Lot 6 - Beautiful 1909 Scott World Catalogue

A beautiful copy of the 1909 Scott World catalogue. Hardbound and 791 pages to the back page of the index. Includes a blue page advertising section in the back which provides an utterly fascinating glimpse of what the stamp market looked like in 1909. How about a dealer advertising a mint short set of 1893 Columbians for 70 cents? Or how about page after page of Scott advertisements for packets, like 4000 different world for just $85? Then there are ads for all manner of philatelic equiment from perf guages to watermark trays and such. As much as our hobby has advanced, there is still much that is largely how it was in 1909, as you will see from reading it. But the real value lies in identifying stamps whose value increases have outpaced inflation and those that have not. For instance, a mint Canada #3 was listed at $500, which may not have outplaced inflation, despite cataloguing between $150,000 and $180,000 for VF today. On the other hand, a mint 50c Jubilee catalogued just $1 and now lists for almost 500 times that amount for VF. A used Penny Black from Great Britain was 20 cents and is now easily worth 500 times that for a VF copy and sometimes more like 1000 times that amount. So, those two stamps have well outpaced inflation, despite not being particularly rare, while the rare Canada #3, while it has increased in price significantly has not necessarily performed better than $500 invested in 1851 would have. For this reason, I consider all older catalogues to be invaluable for conducting long-term research into market trends. The past is the best predictor of the future and if you want to identify those stamps worth acquiring for long term appreciation, having these reference sources handy is very helpful. Est. $50.

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