The famous stamp collector Josiah Lilly said that there were 100,000 postage stamps he wanted for his collection and he succeeded in acquiring 77,000. My considerably easier target is 35,000 of the more common stamps from 1840-1940 contained in the Scott Blue International Album Volume 1. This blog will record my progress, provide general information about Classic era philately and hopefully encourage other "Blue" collectors.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Yvert & Tellier Catalogs
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I especially like the idea of a 1941-1960 WW semi-classical era catalogue.
I wish Scott would do that.
Bob-
I couldn't resist and obtained the two volumes of the 1941-1960 semi-classical Y % T.
For good measure, I also acquired the 2010 1840-1940...
Quick impressions.....
* All three volumes look very nice (as one would expect with the French), and are printed on blue-gray hued paper.
* Scott 1840-1940 is still overall better for non French related countries.
* Obviously, the reverse is true for the French related area, although I think the Maury catalogues are better.
* 1941-1960 Y & T's are winners, because they can be brought to Stamp shows/dealers, and one can quickly tell if a country's stamp grouping at a dealer is prior to 1960. (Not that I have time to collect 1940-1960 in a purposeful way. ;-)
Thanks for reporting back. If I had decided to continue my Blue past 1940, I would definitely have bought the Y&T. I have the 2005 edition of the 1840-1940 and it is a handsome catalog, but rarely is more helpful than the Scott Classic. I actually find more info missing in Scott from Minkus!
Well done to Y & T for creating a "semi-modern" catalogue to cover the era of global transition from the Age of Empires to the era of global independence. I think the 40s and 50s offer a great deal of interest to collectors, and to be honest I think 1960 makes more "historical" sense as a break point for global collectors (for the most part) than 1940 ever has. 1940 falls right in the middle of WWII, in many ways leaving collectiors "mid-story" in terms of the philatelic history of much of the world, while 1960 was in some ways a year of truly new global transitions and changes in the nature of stamp production and marketing.
Yes, I agree it would great if Scott would produce something like this. I collect WW up to 1957 (that's when my Minkus Comprehensive Album stops) & love that 50's period for designs/topic/subjects. I have a set of 2008 Scott catalogs ... can't bring myself to update because of cost and not needing any info beyond 1957. Would be nice to know newer catalog prices though. Ahh ... to only have all catalog info digitally ... ;)
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