| Publisher |
Catalogue |
Usefulness |
| Scott |
Volumes 1-6 |
General catalogues listing stamps for all countries;
illustrated in colour (often only a single stamp in a set);
annual updates.
|
| Scott |
1840-1940 Classic |
Provides much more detail on the early stamps of all
countries; goes to 1952 for British Commonwealth countries.
|
| Scott |
U.S. Specialized |
Very detailed description of all U.S. stamps to date
including revenues and BOB; starting with 2014
volume identifies stamps that can’t be soaked.
|
| Scott |
2008 Disc |
Searchable database; can be loaded on to multiple computers; will not run on Windows 7 & later; some
users find it slow; no longer supported by Scott.
|
| Scott |
Online catalogue |
Searchable database; cheaper than the hard copies &
no shipping cost; all volumes & individual countries available; catalogue is accessed through a password on the internet; the password expires after three years
|
| Stanley Gibbons |
Collecting British
Postmarks
|
Description of postmarks from the pre-stamp era to
the present.
|
| Stanley Gibbons |
Great Britain Concise |
More detailed than Scott; illustrates all stamps in each
set; especially good for Machins and Post & Go stamps; ID numbers match the popular Windsor albums.
|
| Unitrade |
Canada Specialized |
The standard catalogue for Canadian collectors; ample
coloured illustrations; lists varieties, proofs, multiples and extensive Back of the Book.
|
| E.S.J. Van Dam |
Canadian Revenue
Catalogue
|
Much more detail on revenues than Unitrade. |
| W. Gutzman |
Canadian Picture Post Card
Catalogue
|
Identifies post cards by era, publisher & type. |
| Longworth-
Dawes
|
Semi-official Air Mail of
Canada
|
Identifies stamps, flights, pilots, etc. |
| Christmas Seal &
Charity Stamp
Society
|
Green’s Catalog of
Canadian Local & Provincial
Tuberculosis Seals
|
Lists Christmas seals prior to 1930; available
http://www.seal-society.org/literature.htm
|
| BNAPS Perfin
Study Group
|
Canadian Stamps with
Perforated Initials
|
List perfins by Scott numbers; free download http://www.bnaps.org/PerfinHandbook/Perfinbook-
1.pdf
|
| American
Topical
Association
|
Watercraft on stamps |
Example of very extensive list of inventories of stamps
topics produced by ATA; you have to be a member (or know a member) to purchase the handbooks and discs http://www.americantopicalassn.org/handbooks.shtml
|
| Keith Hall |
Seamark Illustrated Catalog
of Lighthouse Stamps
|
Comprehensive list of stamps showing lighthouses |
| Postbeeld |
Freestamp catalogue |
Free website listing 200,000 stamps; database
searchable by country, topic, year http://www.postbeeld.com/en/fsc/home/
|
| Yvert & Tellier |
France (in French) |
Very specialized catalogue of French stamps that
provides much more detail than Scott with ample colour illustrations; also available online http://www.yvert.com/c-792-bibliotheque-en- ligne.aspx
|
| Michel |
Germany Specialized (in
English in one volume or
German in two volumes)
|
Very specialized catalogue of German stamps, all eras
including states & colonies; well-illustrated, partly in colour in 2007 (possibly all in colour now); available online https://ssl.philatelie.de/onlinecatalogue/
|
Note: This list is provided for information purposes only and is not intended to be a complete list of philatelic related materials. The Kawartha Stamp Club does not endorse any particular publication listed above.
