![]() ![]() Scott & Co.’s Monthly Price List, a one-sided, single-page list measuring 7½ x 17 inches apparently meant to be used as a flyer or broadside. The precursor to the Scott catalogues still used by the majority of collectors in the United States was J.W. The first Scott catalogue, June 1868 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue Voledition Kline (a pseudonym for John William Kline), also 1862. The first in the United States was The Stamp Collector’s Manual by A.C. The first catalogues in Great Britain were published in 1862 by Frederick Booty, Mount Brown, and Dr. The first stamp catalogue was published in France by Oscar Berger-Levrault on September 17, 1861, and the first illustrated catalogue was by Alfred Potiquet in December 1861, based on the earlier work. ![]() There are hundreds of different catalogues, most specializing in particular countries or periods. A few catalogues are offered on-line, either free or for a fee. Most stamp shops have stamp catalogues available for purchase. These list postage stamp types with descriptions - usually accompanied by illustrations - and prices. Stamp catalogues are the primary tool used by serious collectors to organize their collections, and for the identification and valuation of stamps. ![]()
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