US Stamp Catalogs
U.S. Stamp Catalogs are a requirement for everyone collecting or specializing in U.S. stamps.
The Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers
is a complete study of all the varieties of every type of stamp ever
issued by the United States government, and more. The catalog includes
detailed listings for postage stamps, cancellations and varieties,
airmail stamps, plate blocks, first day covers, postal stationery,
essays, proofs, carrier and local stamps, revenue stamps, telegraph
stamps, Confederate States, U.S. possessions, and issues of the United
Nations.
The catalog also contains sections featuring, stamp collecting
information and terms, a detailed stamp identifier, a subject index of
Commemorative stamp issues, and a chart of territorial and statehood
dates. For anyone specializing in or studying U.S. philately, this book
is an absolute necessity. The publisher's suggested retail price for
the current year's edition (shown above) is about $135.00. If having listings for the
latest new issues is not important, prior editions can be found on eBay or at other internet stamp supplies sites much cheaper.
The Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Volume 1A and 1B,
contains listings for U.S. postage stamps, postal stationery, revenues,
U.S. possessions, and the United Nations at the beginning of the
volume, which also includes other countries, whose names begin with the
letters A - B. These have more abbreviated listings for the major types,
and they would be suitable for a more general collector of U.S. stamps. The
pricing of this volume is about the same as for the U.S. Specialized Catalog
above.
Scott catalogs, since the 2005 edition, have the stamp images printed in color. Here is a link to Scott (Amos) Publications, for the current editions of these catalogs.
The Brookman Catalog
is more of a retail price guide for U.S. stamps. Many dealers use this
for selling U.S. stamps, and collectors utilize the catalog as a buying
guide and a checklist. The last time I looked, a current year's
edition was about $35.00.
There are also
various inexpensive guide books, which contain an overview of the major
U.S. stamp issues. These are aimed more at the beginning stamp
collector.
Many foreign catalog publishers
also have catalogs for U.S. stamps. Seller's of U.S. stamps use Scott
Numbers though, and the numbering systems in the other catalogs would
not be suitable for classifying, buying, or selling U.S. stamps here in North America.
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