Steembay: Auction for an antique US Parcel Postage Stamp from 1913!

This will be my 6th SteemBay auction, as part of my continuing commitment to support the @steembay initiative, in turn part of an effort to develop and establish a Steem-based economy, here in our community.  

I believe it would be great-- as well as a boost to the value of the Steem currency-- to have our own internal peer-to-peer marketplace inside the Steemit community. And with 700,000 members and growing, we're already like a small country-- we need our own economy!

My SteemBay auction no. 6: A genuine US Parcel Postage Stamp From 1913-- 105 Years Old!

I've noticed that a few people have posted about stamps and stamp collecting here-- and there have been a few SteemBay auctions for them, as well-- so I thought I'd try, as well.

After all, not so long ago, stamps were the single most widely collected item on the planet. 

1913 10 cent Parcel Post stamp

YOUR BID IS FOR: A genuine 1913 10c Parcel Post stamp featuring a "Steam Ship and Mail Tender." It is in USED condition; you can see some of the original postmark at bottom. This is no. Q6, according to the US Scott stamp catalogue.

Most of the original stamp adhesive gum is still on the back, along with a small very thin piece of bluish paper, presumably from the original package it was attached to. Otherwise looks to be in good condition, and certainly quite nice for a 105-year old item.

The lack of a perforated edge at right is a natural part of stamps from this time period; four sheets of stamps were printed together at a time, and cute between with a blade.

Parcel Post stamps were a unique and short-lived part of US postal history. They were introduced by an act of Congress in late 1912. They officially went into service on January 1st, 1913, but already by July 1st, 1913 (just six months later) the laws were changed so ordinary stamps could be used on parcels. So these only saw SIX MONTHS of legitimate usage, making them pretty unusual.

I'm showing pictures of both the front and back of the stamp

Back of 1913 10 cent Parcel Post stamp

This stamp came out of a hoard/old collection of stamps my late stepdad had, and which passed to me when he died a few years ago. I don't really need it anymore, so maybe there's a stamp collector out there to whom it would mean more!

Have a look at the photos, and feel free to ask questions in the comment section! Random questions and comments will NOT be interpreted as bidding, so no worries.

Starting bid for this unusual old piece of collectible memorabilia is just 1.00 SBD! 

Auction will run for 7 days-- till this post expires.   

So here's how bidding works:

Reply (directly) to this post with "bid x" (where x is the amount you are willing to bid in SBD). 

Decimals have to be written with a period instead of a comma (5.9, NOT 5,9). Wait for the bot to log in the bid (it will tell you in seconds if it worked... sometimes it takes up to a minute due to transaction failures of the system)

If someone bids higher than you, the bot will reply to your post and reference your username. The bot will reply to each accepted bid, stating what is actual highest bid and who is the high bidder. The bot will also reply when you are overbid, and state the new high bidder.

If you need to retract your bid just enter "revoke bid"

"Normal" (non-auction) comments will not interfere with the auction, and will not make you a bidder! 

Upvotes on this post are welcome and accepted with gratitude as any rewards from this post will be applied to covering the cost of postage.   

Shipping is FREE Worldwide! First class mail to the USA, and Standard Air Mail to destinations outside the USA.  

In best Steemit fashion, here is "proof of stamp in hand."

After the Auction:

Payment for winning bid will be in SBD.

I will need the winning bidder's contact/shipping information, which we can either exchange via Encrypted Wallet Memos or through Steemit.chat.

Once I have your information, you can pay via direct wallet transfer, and I will ship you the stamp.

I think that about covers it-- otherwise, feel free to ask questions in the comment section! I appreciate your interest, and good luck in the auction! 

About SteemBay:

@steembay is basically an auction/for sale utility bot in the manner of eBay, except it runs within the confines of the Steemit ecosystem, and payment is in SBD... so it's an opportunity to actually use your SBD for something other than buying Steem or BTC! And it's a chance for us to develop and support our own economy here.

To learn more about Steembay, there's both the orginal introductory post, as well as a quick tutorial.

To see what other people are offering, visit @steembay and click on the most recent "Daily Report of Steembay" post... or you can simply click on the#steembay tag, anywhere you come across it! 

Posted 20180315 00:30 PDT