The listing, Old Vintage 1902 8c Martha Washington Stamp has ended.
Here's another VERY old US stamp-- it's a 8c purple-black with a portrait of Martha Washington, Scott number 306 from 1902, It is in used condition-- not perfect, but certainly passable for an item so old. The lack of perforations at the bottom is from the natural sheet edge-- that's how old stamps were made.
Here's the bigger scoop: My mom and stepdad both passed away over the past couple of years, and I've been going through some of their old stuff-- they were both dedicated "savers" of everything. In some ways, I guess they were borderline "hoarders." My stepdad collected stamps, and this is from his collection-- although it's more like a giant pile of messy album pages and envelopes.
I think people should have fun bidding on stuff-- that's what auctions are all about! So the starting bids for my stuff will always be is FIVE credits, and we go from there, no matter HOW valuable something might be.