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James T. McCusker, Inc. Specializes in U.S. First Day Covers, Earliest Know Uses, Presidential Inaugurals, and WWII Patriotics.
We have earned a reputation as the world's leading buyers and sellers of U.S First Day Covers and related covers. We have assisted thousands of collectors world wide developing their collections. While we offer an ever growing variety of FDCs at our Web site between our auctions and retail shopping sections, we also work from want lists and offer private treaty sales.
We are members of the American Stamp Dealers Association, America Philatelic Society (dealer member), American First Day Cover Society (life member), and American Topical Association. We are licensed and bonded auctioneers, Massachusetts Licence No. 2003.
Total customer satisfaction is job one at James T. McCusker, Inc.!
Let our full time staff attend to your every need. Our constant growth is a testament of our ability to serve you, our valued customer. We listen! We are always interested in your thoughts on ways of improving our services. Put 20 years of service to your test. You won't be disappointed.
James T. McCusker, Inc.
804 Broadway
Raynham, MA. 02767-1797
Toll-Free: 800-852-0076
Bus: 508-822-7787
Fax: 508-822-1230
E-mail:
mail@jamesmccusker.com (General Delivery)
kris@jamesmccusker.com (Kris Maher - Office Manager)
jim@jamesmccusker.com (James T Mccusker - President)
www.jamesmccusker.com
Consignment Information:
We conduct 2 Public Auctions and 13 Mail/Phone/Web Auctions annually. We accept individual First Day Covers and related covers, as well as collections for both auction types. Compare our services before you consign and see why more collectors and dealers consign their covers to us than any other dealer or auction house in the country.
Public Auctions:
Our FULL COLOR Public Auction catalogs are digitally produced. No expense in spared in producing one of the finest full color auction catalogs in the hobby! Every lot is illustrated in FULL COLOR, not just a splash here and there, but everywhere. Full color has always been one of our trademarks. As a consignor, presentation should be of the utmost importance. Equally as important is catalog distribution. Our mailing list is SECOND-TO-NONE! We have spent over 20 years building our mailing list. Specializing in only one area of philately has provided us the focus we believe necessary to build a world class mailing list. But we do not stop there. Our auctions are also illustrated in FULL COLOR at our Web site. Unlike scans of printed pages from catalogs, each and every cover is individually scanned to show its true color and brilliance. Our Web presence was the FIRST! That's right. We were the first stamp firm in the country to feature a fully illustrated auction on the Internet. It was so news worthy that Linn's Stamp News featured the happening as a front cover article!
Nationwide Viewing
We bring our Public Auctions to you! We typically close our auctions on a date that will allow us the opportunity to set up viewing at one or more major stamp shows. We go the extra mile promoting your covers at major shows which can include a New York City ASDA Mega Stamp Show, APS and/or AFDCS Conventions. We have occasionally held our Public Auctions in conjunction with these events.
Auction Gallery:
When we do not hold an auction at a major show, we hold it in our auction gallery located in Raynham, Massachusetts, just 30 miles from Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, and Cape Cod. When we built our gallery in 1998, it was designed with the buyer in mind. Our viewing room is separate from our auction bidding room. This allows ongoing viewing by bidders that may show up late or need extra time to go through the thousands of covers we offer in every auction. Most auction houses do not have the luxury of the room or man power to accommodate this feat. Instead, viewing typically ends just prior to the beginning of the auction or the viewing room is transformed into the floor auction. As lots are sold at our auction, they can no longer be viewed. However, it's nice to know you'll have the extra time you need to view lots not yet sold.
Mail/Phone/Web Auctions:
We hold 13 auctions annually, one every 4 weeks. These 100 page 1,500 lot digitally produced catalogs offer both individual covers and collections, and feature lots in the $25 to over $1,000 range. Every lot is illustrated with a large crisp image. Presentation is important, and it is apparent, that once again, no expense is spared in this regard. Each page is designed to show both the detailed description of the cover, as well as it's accompanying illustration on the same page. No turning pages to try and find the cover you want to see. Furthermore, we have developed exclusive INDEXES! Over 400 different cachet makers and topical indexes are listed in alphabetical order in each catalog. If you collect a specific cachet maker or topic, you do not have to search through the entire catalog to find what you collect, or worse, miss an item you really want. Simply locate your collecting interest, and all the covers for that specialty are identified by the appropriate lot number within the catalog. We even have specialty indexes for first cachets, unofficial cancels, plate block FDCs, line pair or plate number coil FDCs, autographed covers, joint issue FDCs, and programs. We realize there are a lot of catalogs you can buy from and bid on, and we want to make ours as convenient as we can. If you have access to the World Wide Web, these indexes are fantastic! You only need click on your area of interest, say "cats", and in seconds every cat related and only cat related covers will appear. Best off all, they all come with a full color image! This feature is available on both auction types.
Auction Schedule:
Click this link for our upcoming auction schedule and mark your calender so you don't miss any auctions!
Consignment Fee:
The seller's fee is variable, based on the value and type of material in question. Please contact us or call us toll-free 1-800-852-0076 for additional information regarding consigning material. Let us expose your collection to the finest clientele in the nation. Remember, it took years to build your collection. Be sure to take the same care when it comes time to sell.
Retail Sales and Approval Sales:
Send us your want list of items you need for your collection, and we will forward you either a computer generated list of items we have in stock, or send material to you on approval (customers unknown to us need to furnish references). With the
nation's largest and most diversified inventory and our state of the art computer software, we are
able to create what we call "Custom Price Lists" with any criteria or group of criteria you require
including, but not limited to: Scott number, cachet maker, topic, price range, hand painted or printed, franking, unofficial ... or any combination thereof. We will soon have our NEW customer want list feature online. By selecting this feature from our Web site, you will be able to specify your want list. When items that pertain to your collecting interest become available, we will send you an immediate E-mail indicating their availability at our Web site! This feature is maintained by you. As your interests change, they will be automatically updated. We can even alert you on specials and discounts we will have from time to time on these interest.
Wholesale and Promotional Accounts:
With our extensive stock of approximately 1,000,000 covers, we are able to fill large quantity needs of promotional and wholesale clients, often at prices well below catalog values. Call us toll-free 1-800-852-0076 for more information.
Payment Options:
We accept all major credit cards including Discover, Visa,
MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, and Carte Blanche, as well as payment by check. For large purchases, we will be happy to discuss a payment plan that meets your budget.
Wanted To Buy:
We ARE the nation's LARGEST buyers and sellers of U.S. First Day Covers and related covers such as Inaugurals, WWII Patriotics, Macon Akron, etc. Because we offer over $3,000,000.00 (3 million dollars) worth of U.S. First Day Covers annually in our publications alone (not including private treaty and show offerings), we are your best source when selling your collection. Our customers have come to expect the best from us, and to continue to keep up with our clientele, we are very aggressively buying - ALL THE TIME! If you have something for sale, please call us TOLL-FREE 1-800-852-0076! Find out why more collectors and dealers sell to James T. McCusker, Inc., than any other dealer or auction house.
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