HOW TO BID

Bids may be submitted by MAIL, EMAIL or via our ONLINE BID FORM.

Bids should reach us before 4:00 p.m. on auction day.

P.O. Box 1146, Eastham, Mass, 02642

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. Lots may be viewed at our office, on Samoset Road in Eastham, Mass. during normal business hours.  Photocopies or scans of single items can be sent upon request.

2. Lots are sold to the highest bidder at one increment over the next highest bid. Ties go to the earliest bid received.

3. Successful bidder(s) unknown to us will be notified of lots secured and are expected to remit payment before lots are forwarded.

4. There will be a 10% buyer’s premium added to the successful bid price. Buyer agrees to pay postage and insurance costs with a $4.00 minimum.

5. Any account more than 30 days in arrears is subject to a late charge of 1.5% (18% annually). All lots remain the property of H.J.W. Daugherty on behalf of the seller until paid for in full.

6. We reserve the right to withdraw any lots from the auction.

7. Lots may be returned for misdescription within 5 days of receipt. The following are not returnable: Lots containing ten or more items, Lots from buyers who have examined them prior to their sales, and Lots described as faults because of such faults. Check your bid sheet, if you bid in error you are responsible for the payment.

8. Notice of expertising must be made within 7 days of receipt and not relieve the bidder from the amount due.

9. Foreign bidders are responsible for any customs fees and duties.

10. The placing of a bid should constitute acceptance of these terms.

EXPERTISING POLICY

Any lot may be forwarded to an expert committee for additional opinions by submitting a request for an extension for certification. This request must be made in writing to H.J.W. Daugherty within five (5) days of receipt of the lot.

All lots must be paid for in full by the buyer before submission to an expert committee.

All costs for such opinions will be the responsibility of the buyer and will not be reimbursed by H.J.W. Daugherty, except as follows:

If the opinion states that the stamp is not genuine, or is not the Scott number listed in the auction lot description, or if the item is a cover, and the opinion states that the stamp did not originate on the cover, or the stamp is not the correct stamp as listed in the auction lot description, then the full purchase price of the lot, plus the certification cost, plus postage expense will be refunded, to a maximum of 20% of the Hammer price.

The actual certificate plus a statement of expenses must be returned to H.J.W. Daugherty with the lot on the original auction lot page within ten(10) days of the receipt by the buyer of the Opinion, or all rights of return and refund will be forfeited.

If, however, the Opinion states a defect or defects not described in the auction lot description, the buyer will be entitled to a refund of the purchase price only.

Stamps may not be marked in any way by anyone. Stamps that have been marked in any way by any expert or committee, may not be returned for refund regardless of the opinion rendered. The stamps in our sales do not belong to us. We do not have permission from the owners for them to be marked.