#546 used with fine or better centering and a W. Crowe certificate of authenticity (#19053). Someone started a novella on the back, but thankfully, didn’t finish it. Not sure why most expertizers rarely mention this as long as it’s in pencil. The tear appears to be about half a millimeter if that. This is a testament to the level of scrutiny serious expertizers apply to the stamps they examine. There are a lot of U. And this is certainly one of them. I’ve seen 499’s, offset issues and even a 500 listed as #546. In fact, if you look right now, you’ll find item 362343482932, which is clearly an offset printing (only has one shading line in the ribbons), listed as #546. Item 175071018325, which is type I, is also currently listed as #546. He other thing you have to watch out for with used 546’s is fake cancellations. The used value is almost 2X the mint hinged value. For this and other reasons, 546. Is another issue that I will never list without a certificate of authenticity. This one has been examined by William T. Crowe and declared genuine with no faults other than the small tear at the top. For those of you not familiar with William T. “Bill” Crowe, I have included his bio as photo #4. He’s the real deal and there’s a good chance that you already have certificates of your own with his signature on them as he’s signed off on hundreds of thousands of certs for the PF and PSE during his distinguished career. For anyone who may be “on the fence” about the importance of expertization, I have taken the liberty of reproducing an article from the. If you take the time to read or even scan it, I think you will be shocked, as was. Those odds might be okay for Vegas, but not, I suspect, for many philatelists. I should also point out, that the gentleman who wrote this. I’ve taken all the guesswork out of this one. Seems like a “no-brainer” to me. It also makes reselling the stamp a lot easier when the time comes. Since switching to First Class Package service with tracking, everything has made it to its destination without fail. Thank you for your understanding. A Little About Me and My Commitment to You. I’ve been a regular member of the APS for over 35 years (member ID# 130461) and I’m still a collector more than anything. And I will give you the bad as well as the good, though I try not to sell stamps that have problems. See photo #9 for a sample of what you can expect. This item is in the category “Stamps\United States\1901-Now: Used”. The seller is “stephenwgill” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay, Russian Federation.
- Topic: Historical Figures
- Year of Issue: 1921
- Certification: WT Crowe
- Quality: Used
- Cancellation Type: Machine Cancel
- Grade: F/VF (Fine/Very Fine)
- Perforations: 11
- Watermark: unwatermarked
- Printing Method: Rotary Press
- Color: Carmine Rose
- Denomination: 2 Cent
- Place of Origin: United States