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Buying steps


Choose products by clicking on the yellow shopping cart and please use only the internal links and not the functions of your browser in our shop. Search the products through the menu and the indicated pages  |‹‹  2 3 4  ››|  in our online catalogue.

The articles are put into your SHOPPING CART automatically and your order is effective only once the order details and your customer data have been sent.

Once you have finished your order, click on ORDER and then indicate your customer data.

If you are ordering for the first time, you need to fill out the shown form - please indicate carefully your exact e-mail address to receive our confirmation sent automatically. Your account is only activated once you have responded to this confirmation, which allows you to follow the status of your order and will provide you with full customer advantages.

You can now verify your customer's data that appear, and click on the button PAYMENT. Then you will then be redirected to our bank server and be asked to indicate your credit card data (secured connection encrypted after SSL standards, visible in your browsers' address field by the beginning of 'https// ..). After a short verification process and a confirmation by your own bank, the payment will be effective successfully and your order placed.

If you do not wish to pay by credit card, you can also pay by transfer payment to our account. If you have chosen payment by bank transfer, we will only ship the goods after receipt of payment. The items are reserved for 8 working days; after that, unpaid orders will be canceled.

NEVER PRINT THE SHOPPING CART FOR YOUR ORDER - PLEASE ALWAYS ENTER AND CONFIRM YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION BEFORE !!!

You can pay by BANK TRANSFER TO OUR ACCOUNT:
IBAN FR76 1470 7000 4004 0210 1914 879 . BIC : CCBPFRPPMTZ

Online payment: immediate shipment - Bank transfer: shipment after payment receipt.

Prices

The total price to be paid in our online shop is in the category

  1. STAMPS
    Sum of the single prices + shipping flat fee of 7,50 € for shipment address in France, abroad and french oversea 10 €, no costs for orders above 300 €
  2. STAMP PACKETS
    Sum of the prices + shipping, depending on total weight of the items purchased and the delivery address. The total amount to pay is displayed at the end of the order process before payment.

Shipping includes insurance - all our shipments are privately insured and the transport is without any risk for you.

Payment by Paypal are charged with additional fees of 3,8% (pro rata to the fees charged by Paypal). Shipments of orders paid with Paypal, however, will only be sent to the address given to Paypal and transmitted to us by Paypal.)

Payment methods

Three options:

  1. Online secured payment : Enter your credit card number + expiry date, encryption and 3D-secure verification. Transmission to the bank server only, we never have your card numbers! Prefered payment, because fast, safe and confidential.
  2. Transfer to our account : IBAN FR7614707000400402101914879 . BIC : CCBPFRPPMTZ - Shipment after receipt of payment. The items are reserved for 8 working days; after that, unpaid orders will be canceled.
  3. Payment via PayPal are charged with additional fees of 3,8% and then shipment will only be sent to the address given to Paypal and transmitted to us by Paypal.

Transport

IMMEDIATE AND INSURED SHIPMENT - Your order is carried out as soon as we receive the payment. Articles are packed carefully - a bill is enclosed to the shipment and the shipment is protected against damages and totally insured: if your parcel is lost or stolen during the transport, we replace or refund your order in total.

Shipment are registered or - if necessary - are sent as insured letter by the French postal service 'La Poste'.

Carriage time according to our experience, can vary from 2 to 3 days in France, from 4 to 6 days in Europe and about 6 to 8 days for USA/Canada - the real delay always depends on the carrier.

Guarantee

SATISFIED OR REFUNDED - All stamps are without any faults in very fine condition:

  • MNH = mint never hinged with full undamaged original gum
  • FU = fine used with authentic postmarks
  • MH or M = mint, but hinged (concerns only some articles offered as 'bargain' in our column 'we suggest')

see also => terms of sale

Abbreviations

= MNH = mint never hinged with full undamaged original gum
= MH = mint, with original gum, but hinged
() = M = mint, no gum or renewed gum
= FU = fine used with authentic postmarks
fine used, without any default (only concerning the 'classical' period until 1900)
used, with small, acceptable defaults (only concerning the 'classical' period until 1900)
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Privacy

Your name and address will not be given to anyone. We are respecting the French law "informatique et libertés" dated January 6th, 1978, protecting your privacy.



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