GIACOMO F.BOTTACCHI 
Philatelic Expertizing & Brokers
20129 Milano – Via F.lli Bronzetti, 21
Phone: (+39)02/718023 –Mobile (+39)337/286107 – (Int.l)(+39)339/7309312
E-mail gbstamps@iol.it
A.I.E.P. Official Expert (Stati Sardi e Regno d’Italia)
Member: Associazione Italiana di Storia Postale
Borsa Filatelica Nazionale - Milano
Collectors Club - NewYork
Italy & Colonies Study Circle - London
Società Svizzera di Storia Postale

 

Expertising XIXth century stamps & postal history of Italy & area - especially Sardinia and Kingdom of Italy

 

   LIST OF CHARGES

A) SIGNATURES: (minimum € 50 for each consignment up to 10 stamps)

 

Opinion (signature only)

€ 4

Opinion & specialized classification (on request)   

€ 5

Ditto, plus plating (Sardinia & Sicily)

€ 7

 

 

B) FULL PHOTOGRAPHIC CERTIFICATES: (minimum: stamps € 35 – postal history € 50; maximum fee: € 750 each)

 

Note: All Certificates are issued when appropiate; all percentage charges are calculated on a Sassone catalogue basis or on a professional estimation when not catalogued by Sassone.

 

 

 

Stamps: detailed written opinion including technical description and specialized classification

1%

Covers

1,25%

Postal History: ditto, with rate or/and special usage description

1,5%

A.I.E.P. Certificates: (min. € 200 – max. € 1500 each)

+ 50%

 

 

Negative written opinions

from € 60 up to € 120     

(issued in order to confirm forgery or misclassification status, only on high value items).

 

 

 

C) COMMERCIAL EVALUATIONS: (+ minimum: € 60)

 

Stamps & postal history (on declared commercial value)                                                                                      

3%

 

 

20% discount for Dealers and Professionals.

 

Special reduced rates on  expertising of large collections/accumulations avaible on request.

 

All charges are for expertising at our premises; charges on all expertising which have to be settled away from our Offices have to be fixed on an individual basis in advance, and in any case, the full reimbursement of all expenses shall be added  to the final invoice.    

All listed charges do not include V.A.T., local taxes and registered return postage.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Insurance both ways have to be provided by the sender if not specifically requested; in this case it will be covered - for a previously mentioned value when sending - by a private Insurance Company  and charged at their current rate.

Milano, January 2002

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