United States, Scott #5662, used(o), 2022, Lunar New Year Issue, the Year of the Tiger; this 'Year of the Tiger' stamp is the third stamp in the third, twelve year series of celebrating the Lunar New Year that began in 2020; the first series, for the twelve zodiac animals, ran from 1992 to 2005, and the second series, again for the twelve zodiac animals, ran from 2008 to 2019; the lunar New Year is the most important holiday of the year for many Asian communities around the world; across these varied cultures, many traditions exist for ringing in a new year of good luck and prosperity; the tiger is the third animal of the 12 zodiac animal signs associated with the Chinese lunar calendar; those born during the Year of the Tiger may be seen as a brash, passionate, and confident leader with a keen sense of adventure; they are chivalrous and upright and will keep their word at all costs, making them trustworthy despite their apparently dominating charisma; the Year of the Rat began February 1st, 1022, and ended on January 21st, 2023; issued as a forever stamp at a counter price of 58 cents, offset lithography printed by the Banknote Corporation of America, with foil application, issued with non-water soluble self-adhesive gum, serpentine die cut simulated 11 perforations, 'USPS' security black-inked, microprint under the uppermost yellow tassel on the left side, multicolored, predominately orange, with foil inserted, Scott 2025 Catalog Value: 25¢, considerably off-centered (fine), light, black-inked, wavy line cancellation over the top half of the stamp and into the main image, good perforations, stamp was soaked from the mailing envelope using the Bestine solvent and placed on a piece of black trimmed card stock for an attractive and uniform album appearance, mounting warrants a selling price premium. This is not a 'bait-and-switch;' the stamp you see will be the one 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. If you are ordering from the United States, there is only a $US0.68 added postage expense. Also, if you make additional purchases from my offerings, they can all go in one mailing at no extra shipping expense for the added purchases. I will send the purchase by US first class mail, since the relatively low value of the stamp does not warrant signature or tracking mail. Hence the buyer assumes risk of loss or non-delivery. I will keep a scan of my mailing to verify that the correct mailing address was used. If not satisfied, return the stamp to me at your own expense, and I will refund the cost, 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.
By way of reference, I am an American Philatelic Society member (195176) and an American Stamp Dealers Association (ASDA) member. Thank you for looking, and I hope this is the perfect stamp to fill that gap in your collection.
