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and SCOTT Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 3 & 4. By F. L. Korean *(Clicking on the red letters & numbers,
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It must have been August 1989, that I ordered my first catalogue from SCOTT; the 1990 SCOTT Standard Postage
Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 3. See the 1990 SCOTT front cover During 1990, my S. Korean stamp collection was growing fast, and I had made contact with Michael Rogers INC.,
from whom I ordered the 1991 KPC-Korean Postage Stamp Catalog. In August, 1991, I bought my 2nd SCOTT caialogue; the 1992 SCOTT Standard Postage
Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 3. Sometime, during 1992, I bought Korea's first Official Book, for $135.00. It had 5 specially prepared panes of
six stamps in each pane. Thereafter, I contacted SCOTT'S editorial staff by phone, they're 35 miles away. My complaint was that they
didn't list Korea's Official Books #3, #4, &5; and their listing for Official Books #1 & #2, showed only "pane
of 6", and the projected price for only that pane; when in fact both Books contained 5 panes of 6 stamps each.
Their reply was that, "they were bound by the policy & procedures as published in the front of each catalogue". Opinion: The last S. Korean New-Issued stamp catalogued in the 1995 SCOTT, was the 02-28-1994 "75th Anniversary of the
Sam-Il Independence Movement". Immediately before it, SCOTT properly lists the S. Korean Official Book #6, for
the 01-24-1994 "The 21st Universal Postal Congress", the first of nine (9) Commemorative Official Books, released
by S. Korea during 1994, at Sc# 1765b. My 1996 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Volume 4, arrived in late July 1995.
Ignoring all the extraneous stuff at the front, I promptly flipped to South Korea's
latest catalogued stamps. The last catalogued New-Issue, was the Jan. 21, 1995 "Protection of
Wild Animals & Plants (2nd Issue)", a two stamp issue at Sc# 1801 & 1802. I was surprised to find
the remarks, "Souvenir booklet, 4 #1801" and "Souvenir booklet, 4 #1802"; but, not until I read
the footer-remark, "Booklets of Nos. 1801-1802 each have one stamp tied to cover with first day
cancel."; did it dawn on me that Scott had begun cataloguing South Korean Collector Booklets.
I found one other like remark, after perusal of previous pages of the catalogue; Sc# 1797, 1994's
"Philately Week Special". The 1996 SCOTT, also properly listed S. Korea Official Books #11-14, for the 08-22-1994 4-stamp issue "The
21st Universal Postal Congress", and Official Book #15, for the "Narcissus" definitive stamp, the Book being
released 02-28-1995; but, DID NOT list Official Book #7 at the 06-13-1994 1-stamp issue "PHILAKOREA
1994 World Stamp Exhibition", or Official Books #8-10, for the 08-16-1994, 3-stamp issue "PHILAKOREA 1994 World
Stamp Exhibition". When my 1997 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Volume 4 arrived, the last
catalogued New-Issue, was the Mar. 5, 1996 "Protection of Wild Animals & Plants (3rd Issue)",
a two stamp issue at Sc# 1865 & 1866. The 1997 SCOTT, also properly listed S. Korea Official Book #16, for the 03-20-1995 Definitive stamp issue,
"Celadon Pitcher", and the Official Book #18, for the 08-14-1995 Commemorative stamp issue, "Liberation Day,
50th Anniv."; but, DID NOT list Official Book #17, for the 06-01-1995 Definitive stamp issue, 390 Won, "747
flying up to the left". When my 1998 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Volume 4 arrived, the last
catalogued New-Issue, was the Dec. 2, 1996 "1997 New Year's",
a two stamp issue at Sc# 1893 & 1894; erroneously catalogued with the issue-date of "1997, Dec. 2". A search showed that there were thirteen (13) new "Complete Booklet" remarks, after those identified
for the 1997 Scott, and 121 new "Complete Booklet" remarks, other than those identified for
1996 & 1997, with the earliest shown at Sc# 1535 the May 27, 1989 issue. Plus, a new "Souvenir
Booklet Box", has been added at the bottom of Page 145. The "Souvenir Booklet Box" does not contain any
Sc# of the Type 2-Portable Booklets remarked. Read what the 1997 STANLEY GIBBONS, Part 18, page 278 has to say about "Philatelic Centre Booklets": The SCOTT listing for Official Books #8-10, finally showed in the 1998 SCOTT, along with Official Book #19
containg the 400 won Definitive stamp of a 747 flying to the right, issued 03-27-1996; but the listing for Official
Book #7, and Official Book #17 haven't showed through 2006 SCOTT. Did they change their Booklet policy?...NO! Did they change their Booklet policy?...NO! |