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Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and CoversWhat’s in the United States Specialized Catalog?
The Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers is the most comprehensive and detailed reference for United States philately and the best-selling volume in the Scott catalog series. It provides depth and coverage far beyond the standard world catalogs, making it an essential resource for collectors, dealers, and researchers.
In addition to definitive and commemorative postage stamps, the U.S. Specialized catalog includes extensive listings for:
- Postal stationery
- Revenue stamps
- Hunting permit (duck) stamps
- Booklets and booklet panes
- Carriers and locals
- Test stamps and test booklets
- Confederate States of America
- United States possessions and territories
Each of these areas is treated as a distinct section within the catalog, alongside major categories such as postage, airmail, postage due, special delivery, and semi-postal issues.
With more than 100 specialized sections, the Scott U.S. Specialized catalog is the definitive single-volume reference for United States stamps and postal history.
Major Sections Included
The U.S. Specialized catalog contains detailed listings and reference material across the following major sections:
- Reference and Background
- Expertizing and grading information
- Understanding the listings and Scott numbering practices
- Catalogue values and valuation guidance
- Domestic letter and air mail rates
- Identifier of definitive issues
- Glossary of philatelic terms
- United States Postage Issues
- Postmasters’ provisionals
- Postage stamps
- Airmail stamps and airmail-related issues
- Special delivery and special handling
- Postage due stamps
- Parcel post and postal insurance stamps
- Semi-postal stamps
- Officials and official seals
- Computer-vended and computer-generated postage
- Non-personalized and test postage
- Postal Stationery and Related Material
- Stamped envelopes and wrappers
- Postal cards and reply cards
- Official envelopes, wrappers, and cards
- Air post stationery
- First-day covers
- Postal markings
- Revenues and Special-Purpose Issues
- Documentary, proprietary, and general revenues
- Federal and state hunting permit (duck) stamps
- Alcohol, tobacco, narcotic, and customs tax stamps
- Motor vehicle, boating, and trailer permit stamps
- Stock transfer, playing cards, and match & medicine stamps
- Revenue stamped paper and embossed revenues
- Confederate States of America
- General Confederate issues
- Postmasters’ provisionals
- U.S. stamps used in the Confederacy
- United States Possessions and Related Areas
- Canal Zone
- Philippines
- Puerto Rico
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Danish West Indies (Virgin Islands)
- Ryukyu Islands
