarks, papers, cancels etc) it means just that because it’s usually material from countries I don’t collect that came to me in a box lot.
Images
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I have not yet figured out how to host images on other sites, so I’m limited to 12 photos. The stamps in the photos are always the exact stamps you will receive; I do not post photos of reference stamps.
Most item images are created using my old scanner, which sometimes has difficulty reproducing exact shades.
When I photograph an item I do so using available light on a dining room table, so again shades of color may not be perfectly reproduced; I try to describe any variance in the written text if it’s important.
If catalogue values are visible in the photo written on a page or tag, they may be out of date and inaccurate.
Binders, manila pages, and black plastic Vario-type pages and display cards shown in photos are usually not shipped, to save weight and thus your cost for shipping.
Shipping
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My lots generally end on Saturday or Sunday so I will have time to get your item(s) in the mail to you on Monday or Tuesday. If there’s a delay (blizzard, family crisis), I will email you to let you know.
If your purchase is small and not very expensive, I prefer to mail the lot in a regular (4” x 9.5”) business envelope or larger (6” x 9”) manila envelope, using a dealer card for support, and it will go at cost and get to you faster.
This envelope will be machine-sortable.
My preferred shipping method for expensive small items is to put them in a
semirigid (cardboard) Scotch photomailer
to protect them from damage in transport and to send them by USPS regular First Class mail. The photomailer weights 2 oz empty, so
it costs a bit more
to ship (usually .45 postage for 2 oz + the cost of the mailer). The USPS treats this as a “package” because of its rigidity, so it requires manual sorting, and
delivery takes longer
than for letters (typically 7-10 days across the U.S.).
Albums and large accumulations seem to ship most efficiently in a Priority Mail box, and packages to Canada will go by Priority Mail.
My charges for shipping, are, as best I can figure it, a sum of the cost of postage, the cost of the mailing supplies, and if a trip to the post office is necessary for insurance, customs, etc. I don’t try to profit from shipping or include a charge for “handling.”
I will work with you to
combine your winning bids for shipping
; for small items I’ll try to do it routinely but for larger ones it will depend on the size and availability of packaging material.
I am in no hurry for payment of a winning lot; I’ll wait for several weeks if there are other lots you want to bid on.
I can also split lots into 2-3 envelopes if this will help you avoid high customs duties.
Return Policy
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I have a liberal return policy. If I have made a mistake in describing the lot, feel free to return it intact for a full refund. This does not apply to large lots (bulk lots, album pages, full stock pages) where I can’t monitor whether the lot has been cherry-picked. Stamps that are photographed in the listing should not be returned because of dissatisfaction with centering or perfs. Lots with more than a couple dozen stamps may not be returned for small faults, and items sold “as is” or with described faults may not be returned. I usually don’t deal in material that needs certification, but if you are submitting a stamp for a certificate, notify me when payment is made and I’ll extend the return eligibility period (I refund the cost of the stamp and shipping, not the cost of certification). I do not make Second Chance offers because I don’t deal in large quantities of identical material.
Feel free to email me if there are questions that remain unanswered or if you have questions about the contents of a particular lot.