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What catalogue numbers are used in subject albums? Also, is there a comparison with Scott numbers any place?
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10:30:16am
Not sure if this is the same type of album or not, but I have Minkus Albums for Russia and Poland and have been told (not sure when or by who) that they used their own numbering system.
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Yes, they are the numbers from the Minkus Catalog
Last published in the 1980s (I think).
The 1970s Minkus Worldwide catalogues are a hot item on ebay, going for upwards of $50, but regional catalogues are cheaper. I have a 1972 Russia (plus Czech, Hungary/ Poland / Romania ) catalog on my shelf for ocassional reference.
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Thanks guys for the info. Not really a WW collector, but have tons of WW stamps and 8 volumes of the Minkus Master Global albums. Just sorting and hinging while staying out of the heat.
Mel
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Minkus when they were in business published a U.S. Stamp Guide, which in some ways better, and not other ways not better than the Scott Cat. They used wonderful line drawing for the different Wash/Frank heads stamps 1908-1921 which in my view the best ever made.
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I also have Minkus Supreme Global albums thru about 1963. I had obtained a set of their New World-wide Catalogs: Vol1 Part 1 is Great Britain & Colonies, Vol1 Part 2 is Independent Africa & Asia, Vol1 Part 3 is Latin America, Vol2 Part 1 is Europe & Colonies (A-Hungary) and Vol2 part 2 is Europe & Colonies (Iceland-Yugoslavia). In some of my idle hours, I have been rendering these tomes into PDF format. So far, I have completed Vol 1 and I am about halfway through Vol2 Part 1. I suppose if someone were interested, They could compare these catalogs with Scott to create a cross-reference listing. Still searching for the latest copy of US (2004, I think) and the Canada-UN (2002, I think). But it is true, they are listed for unrealistic prices. I find the descriptive information in Minkus catalogs much superior to that of Scott. I also appreciate the fact that Minkus lists Airmail, Semi-postal and Official stamps chronologically along with Regular issues. I design my own computer printed album pages and much prefer the chronological arrangement.
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About 30 years ago (how time flies) i purchased two Minkus Supreme Global Albums to 1959 with a good amount of stamps at a flea market for $60 I guess i could have dickered but i was satisfied to pay the $60. I purchased them for the stamps within to add to my Scott International albums. So the two 1959 Minkus albums covered the world from day one to 1959. I started buying second hand Scott Internationals and really was not familiar with the Minkus albums. I can attest that the Minkus binders hold up a lot better than the Big Blues..they seem indestructible .I am still pulling stamps from them from time to time.
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Probably been asked before, but cannot find.
What catalogue numbers are used in subject albums? Also, is there a comparison with Scott numbers any place?
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re: Numbers in Minkus Master Global Albums
Not sure if this is the same type of album or not, but I have Minkus Albums for Russia and Poland and have been told (not sure when or by who) that they used their own numbering system.
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re: Numbers in Minkus Master Global Albums
Yes, they are the numbers from the Minkus Catalog
Last published in the 1980s (I think).
The 1970s Minkus Worldwide catalogues are a hot item on ebay, going for upwards of $50, but regional catalogues are cheaper. I have a 1972 Russia (plus Czech, Hungary/ Poland / Romania ) catalog on my shelf for ocassional reference.
Roy
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re: Numbers in Minkus Master Global Albums
Thanks guys for the info. Not really a WW collector, but have tons of WW stamps and 8 volumes of the Minkus Master Global albums. Just sorting and hinging while staying out of the heat.
Mel
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re: Numbers in Minkus Master Global Albums
@everyone
Minkus when they were in business published a U.S. Stamp Guide, which in some ways better, and not other ways not better than the Scott Cat. They used wonderful line drawing for the different Wash/Frank heads stamps 1908-1921 which in my view the best ever made.
1898
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re: Numbers in Minkus Master Global Albums
I also have Minkus Supreme Global albums thru about 1963. I had obtained a set of their New World-wide Catalogs: Vol1 Part 1 is Great Britain & Colonies, Vol1 Part 2 is Independent Africa & Asia, Vol1 Part 3 is Latin America, Vol2 Part 1 is Europe & Colonies (A-Hungary) and Vol2 part 2 is Europe & Colonies (Iceland-Yugoslavia). In some of my idle hours, I have been rendering these tomes into PDF format. So far, I have completed Vol 1 and I am about halfway through Vol2 Part 1. I suppose if someone were interested, They could compare these catalogs with Scott to create a cross-reference listing. Still searching for the latest copy of US (2004, I think) and the Canada-UN (2002, I think). But it is true, they are listed for unrealistic prices. I find the descriptive information in Minkus catalogs much superior to that of Scott. I also appreciate the fact that Minkus lists Airmail, Semi-postal and Official stamps chronologically along with Regular issues. I design my own computer printed album pages and much prefer the chronological arrangement.
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re: Numbers in Minkus Master Global Albums
About 30 years ago (how time flies) i purchased two Minkus Supreme Global Albums to 1959 with a good amount of stamps at a flea market for $60 I guess i could have dickered but i was satisfied to pay the $60. I purchased them for the stamps within to add to my Scott International albums. So the two 1959 Minkus albums covered the world from day one to 1959. I started buying second hand Scott Internationals and really was not familiar with the Minkus albums. I can attest that the Minkus binders hold up a lot better than the Big Blues..they seem indestructible .I am still pulling stamps from them from time to time.
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