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I just started using this catalog. The NH column shows a % sign, NH%. What does this mean. Am I advised to use a Scott catalog?
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I think for Canada it would be great to have a Unitrade. It is a whole lot better than Scott and I wish the US Scott Specialized was as specialized as the Unitrade. For the meaning of the percentage sign - have you tried the introduction to the catalog?
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The NH% in Unitrade is used as a pricing factor for mint AND never hinged stamps and the appropriate grade of fine, very fine, etc... It's also used as a formula for reducing stamp values that would be considered F or lower.
As Peter mentioned, the information section in the front of the book will explain how it is used. Check the section under "Catalogue Value"
*Edit - For my Canada collection, I use the Uniprise catalog with Scott as a backup/cross reference. |
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Edited by Going Postal - 07/02/2022 2:16 pm |
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NH % ==
Say NH 100%= VF stamp is $100, so a VFNH is $200, a VFH is still $100 NH 200%= VF stamp is $100, so a VFNH is $300, a VFH is still $100
now take a NHF - never hinged fine
NH 100%= a Fine NH stamp is $75 in catalog , so its NH catalog value is would be $112.50 ($75 + (100% divide by 2= 50%)! $75 + (75.00x50%=$37.50) = $112.50
NH 100% = VG Catalog of $20, so a NH value would be $20 + (20x25%=$5.00) = $25.00.
Everytime you go down a grade the NH% divides by 2. VF100% F50% VG25%
If you had a F/VF graded stamp is would 75% and a VG/F stamp would be 37.5%
Hope that make sense
Trodent
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Edited by Trodent - 07/02/2022 7:23 pm |
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Doc - Wherever you see a Header entitled "NH%" you will see values such as "50" in the column below. It means that a 50% (or whatever the value denoted may be) premium is applied to the base catalog mint value. If a stamp has a cv of $10 with a NH% of 50 it is valued at $15. |
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Let me see if I really understand this. For #87 the catalog shows NH% VF 200 30 So my MNH VF stamp is valued at $60 (Canadian)? |
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Agree with guidance above.
And I feel its worth noting that this is Unitrade's GUIDELINE and not a hard and fixed rule.
The market or individual seller's may pay/demand less or more than this %, depending on many factors like individual collector's desire or scarcity of that stamp number.
Plus the underlying $ in Unitrade is fixed at the point of publication, and prices change over time. I often go to online auctions to see / validate prices though its not comprehensive
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