STEVE
LEVINE
United States
Postal Stationery
STEVE
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Steve Levine |
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OCTOBER, 2009
HOW TO ORDER:
1. DINOSAUR STYLE
If ordering
Dinosaur Style (thru the mail), you can print out this sheet, then circle the
price of what
you want and mail it in with either a check or a Credit Card #.
2. ONLINE
Sorry, this is not a full-function
interactive website with a shopping cart and card processing ability. It's
Dinosaur-style; it only has listings. Still, we can improvise!
You
can send
me an e-mail and type out what you want and the price. Make sure you let
me know whether you want a Cut Square or a Full Corner
OR, you can cut & paste the item with its
description and price. If you need to HIGHLIGHT
anything, please do it in green (00CC00 for the techs out there).
I accept VISA, Master Card, and American Express. I also accept
PAY PAL, at my e-mail address of
"slwarking@erols.com".
3. PHONE
IF your order is relatively simple, or if you have a few questions, you can
phone me at 718-939-5788. For me, there's no
such thing as "business hours". I'm usually in, and if I'm not, you get
the answering machine. Leave your #; I'll get back to you.
TERMS OF
PURCHASE: Items from this list
may be combined with items from my other lists
for a
MINIMUM ORDER
of $15. ALL ORDERS will be shipped via
Insured or Registered mail, for
your protection. Please add $2 for
postage and insurance to all orders. There's never a "handling" fee; just
actual postage expenses.
This is for U.S. orders only. Overseas shipments, please e-mail me in
advance for shipping information.
New York State Residents, please add the appropriate
Sales tax. VISA, Master
Card
and American Express are accepted: please include all information which appears
in raised print, PLUS the 3 digit security code
which appears on the back.
SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED ON ALL
ORDERS
Dear Friends & Collectors,
It's been awhile since my last Monthly posting. I regret my "absence"; the major cause of which was my appendectomy and recovery earlier this year. In fact, I've been here all along, both filling orders and buying new material. AND working on a new project.
During the past 6 months I've picked up a LOT of new items. Both the CUT SQUARE and UNUSED & USED POSTAL CARDS lists have been bulked up a bit. There's a PILE of envelopes by UPSS# already processed, just waiting to be listed, as well as another pile yet to be processed. There's a table top full of First Day Covers, Postal History and new EFOs waiting to be put up on Ebay. I'll be e-mailing you when they're up.
I just placed an order with the USPS for a bunch of the newer Picture Postal Cards, and I'll be taking care of the envelopes and regular cards shortly. I'll list them as soon as they're in.
I've also been working on a special project...a fully interactive website. It's still in development, but if you'd like to take a look at it now you'll find it here: http://www.stevelevinestamps.com/.
Eventually, that will be my new website address. You might want to bookmark it now. The website you're on now will be transferred into a sub-directory of the new website, which can be accessed either directly or thru a link in the new website. I plan to keep these typed pages going for awhile longer...maybe a few years. The UPSS Specialized page might just hang around forever, as it's a bit complex for the new website.
What I've loaded into the new website is mostly POSTAL STATIONERY FIRST DAY COVERS, which I haven't offered on this website.
The new site is under development and not yet fully functional...and the "inventory tracking" isn't yet programmed in....but it's workable. You can place an order & send payment by check or Credit Card as you've done all along.
What the new website will have that this one doesn't....is pictures. Not at first, but sooner or later, all items will have scans.
MEANWHILE, the new 2010 Scott Specialized U.S. Catalog is out. Although it's only 14 pages larger than last year, the price has gone up $10 to a staggering $80. I see it becoming a 2-volume set in the future. From what I've seen in the stationery section, price changes are few & far between, mostly very minor upticks.
SOME NEW ENVELOPES BY UPSS #
Presenting a small selection of Envelopes by UPSS #. All clean, no
problems. Quantities limited on some, so please get back to me quickly.
U348-C 1143
16 86 11
4.75
U362 1238
10 57 13
1.00 RA
U420c 2039 13
79 24 1.05
U481 2146 10
59 27 1.00
U481 2149 13
78X 32 .80
U481 2150 13
80 26 1.00
U481 2155 23
112 26 1.00
U429 2210 10
57 43 4.00 RA
U429 2211 10
57X 40 4.00
U429 2218 13
78X 19 4.00
U429 2220 13
80 24 .80 RA
U436 2560 10
57X 40 .65
U439 2648 10
57 28 .80
U458 2853 17
89 20 .90
U538b 3438 23 116w
45 1.75
U538c 3442 23 116w
43 2.00
U420 2012
10 59 19
4.00
"Short N" variety, unlisted.
See picture
below. The image at the far right is a normal
envelope; the other 4 have "short" N's in the
word "UNITED". It's a constant variety.
NEW UPSS
ENVELOPE VARIETY!!
SCOTT #U539, SIZE 23 WINDOW
This isn't the first envelope I've discovered during the past near-30 years, but it's the most exciting. In the past I've found previously undiscovered Watermarks; this is the first new configuration. It's currently unlisted in the UPSS 20th Century Envelope Catalog. The underlying envelope is UPSS #2577-43. The surcharge was applied in 1958; these have been undiscovered for 51 years.
I have 10 of these. 9 bear the Corner Card in the scan; One has a slightly different CC. The overall condition is near-excellent, with the envelopes having a minor crease at the upper left.
IN THEORY, at least 250 of these surcharges were created. I can't tell you how many surcharges were printed with the CC of the Holly Chemical Company and I can't tell you how many were used & destroyed. All I know is that I have only 10, the only 10 discovered in 51 years.
THE PRICE IS $300.00. Each envelope will be signed and numbered, in light pencil under the back flap.
Sorry....wish I had more to offer. If I can get thru the mess I have in the other room, the next posting will be better.
Best Regards,
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