Scotts Specialty Pages

where can I locate the scotts specialty pages for world wide for pre 1940 stamps?

I use the Scott book for the country I am looking for. A threw Z kind of pricey for all of them or you can go to your local library and check and use theirs.

Ffiisshh22, I don't believe Scott offers any Specialty pages that stop with 1940. For larger countries, you may be able to buy pages that stop before (for example, Scott offers Italy from 1852-1932) or right after (Greece, 1861-1942), but usually the earliest pages will have stamps into the 1950s if not beyond.

FFlisshh22, I agree with 1840. But you can always check E-Bay and see if someone is selling early World Wide pages!
Another option would of course be either make your own or Steiner pages?

Peter

What about the "Vintage" pages aren't they basically Specialty pages for 1840-1940?

I have found lots of pages for countries starting with l and on, but can't fine the a to b countries.I have the old international albums , 2 post but they don't give the room for most stamps?

You are possibly better off to fabricate your own pages.

Somewhere I read that MicroSoft Power Point can prove helpful.

Haven't tried it myself, but maybe that can be your solution.

Regards,
Stampalotapus

ffiisshh22, it dawns on me that I don't really know what you are asking, but when has that stopped me before? If you want an 1840-1940 album, here are your main options:

Option 1: Scott "Blue" International. As you imply, the Blue Internationals contains only 35,000 out of a possible 50,000 basic stamps (i.e., ignoring watermarks, perforations, etc.). The only way to expand them is by adding your own pages.

Option 2: Minkus Supreme Global. More comprehensive than the Blue Internationals, but still missing thousands of basic stamps. Albums go past 1940 at least until 1952. Again, only way is to expand is through adding your own pages (which is more difficult to do with the Supreme Global than with the latest version of the Blue).

Option 3: Scott "Brown" Internationals. Attempt to provide spaces for all major Scott numbers. You can find these used (and almost always hard bound) on ebay and other sites or buy the Vintage Reproduction authorized reprint. (The only way, incidentally, to get 1939-1940.) The Vintage Reproductions are expensive but a class product.

Option 4: Scott Specialty Albums or Minkus Specialty Albums. Comprehensive worldwide collections have been housed in both. More expensive than any of the other options. Better reflect changes in the more recent Scott catalogs than the Browns. Many albums are out-of-print and can only be bought used. You won't be able to restrict to 1840-1940.

Option 5: Steiner print your own pages (http://www.stampalbums.com/). $30 for the computer files to print your own pages; who is knowing the cost for the paper and binders although this can be amortized over the years as your collection grows).

A lot of us on this Board can expound on any of these options.

As mentioned within the options list. There are reproduction pages of Scott brown pages to 1940. They are like specialty pages. They are available on international page sizes which mate well with regular international pages from 1940 on.

I believe ....they are available in specialty sizes as well. I bought some 5 plus years ago. Nice paper Similar color. You can tell they are copies. But still nice. I like them much better than the international pages for that period although it creates a lot of empty spaces.

thank you all for your input. I believe now that getting them printed by www.albumpages.net is a great way to go. Covers all the stamps in different formats at a cost from .25 to .30.