Postage stamp collecting

A stamp price catalog  is a catalog of postage stamp types and prices. Although basically it is just a list of descriptions and prices of collectible postage stamps, in practice the catalog is an essential tool for stamp collecting.

Originally catalogs were just dealers' price lists, and in some cases. Over time, as philately developed, catalogs tended to accumulate additional supporting details about the stamps, such as dates of issue, color variations, and other informations. As their use by collectors became widespread, the catalogs came to define what was and was not a legitimate stamp, since collectors would avoid stamps not described in their catalog.

Stamp prices may also vary depending on the physical appearance of your collectible stamps. To know more about this topic, you may visit our article " Postage Stamps Prices ", this article discusses certain factors that will have to take into consideration when personally appraising postage stamp prices.