The American Philatelic
Expertizing Service (APEX) offers opinions on the genuineness of philatelic
material at moderate cost. APEX utilizes the services of more than
140 specialists and high-tech equipment.
Why
Expertize?
- to
avoid financial loss and disappointment
- it
is easier to sell an item that has a certificate attesting
to its genuineness.
The
alteration and repair of genuine items to increase their value
has been spurred by the unabated demand for high-quality material.
The desire for perfection has led to extensive repairing and
regumming of the classic issues of all countries.
The
failure to obtain some type of warranty on the genuineness of
items all too often leads to
financial loss and resentment.
Questions?
If you have any questions
regarding
expertizing
contact:
Mercer Bristow
Director of Expertizing
Krystal Harter
Expertizing Coordinator
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The
APEX Guarantee
The
APS will compensate the owner of a philatelic
item that has been
wrongly certified as genuine or
misidentified by an APEX certificate.
For full details
read The APEX Guarantee.
More
Information
An average of 615 items are submitted
to the committee each month!
Since the service was established
more than 181,000 items have been examined. |
