Scott 2005 Postage Stamp Catalogue
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2005 STANDARD POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIRST EDITION IN SIX VOLUMES VOLUME 1 UNITED STATES and Affiliated Territories UNITED NATIONS COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A-B EDITOR James E. Kloetzel ASSOCIATE EDITOR William A. Jones ASSISTANT EDITOR /NEW ISSUES & VALUING Martin J. Frankevicz VALUING ANALYST Leonard J. Gellman DESIGN MANAGER Teresa M. Wenrick IMAGE COORDINATOR Nancy S. Martin MARKETING/SALES DIRECTOR William Fay ADVERTISING Renee Davis CIRCULATION/PRODUCT PROMOTION MANAGER Tim Wagner EDITORIAL DIRECTOR/AMOS PRESS INC. Michael Laurence Released April 2004 Includes New Stamp Listings through the April 2004 Scott Stamp Monthly Catalogue Update Copyright© 2004 by Scott Publishing Co. 911 Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45365-0828 A division of AMOS PRESS, INC., publishers of Linn’s Stamp News, Coin World and Cars & Parts magazine. Copyright © 2004 By Scott Publishing Co. 2A SCOTT PUBLISHING CO. 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Box 828, Sidney OH 45365-0828 1-800-572-6885 Copyright © 2004 By Scott Publishing Co. 3A Table of Contents Letter from the Editor .....................................................................................5A Acknowledgments ...........................................................................................6A Information on Philatelic Societies ...................................................................7A Expertizing Services ......................................................................................11A Information on Catalogue Values, Grade and Condition ..................................12A Grading Illustrations ......................................................................................13A Gum Chart ....................................................................................................15A Catalogue Listing Policy ................................................................................16A Understanding the Listings ............................................................................17A Special Notices ..............................................................................................19A Abbreviations ................................................................................................20A Basic Stamp Information ................................................................................21A Terminology ..................................................................................................29A Currency Conversion ....................................................................................31A Common Design Types ..................................................................................32A The British Commonwealth of Nations ..........................................................46A Colonies, Former Colonies, Offices, Territories Controlled by Parent States ....48A Dies of British Colonial Stamps Referred to in the Catalogue ..........................49A British Colonial and Crown Agents Watermarks ............................................49A Pronunciation Symbols ..................................................................................50A United States ........................................................................................... 1 Subject Index of Regular and Air Post Issues .................................................. 107 United Nations .................................................................................... 178 Countries of the World A-B ...................................................................207 2005 Volume 1 Catalogue Number Additions, Deletions & Changes ............ 1122 Illustrated Identifier...................................................................................... 1123 Index and Identifier ...........................................................................1136 Dealer Directory Yellow Pages ...................................................................... 1143 Index to Advertisers .................................................................................... 1150 See Volumes 2 through 6 for Countries of the World, C-Z. 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Go to: www.scottonline.com N to subscribe to our online edition! Order online at: www.amosadvantage.com Call toll-free: 1-800-448-3611 write: P.O. Box 828, Sidney, OH 45365-0828 (Offer valid only for U.S. subscribers. Canadian subscribers add $15.00 for postage. Foreign add $30.00 for postage.) Copyright © 2004 By Scott Publishing Co. LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 5A Scott Publishing Co. 911 VANDEMARK ROAD, SIDNEY, OHIO 45365 937-498-0802 Dear Scott Catalogue User: stamps and their mint, never hinged counterparts. Scott listings for Values, values, values. never-hinged stamps begin with the 1881 Banknote issues. For all The striking feature of Volume 1 of the 2005 Scott Standard of the 19th century and most of the early 20th century, premiums Postage Stamp Catalogue is the massive number of value changes for never-hinged condition now exceed 100% of the value of the that have been recorded. Volume 1 covers United States and pos- hinged stamps. The 1882 5¢ yellow brown, Scott 205, stands at sessions, United Nations, and countries of the world A-B. Equally $300 unused, hinged but climbs to $725 mint, never hinged. The impressive is the fact that almost all of the changes are upward 1893 1¢ Columbian, Scott 230, remains at $22.50 unused and value revisions. The 25,000 value