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Scott CV of Modern Germany Stamps vs. Other Countries
Quite apart from the fact that many PO departments worldwide seem to want to
discourage the use of postage stamps, there is a fundamental weakness, and bias with SCOTT catalogs. Scott may have reasonable valuations for the US material, but for almost all other countries, the Scott valuation seems to be but a small fraction of the values for the same stamps in reutable recognised catalos such as MICHEL, Yvert, SG, FACIT, Zumstein and similar. In other words, it seems that Scott is only interested in US wallpaper, and US collectors, and may be deliberately undervaluing European and other countries' material? On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 08:56:44 +0800, "Alfred Lee" wrote: Well, I don't think this issue is peculiar to the Germans alone. I believe the crux of the problem is due to the reduced usage of postage stamps? Most of the mail I receive from Germany have labels attached. Not a stamp in sight. Otherwise, it is the tiny definitives, which is aptly valued in the lower echelons. But of course, there seems to be too much of a bias here when they are all priced 0.60+ each. Anyone can provide the amount of stamps issued? _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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Quite apart from the fact that many PO departments worldwide seem to want to
discourage the use of postage stamps, there is a fundamental weakness, and bias with SCOTT catalogs. Scott may have reasonable valuations for the US material, but for almost all other countries, the Scott valuation seems to be but a small fraction of the values for the same stamps in reutable recognised catalos such as MICHEL, Yvert, SG, FACIT, Zumstein and similar. In other words, it seems that Scott is only interested in US wallpaper, and US collectors, and may be deliberately undervaluing European and other countries' material? On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 08:56:44 +0800, "Alfred Lee" wrote: Well, I don't think this issue is peculiar to the Germans alone. I believe the crux of the problem is due to the reduced usage of postage stamps? Most of the mail I receive from Germany have labels attached. Not a stamp in sight. Otherwise, it is the tiny definitives, which is aptly valued in the lower echelons. But of course, there seems to be too much of a bias here when they are all priced 0.60+ each. Anyone can provide the amount of stamps issued? _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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"Ken McVaySOBC" wrote in message ... Quite apart from the fact that many PO departments worldwide seem to want to discourage the use of postage stamps, there is a fundamental weakness, and bias with SCOTT catalogs. Scott may have reasonable valuations for the US material, but for almost all other countries, the Scott valuation seems to be but a small fraction of the values for the same stamps in reutable recognised catalos such as MICHEL, Yvert, SG, FACIT, Zumstein and similar. In other words, it seems that Scott is only interested in US wallpaper, and US collectors, and may be deliberately undervaluing European and other countries' material? Ken Could it not simply be that Scott is reflecting the US market in these items? Regards, Roger |
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