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AUCTION TERMS:
TERMS OF SALE
1.
Bids placed at www.AFDCS.org/auction do not need to be confirmed by mail. All lots in this sale were contributed by members and friends of the Society. All proceeds go to the AFDCS General Fund and will be used to support FIRST DAYS and other Society activities.Bids can be submitted by mail or e-mail to the addresses listed below, or on the AFDCS website at the address listed above. Use any card or sheet to submit bids to:
Please list in Lot # order! Postcard size is not acceptable for bids on more than 6 lots. E-mail bids must be confirmed in writing by mail or by FAX.
2. In the absence of a stated minimum bid in the lot description, minimum bid is $2.00 or 25% of estimated value, whichever is higher.
3.
All lots will be sold to the highest bidder. Bid the price you want to pay. All proceeds of this sale will go to the AFDCS General Fund, and help support many AFDCS Functions. Covers with a stated minimum bid will not be sold for less than that minimum. Buy bids are not accepted. The AFDCS reserves the right to withdraw any lot at any time.
4.
Successful bidders will be notified of lots purchased and MUST REMIT payment before lot(s) can be mailed. Successful bidders must pay a postage fee of $1.50 and the proper amount of insurance on any sale over $25.00. Successful bidders of bulk lots will pay actual parcel post shipping costs. International bidders are requested to repay actual postage used on package upon receipt of covers. Payment by Mastercard and Visa is accepted. $10.00 minimum charge appreciated.
5.
Each lot is sold as genuine. If, in the opinion of any competent authority acceptable to the AFDCS, a lot is declared otherwise, the purchase price will be refunded in full provided that such claim is received within 21 days from the date the covers are mailed to the bidder.
6. Any lot, the description of which is incorrect, is returnable within 21 days from the date the covers are mailed to the bidder.
7. Some toning of envelopes can be expected on covers before 1940. Where heavy toning or defects exist, they are mentioned in the lot descriptions.
8. All covers are franked with a single stamp unless otherwise described.
9. All unsold lots will be reoffered in future auctions or used for other AFDCS activities.
10. Lot descriptions are designed to help the prospective bidder, yet remain within a reasonable length to save space. FDCs are listed by issue date. Predates are clearly
listed as such. (If you see a date that is not the correct FD date, it is probably not a predate. It is probably a typographical error.)
11. Photocopies (at 25¢ per cover-maximum 8 covers please) or information about specific covers are available for a SASE. Request them from Dottie Graf at above address.
12. Placing a bid shall constitute acceptance of these Terms of Sale.
Non-AFDCS members can receive a copy of the auction listing for $4.00 from:
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