Scott is good.  Their weaknesss in my opinion is that they frequently
illustrate only one stamp in a group, rather than illustrating every stamp.
Makes things more difficult, particularly with less familiar foreign issues.

george

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>Check the library for the Scott catalogues.  These are the standard
>references for postage stamps.
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>On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Lynn Norris wrote:
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>> Can anyone recommend a good reference work for identifying international
>> postage stamps.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Lynn Norris
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