U.S. Scott Catalogue Numbers (June 2015)

4973a (49¢) Soft Shield Fern lithographed coil stamp with Microprinted “USPS” and “2015” date
4974a (49¢) Autumn Fern lithographed coil stamp with Microprinted “USPS” and “2015” date
4975a (49¢) Goldie’s Wood Fern lithographed coil stamp with Microprinted “USPS” and “2015” date
4976a (49¢) Painted Fern lithographed coil stamp with Microprinted “USPS” and “2015” date
4977a (49¢) Fortune’s Holly Fern lithographed coil stamp with Microprinted “USPS” and “2015” date
4977c Strip of 5, #4973a-4977a

4979 (49¢) Maya Angelou

4980 (49¢) Civil War Sesquicentennial – Battle of Five Forks
4981 (49¢) Civil War Sesquicentennial – Surrender at Appomattox Court House
a. Pair, #4980-4981

4982 (49¢) Gifts of Friendship – Lincoln Memorial and Cherry Blossoms
4983 (49¢) Gifts of Friendship – U.S. Capitol and Cherry Blossoms
a. Horiz. pair, #4982-4983
4984 (49¢) Gifts of Friendship – Japanese Diet and Dogwood Blossoms
4985 (49¢) Gifts of Friendship – Clock Tower and Dogwood Blossoms
a. Horiz. pair, #4984-4985

U690 (49¢) Pink Water Lily stamped envelope
U691 (49¢) White Water Lily stamped envelope

U.S. Scott Catalogue Update – May 2015

waterlilies4964 (49¢) Water Lily – Pale pink
4965 (49¢) Water Lily – Red
4966 (49¢) Water Lily – Purple
4967 (49¢) Water Lily – White
a. Block of 4, #4964-4967
b. Convertible booklet pane of 20, 5 each #4964-4967

4968 (49¢) Art by Martín Ramírez – Untitled (Horse and Rider with Trees)
4969 (49¢) Art by Martín Ramírez – Untitled (Man Riding Donkey)
4970 (49¢) Art by Martín Ramírez – Untitled (Train on Inclined Tracks)
4971 (49¢) Art by Martín Ramírez – Untitled (Deer)
4972 (49¢) Art by Martín Ramírez – Untitled (Tunnel with Cars and Buses)
a. Vert. strip of 5, #4968-4972

4973 (49¢) Soft Shield Fern lithographed coil stamp with Microprinted “USPS” and “2014” date
4974 (49¢) Autumn Fern lithographed coil stamp with Microprinted “USPS” and “2014” date
4975 (49¢) Goldie’s Wood Fern lithographed coil stamp with Microprinted “USPS” and “2014” date
4976 (49¢) Painted Fern lithographed coil stamp with Microprinted “USPS” and “2014” date
4977 (49¢) Fortune’s Holly Fern lithographed coil stamp with Microprinted “USPS” and “2014” date
a. Strip of 5, #4973-4977

4978 (49¢) From Me to You

U.S. Scott Catalogue Numbers (April Update)

4672a 1¢ƒ Bobcat coil, dated “2015,” microprinting on bobcat’s leg
4905b Circus imperforate souvenir sheet of 3, #4905d, 2 #4905c
4905c 50¢ Circus Wagon, imperforate
4905d $1 Circus Clown, 57x48mm
4905e Circus imperforate souvenir sheet of 3 with gold omitted in sheet margin
4957 (49¢) Chinese New Year – Year of the Ram
4958 (49¢) Robert Robinson Taylor
4959 (49¢) Rose and Heart
4960 70¢ Tulip and Heart
4961 (10¢) Flag self-adhesive coil – Stripes at Left, Stars at Right
4962 (10¢) Flag self-adhesive coil – Stars and White Stripe
4963 (10¢) Flag self-adhesive coil – Stars at Left, Stripes at Right
a. Strip of 3, #4961-4963

U689 $5.75 Glade Creek Grist Mill stamped envelope

Scott Changes Mind On Jenny “Unverts”

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.

