STUNNING GEM! Cypraea tessellata 29.6mm, INCREDIBLE HAWAIIAN BEAUTY

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Another consignment sale by IslandShells323.
STUNNING GEM! Cypraea tessellata 29.6mm,
Swainson 1822,
INCREDIBLE HAWAIIAN BEAUTY.  Normally found in Hawaii by divers in 50-80 feet of water, it used to be that finding a tessellata cowrie was no big deal, I'm mean after all, it wasn't a
rashleighana
, or an
ostergaadi
, it was just a plain old tessellata, boring.  I mean, someone even found a tessellata while snorkeling at Ft Kam reef, a spot almost in the middle of Waikiki!  I mean, really!  Of course, we didn't know back then that one day tessellata cowries would simply disappear, that they would get up and leave without telling anyone, so you will have to forgive our ignorance, for after all, we were suffering just the ignorance of the innocent.  Anyhow, this baby,
from an old collection put together by a master,
is one of the nicest tessellatas I have ever seen, it its breathtakingly beautiful---vivid color, fantastic mirrored checker spots, glassy dorsum, this is the tessellata that everyone talks about, a GEM beauty without compare, and it is a shell that will look
fantastic
sitting on your shelf for the oh-less-fortunate to gawk at...
Can't you just see it?
The ultra-perfect shell for a first-class collection.
As for normal disclaimers, we do the best we can with photos, but color is tricky, especially since cell phone cameras automatically lean towards flesh-tone coloring, (that's why so many of the photos of shells on eBay show up with more orange than is really there, the camera changes the color, and damm if I can figure out how to stop that from happening, but I try, honest!
As for feedback, as your know, sellers live and die by the feedback you leaved, (please leave fives!) so if you have a problem, just let me know!  After all, I'm retired, and all messages go directly to my phone, so unless I'm out shell collecting I will get back to you pronto-like!
Shell collecting!  Now there's a phrase that brings smiles to your eyes, doesn't it!
Anyhow, if you have read this far, you have my apologies and best wishes from those of us at IslandShells323.  And don't forget,
Home is where your collection is!
STUNNING GEM! Cypraea tessellata 29.6mm,
Swainson 1822,
INCREDIBLE HAWAIIAN BEAUTY.
Buy 3 get free shipping promotion
---This promotion applies to
any
3 shells, but unfortunately, eBay's computer does not always recognize that a shell that
already
has free shipping is one of the qualifying 3 shells,
but rest assured
we do,
we will refund
any
shipping charges eBay charges if you buy 3 shells!  If you have questions, we are here to answer them!
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including
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only
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International sales
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and
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not
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