Mitchell Katloge Or Scott Catalog

Which one is better for a german only stamp collector? And why?

I use Michel, but I know several others on this board haven't had as much luck with it. I think it largely depends on how specialized you want to get. If you want a basic German collection Scott would suffice. If you want to specialize, Michel's the only way to go.

The upside to Michel:

1. It's far, far, far, far, far, far, far more detailed.
2. You can occasionally get a bargain on a rare item because sellers using Scott or SG don't recognize the rarity of a particular variety.

The downside:

1. It's in German. An English version exists, but it's overpriced and not as complete.
2. If you're dealing with US sources for buying, selling, or trading, it can be an obstacle. Most use Scott numbers and pricing.

i grew up speaking german so thats not the bad part the difficulty can be in finding the albums

Ah well, you posted just before I did, . That's OK.
Looks good. The description reads well, I like it, that's me watching it.

Couple of typos in last bit


did you mean ' and said hey I have a bunch of duplicates or multiples?

War-gaming stuff, nice. I used to do that years ago. Must look at that later.

May I suggest that you use Germany instead of German when describing your stamp lots? , ebay's new search may find both if either is entered but I do not know.

i think it finds both, yea thats what I meant lol

it wont let me correct it yet I have to wait a day I think, I will try later to make it sound better thats what I get for typing fast and not going over my spelling

How do I get the michel catalog I see they have a disk catalog where do I get that and how much is it?

You can get Michel catalogs from several sources. The most common are direct from Michel, Amazon, or ebay. I also buy frequently from Werner Zielniewicz.

I wouldn't recommend the software version of Michel's catalog. It's nowhere near as good as the printed catalogs. It contains the listings of stamps and prices, but it omits much of the surrounding text, notes, comments, etc. It generally sells for about $90-$100.

Michel's basic catalog for 2011/2012 is about $50. The Specialized catalogs for 2012 are about $100 a volume (it's a 2 volume set).

Is that world wide or just germany? I only really need it for germany or should I get the complete set?

That's just Germany.

This should give you a good idea of what's in the basic catalog and the specialized.

I would recommend you get the Germany Specialized catalog. I use it myself and I'm very satisfied.

Ok thank you guys very much for the help