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The Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers is the most comprehensive and detailed reference for United States philately, with more than 100 specialized sections. The Scott U.S. Specialized catalog is the unequivocal single-volume reference for United States stamps and postal history, in addition to being the best-selling volume in the Scott catalog series. It provides depth and coverage far beyond the standard world catalogs, making it an essential resource for collectors, dealers, and researchers.
The 2027 edition continues that long tradition while restoring the larger stamp illustrations used in previous editions, with no increase in price. The return to the larger image format improves visibility of design details, overprints, and production characteristics, enhancing the catalog’s usability for collectors and specialists alike.
Also returning to the 2027 edition is the popular Essays and Proofs section, providing expanded coverage of some of the most fascinating material in United States philately. This section joins the catalog’s extensive specialized listings and reference material, making the 2027 edition one of the most comprehensive U.S. Specialized catalogs ever published.
The 2027 Scott U.S. Specialized Catalog contains the following sections:
- Reference and Background
- Expertizing and grading information
- Understanding the listings and Scott numbering practices
- Catalogue values and valuation guidance
- Domestic letter and air mail rates
- Identifier of definitive issues
- Glossary of philatelic terms
- United States Postage Stamps
- All Regular Issues (definitives and commemoratives)
- Booklets and booklet Panes
- Postmasters’ Provisionals
- Airmail stamps and airmail-related issues
- Special delivery and special handling
- Postage due stamps
- Parcel post and postal insurance stamps
- Semi-postal stamps
- Officials and official seals
- Computer-vended and non-personalized computer-generated postage
- Test stamps and test booklet
- Essays and Proofs
- Die proofs and plate proofs
- Progressive and trial color proofs
- Essays and design submissions
- Specialized production material
- Postal Stationery and Related Material
- Stamped envelopes and wrappers
- Postal cards and reply cards
- Official envelopes, wrappers, and cards
- Air post stationery
- First-day covers
- Postal markings
- Revenue Stamps and Special-Purpose Issues
- Documentary, proprietary, and general revenues
- Federal and state hunting permit stamps
- Alcohol, tobacco, narcotic, and customs tax stamps
- Motor vehicle, boating, and trailer permit stamps
- Stock transfer, playing cards, and match and medicine stamps
- Revenue stamped paper and embossed revenues
- Confederate States of America
- General Confederate issues
- Postmasters’ Provisionals
- U.S. stamps used in the Confederacy
- Hunting Permits (Duck) Stamps
- Federal, State, Tribal, and Junior Duck Stamps
- United States Possessions and Related Areas
- Canal Zone
- Philippines
- Puerto Rico
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Danish West Indies (Virgin Islands)
- Ryukyu Islands
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UPDATED: Expected Release Date October 15, 2026.
