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On Apr 25, 3:45 pm, "gogu" wrote:
3) Can one purchase some decent catalogues for specific countries without
having to purchase the entire catalogue for the whole world which is
usually
over $200?...Which companies have such catalogues by country?

You only really need a specialised catalogue for early stamps where a
lot of varieties exist. There are fewer varieties of modern stamps,
and you should be able to find web pages about them anyway.

I see.
Well, I have (re)start collecting but in a very "unprofessional" manner;-)
I do not collect/hunt for rarities, I'm just collecting stamps from 4
specific countries that *please* my eyes!
So I've decided to collect stamps from Greece, Vatican, Romania and San
Marino.
I don't know if later I'll decide to extend to other countries but it's less
probable.
Returning to what pleases my eyes, I mainly like representations of arts on
stamps, like paintings, sculpture, etc, also figures with ships (old),
statesmen etc.
Based on this I suspect that older catalogues will be of no help to me at
this moment.
What I need is catalogues for these four countries for their modern stamps,
let's say 1900-1920 and later.

Therefore, you can start cheaply by buying out-of-date country-
specific catalogues like those produced by SG. There are a lot of old
ones at very low prices on eBay, where they often don't sell at all.

You have a point here.
Maybe I'll try it when (and if) my stamp collecting horizons will be
expanded in the future.

Consequently, I have a large pile here which I haven't bothered to try
to sell and if I have the country(s) you're interested in, I'll be
happy to exchange one/some for used stamps from your own country.

Well thanks for your kind offer!
As I said I don't think I'll need one right now but if you want some stamps
from Greece (stamps I can find in the post office I mean) or used stamps
from my young child collection, I'll be more than happy to help, just let me
know.
The only problem is that I travel much abroad (some times even for a month)
so I can't send anything fast, I can do it only when I return home for a
week or 10 days...

Here in the UK, the cheapest way to buy catalogues without paying high
postage is at library sales of withdrawn books, but they usually only
have the "simplified" worldwide versions. YMMV.

BTW, what's the difference between a "full" catalogue and the "simplified"
version?
I've seen this on eBay and although I understand what it means "simplified"
I don't know what it lacks compared to the full version.
Less pictures maybe, or pictures only in b&w?...

Chris

P.S. The strange posting address is a black hole -- postmaster {at}
chrisjdoran {dot} plus {dot} com to contact me.

Yes, my address is a spamtrap for trolls and spammers.
When I was young and naive on internet I used to post under my real address
but I've learned my lesson the hard way: thousands of spam letters and every
wacko threatening me and my family or calling names..
I'll contact you soon and thanks again!




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