Scott Catalogue Numbers – January 2015 update

4945 (49¢) Christmas – Magi
a. Convertible booklet pane of 20
rudolph1_8004946 (49¢) Christmas – Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4947 (49¢) Christmas – Hermey and Rudolph
4948 (49¢) Christmas – Santa Claus
4949 (49¢) Christmas – Bumble
a. Block of 4, #4946-4949
b. Convertible booklet pane of 20, 5 each #4946-4949
4950 (49¢) Wilt Chamberlain in Philadelphia Warriors uniform
4951 (49¢) Wilt Chamberlain in Los Angeles Lakers uniform
a. Pair, #4950-4951

CVP88A (49¢) Computer vended stamp with USPS Eagle emblem

U.S. Scott Catalogue Update – December

4704a (49¢) Purple Heart, dated 2014

4928 (49¢) Batman – Bat Signal with large wings curved at sides
4929 (49¢) Batman – Bat Signal with short wings curved at sides
4930 (49¢) Batman – Bat Signal with wings straight at sides, with pointed tail
4931 (49¢) Batman – Bat Signal with wings straight at sides, no pointed tail
4932 (49¢) Batman – Batman with yellow background
4933 (49¢) Batman – Batman and Bat Signal
4934 (49¢) Batman – Batman and rope
4935 (49¢) Batman – Batman and blue background
a. Vert. strip of 4, #4932-4935

4936 ($1.15) Silver Bells Wreath

4937 (49¢) Winter Fun – Skaters, large convertible booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 10¾x11 on 2 or 3 sides
4938 (49¢) Winter Fun – Child Making Snowman, large convertible booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 10¾x11 on 2 or 3 sides
4939 (49¢) Winter Fun – Cardinal, large convertible booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 10¾x11 on 2 or 3 sides
4940 (49¢) Winter Fun – Child Making Snow Angel, large convertible booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 10¾x11 on 2 or 3 sides
a. Block of 4, #4937-4940
b. Convertible booklet pane of 20, 5 each #4937-4940

4941 (49¢) Winter Fun – Skaters, small convertible ATM booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 11¼x11 on 2, 3 or 4 sides
4942 (49¢) Winter Fun – Child Making Snowman, small convertible ATM booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 11¼x11 on 2, 3 or 4 sides
4943 (49¢) Winter Fun – Cardinal, small convertible ATM booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 11¼x11 on 2, 3 or 4 sides
4944 (49¢) Winter Fun – Child Making Snow Angel, small convertible ATM booklet stamp, serpentine die cut 11¼x11 on 2, 3 or 4 sides
a. Block of 4, #4941-4944
b. ATM booklet pane of 18, 5 each #4941-4942, 4 each #4943-4944

B5 (49¢+11c) Breast Cancer Awareness, lithographed, perf. 11×10 ¾, dated 2014

U684 (49¢) Poinsettia stamped envelope
U685 (49¢) Snowflake stamped envelope (snowflake design used on No. 4811)
U686 (49¢) Snowflake stamped envelope (snowflake design used on No. 4810)
U687 (49¢) Cardinal stamped envelope
U688 (49¢) Child Making Snowman stamped envelope

U.S. Scott Catalogue Numbers – November Update

CC_Rojas-Lombardi4921 (49¢) Bombardment of Fort McHenry, 200th Anniv.

4922 (49¢) Celebrity Chefs – Edna Lewis
4923 (49¢) Celebrity Chefs – Felipe Rojas-Lombardi
4924 (49¢) Celebrity Chefs – Joyce Chen
4925 (49¢) Celebrity Chefs – James Beard
4926 (49¢) Celebrity Chefs – Julia Child
a. Horiz. strip of 5, #4922-4926

4927 $5.75 Glade Creek Grist Mill

Scott Cat. Numbers – October 2014

4816b (49¢) Poinsettia, dated “2014”
4816c Poinsettia convertible booklet pane of 20, dated “2014”
4917 (49¢) Hudson River School Paintings booklet stamp – Grand Canyon, by Thomas Moran
4918 (49¢) Hudson River School Paintings booklet stamp – Summer Afternoon, by Asher B. Durand
4919 (49¢) Hudson River School Paintings booklet stamp – Sunset, by Frederic Edwin Church
4920 (49¢) Hudson River School Paintings booklet stamp – Distant View of Niagara Falls, by Thomas Cole
a. Block of 4, #4917-4920
b. Convertible booklet pane of 20, 5 each #4917-4920