The Scott Catalogues are going to list the upright Jenny Invert stamps (what I call the “unverts”) after all. In an article in the February 16, 2015, issue of co-owned Linn’s Stamp News, editor Chad Snee says the decision was made after “a number of dealers and collectors contacted Scott, questioning the wisdom of the decision to not assign a catalog number.”
Snee says to be listed, stamps must be valid for postage, and the country issuing them must have a functioning postal system. The Scott listing police says the goal is “to seek reasons why a stamp should be listed, rather than why it should not.”
The panes will get a minor letter variety of Sc. 4806, starting with the 2016 U.S. Specialized catalogue.
The question begs, however: If these souvenir sheets, which cannot be (knowingly) purchased at a post office nor (knowingly) ordered from Stamp Fulfillment Services, are listed, what then of the Vintage Circus Posters souvenir sheet, which was only available as part of a press sheet or in the expensive 2014 Stamp Yearbook? They are valid for postage, and the U.S. has a functioning postal service.
My guess is that they will be listed, too.
Scott has also decided to list imperforate press sheets, because they are available in sufficient quantities for “market demand,” and to make organizing a collection easier.
It only seems right that they catalog stamps that are released. Or do they think they get to decide what constitutes a stamp. I thought that was up to the USPS. Since they serve a customer base, and customers want to see them catalogued, It seems a No-Brainer to me. Personally, I would not buy a Scott Catalog, if they refused to list all the stamps.