1. You must be an APS member. If you are not a member you must apply for membership.
   
   
2. Obtain the required submission forms and batch cover sheets. The submission forms may be purchased by email, phone, fax, or mail. Also submisison forms can be downloaded for free using Adobe Acrobat.
   
   
3. Complete a separate submission form for each item to be sold. Our OCR equipment requires Black Ink. Please do not use pencil. Please print clearly. For your security and protection, your name and APS membership number will not be displayed on the website nor be made available to the buyer. (A sample completed submission form and batch cover sheet.)
   
   
4. Buyers can search by looking for words included in your description of the item. Use of standard terms and topics may lead to more buyers reviewing your material. Some terms you may consider for inclusion: booklet, coil, proof, specimen, essay, or precancel. If you are submitting a topical item use an appropriate keyword such as train, bird, truck, etc. Faults such as thins, creases, pulled perfs, etc., even if visible, must be clearly described.
   
   
5. Affix the item(s) in the large box on the top half of the form using a clear mount. Do not use hinges, or cloudy glassine materials. When affixing a set each stamp must be fully visible. If the item is too large for the space provided, mount it on a separate sheet of paper making certain to indicate to which submission form it belongs to. Mounts should be closed on at least two sides, preferably three sides, so the items are secure thus no loss or damage can occur. Items which cannot be scanned as submitted may be returned at the owners expense.
   
   

   STAMPSTORE SUPPLIES Forms for submitting items are available as follows: download the batch cover sheet for free using Adobe Acrobat. download the new submission form for free using Adobe Acrobat. order 20 blank submission forms for $3.00 — several batch cover sheets will be included at no charge. Mounts for use on the forms are available as follows: Singles (C½) - 100 for $5.00 Definitive Blocks and Large Singles (C1½) - 100 for $6.00 Plate Blocks (C3½)- 100 for $7.00 No. 6¾ Envelopes (EC90)- 100 for $12.00 No. 10 Envelopes (EC100)- 100 for $14.00 You can purchase these items online in our Marketplace area.

   
   
6. Package your items securely making certain to include one batch cover sheet which includes your APS membership number, last name, number of submisisons included in shipment, and payment method and send them to: APS StampStore, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823. We recommend they be sent by insured or registered mail.
   
   
7. There is a posting fee of 25 cents per submission for the first 40 items sent in a shipment, any over 40 are free! Make checks payable to APS. Do not send stamps or cash.

1. Items will be posted until sold or until you request a return. APS reserves the right to set a time limit after which unsold items must be relisted at a lower price or they will be returned to the seller.
   
   
2. A buyer has a 30-day money back guarantee on any item which is not as described. Any item returned will be re-offered for sale with an amended description or returned to the seller.
   
   
3. Our commission on sales is 20% with a minimum of $0.50 per item.
   
   
4. Any material returned to a seller, per his request, will be charged 1% of the total value plus a postage/handling charge of $4.95 per shipment. Any material returned due to misidentifications, faults, etc. will be charged $0.50 per item plus the postage/handling charge of $4.95 per shipment.
   
   
5. Sellers may review the status of their submitted item(s) online by using their APS# and last name to become registered, or if you are already registered use your login name and password. A seller may also change the prices of their item(s) online at any time prior to sale by accessing the "My Stamps" section of the www.stampstore.org website. If a seller wishes to change the description he must contact the Internet Sales Unit.
   
   
6. A statement will be sent to each seller monthly with payment for items sold. Our new forms have an area for a seller ID number, which we now can record in our database.
   
   
7. The Society accepts no responsibility for items until they are received.
   
   
8. APS Internet Sales reserves the right to reject any item for any reason or to change a description as it deems appropriate.
   
   
9. In the event that we are unable to contact the seller or his heirs with reasonable effort three years after a submission is due to be returned, all unsold items and proceeds will be treated as a donation to the American Philatelic Society.
   
   
10. If an item is expertized by a purchaser and found to be other than described, the seller is then responsible for the expertizing fee of $20. If an item is returned as "No Opinion" by the expert a fee of $8 is charged to the seller.
    
    
11. If you place a grade on an item you must have a certificate indicating this grade otherwise this information will NOT be included in the description.
    
    
12. To enable the APS to use the information you supply us with, including for educational purposes, you (the seller) agree to grant the APS a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable right to exercise any copyright, publicity, and database rights you have in your listing.
    
    

Any material which has been posted on the site for two (2) years will be returned after this period if it has not sold.


Caution About Protecting Your Personal Information

Be very cautious of any email that asks you to submit information such as your credit card information or your email password. APS will NEVER ask you for sensitive personal information such as passwords, bank account or credit card numbers, Personal Identification Numbers (PINs), or Social Security Numbers in an email.

The only way you should ever update personal information is at the APS Edit Profile page. Click My Stamps then "Edit Profile."

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