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Buy & Sell through APS Sales Circuits “Mini Stamp Stores” Delivered to Your Home For more than 125 years, the Sales Division has served as a middleman for thousands of APS members who wish to buy and/or sell stamps and covers — all from the convenience of their home! What the Sales Division Can Offer You! • “Mini Stamp Shops” delivered to your home • $8.0 million inventory • More than 160 collecting categories • No buying limit • $215 average value per sales book • Friendly staff • Buyer satisfaction guaranteed • Sellers’ books insured while circulating • 40,000 sales books in circulation among members • Examiners review items for correct identification and authenticity • Excellent customer service (more than 150 combined years of experience in the APS Sales Division!) What Is a “Circuit” Buying — How Does It Work Sales books containing stamps or covers from a specific category (country, topic, etc.) are distributed in “circuits” to prospective buyers who are grouped geographically. • Submit a completed Circuit Request form, available from the Sales Division or online at www.stamps.org. • Purchase a rubber stamp containing your initials and APS number to mark the spaces in the sales book where you have removed a stamp or cover for purchase. Multiple-name Circuits • Based on your zip code, you will be assigned to a circuit list for each category you select. • A selection of sales books is sent to the first person on the circuit list. Purchases are marked with a personal stamper, and the books and paperwork are forwarded to the next member on the circuit within seven (7) days. • Each shipment must be forwarded via first class or priority mail, using the tracking method described in the mailing instructions supplied in each circuit. • Payment for items selected should be sent to the APS. Local Club Circuits Local APS chapters can request sales books for their meetings. Mailings may be scheduled as frequently as once a month. The contents of club circuits are selected based upon the specific collecting interests of the club’s members. Direct Individual Circuits Seasonal – for members who reside “down South” for the winter. Circuits are sent to each of the two locations directly from APS. On Demand — these circuits are sent on demand and based on availability of selected categories. There is a charge for this circuit. Clearance — these circuits contain previously circulated sales books offered as “buy-whole-book-or-nothing” at discounted prices. APS Visitors — for members traveling in the Central Pennsylvania area and stopping at APS headquarters. The in-house inventory is available for browsing and purchasing. Selling — How Do I Begin Material to be sold must be mounted in one of five types of sales books, available for purchase at cost from Sales Division. Each sales book measures 5 x 8 inches; items larger than those dimensions cannot be accepted. • Single stamps — 16 pages, 12 spaces per page. • Blocks of stamps — 16 pages, 6 spaces per page. • 8-Page single stamps — 8 pages, 12 spaces per page. • 8-Page blocks of stamps — 8 pages, 6 spaces per page. • Covers — 14 pages, each having a pocket. 8 APS Handbook of Services
The Sales Division also sells mounts for use with the sales books. They are closed on three sides, and each has a flap on the fourth side with a self-adhesive strip on the back. Mounts are available for definitives and standard commemoratives, large single stamps, definitive blocks of four, and commemorative plate blocks. Detailed Buying and Selling instructions, suggestions, and rules are printed in each sales book. I Have the Books — Now What • The seller mounts, describes, and prices items within each sales book, and sends the completed book(s) to the Sales Division. • The Sales Division checks each book for pricing, clarity of description, and proper mounting, and assigns the book to an appropriate category. • For the protection of sellers, the contents of each book are photographed when received and an acknowledgment of receipt is sent. Circulation Time Sales books are circulated for approximately eighteen months, after which time they are processed for retirement and returned to the owner with payment for items sold. The seller may elect to have a book circulate for twenty-four months. A book will be retired before eighteen months if there is less than $10 in unsold material remaining. Retired books may be offered on our clearance circuits at a discount for the selling of the contents as one lot. Summer Seminar participants enjoy some time in the Sales Division. Payment and Charges Payment is made to the seller upon retirement of the sales book, after deduction of appropriate charges: • 20% commission on material sold. • 2% insurance charge, based on value of the unsold material in the book at retirement. (This provides complete coverage against loss or damage while the material is in the hands of the Sales Division.) • Return postage. • Any fines levied by examiners for improperly identified items. All Sales Division charges are deducted at the time of retirement and are itemized on the retirement statement. Contact the Sales Division today to get started. Phone: 814-933-3803, ext. 228 • E-mail: salesdiv@stamps.org Translation Service Available As an APS member, you can obtain translations of philatelically related material — letters, cancellations, inscriptions on stamps, FDC cachets — through the APS Translation Service. Translations of practically all major languages can be accomplished by the more than fifty members of the Translation Committee. FEES: Short translations generally are provided at no charge; in some cases a small fee is assessed. For difficult or complex translations, higher charges are assessed. All fees, including postage, are set before the translation is begun, along with a price limit. As a general rule, three times the postage necessary to send the translation to APS should be enclosed with the submitted material to cover all forwarding and return postage requirements. Do not send original material unless it is impossible to make clear photocopies. If it is necessary to send an original document, send it either by registered or insured mail. Send all requests to: Bobby Liao, Translation Committee Chairman; c/o American Philatelic Society, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823; e-mail apstranslations@ gmail.com; website: sites.google.com/site/apstranslationservice/ You Can Help: If you are able to translate from or to another language and are willing to serve as a member of the Translation Committee, please offer your services directly to Bobby Liao. APS Handbook of Services 9
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