Minkus #'s to Scott #'s...
James Liem
I need some help. I have a Minkus All-American album and am having some
difficulty matching up the Minkus catalogue numbers to Scotts. Is there
a conversion list available to make life easier?
James
Anthony R. Brown
I could be wrong, but I think the Minkus numbers are the same as Lynn's -
and I don't know if there is a Lynn's-to-Scott's conversion.
In any event, I have a Minkus album, and I just ignore their numbers.
- Tony
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(Anthony R. Brown) writes:
I also have a Minkus All-American album. I am having trouble keeping the
stamps organized. A cross reference would be a great help to me also.
WaltEzell
>I could be wrong, but I think the Minkus numbers are the same as Lynn's -
and I don't know if there is a Lynn's-to-Scott's conversion.
No, Scott and Lynn's are almost synonymous, as they are both owned by Amos
Publishing Co.
There are no separate Lynn's numbers. They use Scott numbers mostly,
though they give a price list sometimes that shows both Minkus and Scott
numbers.
Minkus has published a nice loose-leaf catalog that uses their numbers.
There is a place to find a cross-reference between Minkus and Scott
numbers, but I don't remember where you can find it.
Bdeviolini
I doubt that there is any "legal" full concordance between the two
cataloging systems, though there may be a number of such things for one
country or another that individuals may have prepared for their own (and
their friends') use.
About the closest you may come is the listing in Linn's (please note the
spelling, Tony) Stamp News' "Trends" section in each issue. They do
include the Minkus number along with the Scott number for a few of the
countries they list.
If anyone knows of a worldwide (or at least U.S., GB and Commonwealth
countries, plus France and former colonies and Germany and former
colonies) concordance between Scott and ANY other major catalog, I would
like to hear about it - and the source to contact for more information.
This would be of great use to collectors, worldwide.
Bob de Violini (dvio...@rain.org)
Philatelic Computing Study Group
Steven G. Anderson
In article H...@freenet.carleton.ca, ax...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony R. Brown) writes:
>I could be wrong, but I think the Minkus numbers are the same as Lynn's -
>and I don't know if there is a Lynn's-to-Scott's conversion.
>
Linn's lists the Scott numbers and the USPS # from the Stamps Etc. catalog for
ordering directly from KC.
I do believe that the semi-annual US Trends list has both Scott and Minkus numbers.
>In any event, I have a Minkus album, and I just ignore their numbers.
>
Same here. Minkus was the only supplier in the US I could find that makes a
Peru album. I just ignore the Minkus number and use my catalog to match up
sets using the perf, year, and picture. It works quite well.
If I can get Minkus to send me their numbers, I will add them to my monthly list.
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Steven G. Anderson s...@cray.com
Cray Research, Inc
Eagan, MN
Jon O. Johnson
: I need some help. I have a Minkus All-American album and am having some
: difficulty matching up the Minkus catalogue numbers to Scotts. Is there
: a conversion list available to make life easier?
: James
I have a cross reference, US only.
It is about a year out of date. I don't have it with me at the moment,
but I'll dig it out tonight and see if it says how to get it - it is
published by someone and was given to me by a dealer.
Jon
Bid Board BBS: (408) 265-6638
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Steven G. Anderson
(US and British Commonwealth) into 2 volumes next year, making a total of 6
volumes. Volume 1A will have US and British Americas. Volume 1B will have UK
and the rest of the Commonwealth. And to think I can remember when it was only
2 volumes and the minimum price was 2c. Sigh.
James H. Walters
Regarding the earlier question about converting between catalog number
systems,
The American Topical Association in their membership brochure, says that
they have a "CATALOG NUMBER CONVERSION SERVICE - from/to major catalogs."
available.
I don't know what it costs, if it is good or bad or anything else.
You can contact the ATA at:
American Topical Association
P.O. Box 630
Johnstown, PA 15907 USA
Telephone (814) 539-6301
Number might be out of date, I'm getting it from a 2 year old copy of
their magazine - mailing address is current though.
Jim Walters
Portland, Oregon
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Dellett & Walters Portland, Oregon USA
Jon O. Johnson
: I need some help. I have a Minkus All-American album and am having some
: difficulty matching up the Minkus catalogue numbers to Scotts. Is there
: a conversion list available to make life easier?
: James
Minkus (published by Novus Debut, Inc) has a free Cross-Reference list.
It is published as a favor to dealers who sell their Minkus Specialized
American Catalog. You should be able to get a copy from your dealer.
You might call Novus Debut, Inc: 704 588-2636
Fax 704 588-2955
Jon O. Johnson
Bruce Corson
Anderson) writes:
/> Amen to that! ecurBruce.
Lorne Schachter
birthday (I was 6 or 7 at the time) and it was all in one volume. Hard
to believe something like that today.
Lorne Schachter
Geert K. Marien
Steven G. Anderson (s...@cray.com) wrote:
: In this week's Linn's is an article that Scott will be splitting Volume 1
: (US and British Commonwealth) into 2 volumes next year, making a total of 6
: volumes. Volume 1A will have US and British Americas. Volume 1B will have UK
: and the rest of the Commonwealth. And to think I can remember when it was only
: 2 volumes and the minimum price was 2c. Sigh.
Does this mean that the price per volume is coming down?
Oh, I get it ... the price goes up, each volume gets slightly slimmer,
and everyone makes more profit from those who buy them.
Gee, and I was going to complain about dealers who still use 1988
volumes. I saw one today at the MEGA-MONEY stamp show. Now I know why -
less outlay and they can still charge higher prices! Smart capitalists
these stamp people!
/Geert
Rev. Stephen Knapp
>You can contact the ATA at:
>
>American Topical Association
>P.O. Box 630
>Johnstown, PA 15907 USA
>
>Telephone (814) 539-6301
>
>Number might be out of date
The address and phone number are okay as of the current issue or the ATA
journal Topical Time.
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