United States, Scott #919, used(o), 1943, World War II Period, Overrun Nations Issue: Flag of the Austria, the stamps of the series follow the suggestion of President Franklin Roosevelt, a renowned stamp collector, to show the world that America was in this war to achieve world peace, not military dominance, with this in mind, the President suggested the U.S. issue a series of stamps picturing the flags of all the overrun nations in the war; in the border surrounding each flag, Roosevelt suggested picturing the Phoenix – an ancient symbol of rebirth; he believed “ ... it might tell those suffering victims in Europe that we are struggling for their own regeneration;” the other side of each flag pictured a kneeling woman “ ... breaking the shackles of oppression,” in Roosevelt's words; 5 cents, the rate was selected to satisfy the overseas first class mail rate so that the stamps might achieve a world-wide circulation, American Bank Note printed, engraved frame with offset letterpress centers, rotary press printed, perforated: 12, multicolored, Scott 2019 Catalog Value: 25¢, slightly off-centered, double strike cancels, both light, large, quarter circular, black-inked, single-rimmed, socked-on-the-nose corner cancellations, one at the top left and the second at the top right, and both into the main image, sound back, good perforations. 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 $US1.50 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 $US0.66 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.
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