Country Specific Catalogue

I think it will be interesting to have a list of specialized catalogues for individual country , I will add to the list as members bring informations


Australia; Brusden White stamp catalogue
Canada; Unitrade
China; Ma stamp catalog -
China; CHINA STAMP SOCIETY SPECIALIZED CATALOG OF CHINA
Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic/Slovakia/Bohemia & Moravia ; Pofis catalogs
France; Ivert Tellier
Germany; Michel
Hong Kong; Yang stamp catalogue
Hungary; Magyar posta - és illetékbélyeg katakógus
Italy; Sassone stamp
Japan; Sakura stamp catalog
Japan: JSCA also called the "Nissen"
Netherlands; NVPH Speciale Catalogus
Peru; Lamy stamp catalogue
Poland; Fischer stamp catalog
Scandinavia; Facit stamp catalog
Switzerland; Zumstein stamp catalogue
UK; Stanley Gibbons
USA; Scott

Area66, I collect among others Switzerland. There is a Swiss issue nicknamed 'Standing Helvetia' that is the equivalent of the Washington/Franklin's here. The Zumstein catalog devotes approximately 80 pages to this issue. Scott lists them all on about 1/8 of a page!

Peter

This is the old tread that start this one

Ho boy just finished to do 10 pages to replace the 4 of Steiner's and this only for the KRAJCAR series of Hungary, no fancy colours. Scott is completely in the ditch, the KRAJCAR have 2 kinds of triangle, Stereotype and Electrotype, 2 type of 1k and 2 1 Ft, Scott make no mention of them. I'm using my new Hungarian catalogue, but Michel is base on it, so practically Michel pages.

The difference between my new pages and Steiner's are as big as the difference between Steiner's and Scott International.

Steiner's pages ( Scott) contain only 40% of the KRAJCAR series

here an exemple, it's not finished yet, I just made the rough work






Even Yvert show the type of triangles in their catalogues

Netherlands - NVPH Speciale Catalogus.

Peter

Just for the record, for Japan the Sakura is not the specialized catalogue, although it's still extremely helpful, because it has color illustrations of every stamp, plus at least somewhat more detailed listings for the early definitive series.

However, the real specialized catalogue for Japan is the 3-volume set: JSCA (which doesn't quite stand for anything), also called the "Nissen" in Japanese. ("Nissen" would be a compound word: "Ni" for the first syllable in Japan (like in "Nihon" or "Nippon"), and "sen" for the first syllable in "senmon", which is the Japanese word for specialty or specialized. ... Nissen does not stand for Cup-a-Noodles, in this case anyway!)

Similar to what Peter describes above for the Standing Helvetia, what Scott lists in 3 column inches for one early definitive Japan set takes up about 80 pages in the JSCA.

Thanks Philatarium and Pater, I update the list; what start as a complain will end with a productive list. ....

Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic/Slovakia/Bohemia & Moravia -- Pofis catalogs

Also, remember that the Scott worldwide catalogs are 'standard' catalogs. They are not intended to be specialized catalogs.

Thanks rugface, I go check where I can order the Profis

EDIT, this is a web site, do they have a printed catalogue ?

I found this one interesting for CZ

http://www.cpslib.org/catalog/pofis-c2-1.htm

The Pofis catalogs are print catalogs in color. There are several of them: Czechoslovakia 1918-1939; Protektorat Cechy & Morava (i.e., Bohemia & Moravia); Czechoslovakia 1945-1992; there are also catalogs for Czech Republic and Slovakia. The catalogs are published periodically (not every year). They are only in Czech language but following the basic information is not too difficult. I think they are excellent publications.

The catalogs can generally (if in stock) be ordered from the U.S. Society for Czechoslovak Philately (SCP). They are significantly less expensive for SCP members than non-members. See http://www.csphilately.net/publicat...ns-for-sale/

For Israel, Palestine, and Holyland, I use Bale's.

I also have an older Michel for Israel.

Iran: Farahbakhsh specialized catalogue.

Not comprehensive, as it necessarily reflects current availability, but this is always a useful guide to what's around

http://www.prinz.co.uk/4-catalogues...gory=4&n=122

For

.- Ireland: Hibernian
.- Spain and Spanish area: Edifil
.- Estonia: Eesti Postmargid ja Tervikasjad

area

You should add Maury to Yvert for France and Colonies.

Geoff

For Norway, there is the Norgeskatalogen
http://www.oslofilatelistklubb.no/s....cfm#info_uk.

For specialized New Zealand collectors - "Campbell-Paterson".