2026 Scott Catalogue Classic Specialized (World 1840-1940). Free shipping.

Explore the first century of stamp collecting with the Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue, the go-to reference for worldwide issues from 1840–1940. Covering stamps from more than 350 countries, it begins with the famous 1840 Penny Black of Great Britain and follows the development of classic issues across the globe.

Unlike the standard Scott catalogues (Volumes 1–6), this “Classic” edition offers expanded, in-depth listings for early stamps. With a total of 1,346 pages you’ll find detailed information on:

• Colour and paper varieties

• Never-hinged versus hinged examples

• Covers and multiples (strips, blocks of four, etc.) for selected countries

• Stamps without gum and used pairs, where collected and valued

It’s an essential tool for collectors who want to go beyond basic listings and dig into the nuances that affect rarity and value.

The Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue is updated annually, with:

• Thousands of revised values based on current market research

• Hundreds of new or expanded listings

• Additional images and editorial improvements

Contains information on the following issues:

United States (US Confederate States, Guam, Hawaii) - Abu Dhabi - Aden (Kathiri, Quaiti) - Afghanistan – La Aguera - Aitutaki - Alaouites - Albania - Alexandretta - Algeria - Allenstein - Spanish Andorra – French Andorra - Angola - Angra - Anjouan - Annam & Tonkin - Antigua - Argentina (Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Corrientes) - Armenia - Ascension – Australian States(New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia) - Australia - Austria (Austrian Offices Abroad, Lombardy Venetia) - Azerbaijan - Azores - Bahamas - Bahrain - Bangkok - Barbados - Barbuda - Basutoland - Batum - Bechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate - Belgian Congo - Belgium - Benin - Bermuda - Bolivia - Bosnia & Herzegovina - Brazil - British Central Africa - British East Africa - British Guiana - British Honduras - Brunei - Bulgaria - Burma - Bushire - Cameroun – Canadian Provinces (British Columbia & Vancouver Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) - Canada - Cape Juby - Cape of Good Hope - Cape Verde - Caroline Islands - Castellorizo - Cayman Islands - Central Lithuania - Ceylon - Chad - Chile - China (China Provinces, Offices in Tibet, Shanghai, China Treaty Ports) - Cilicia - Cochin China – Colombia, Columbian States (Antioquia, Bolivar, Boyaca, Cundinamarca, Santander, Tolima) - Cook Islands - Corfu - Costa Rica (Guanacaste) - Crete - Cuba - Cyprus - Cyrenaica - Czechoslovakia (Bohemia and Moravia, Czech Legion) - Dahomey - Dalmatia - Danish West Indies - Danzig - Denmark - Diego Suarez - Dominica - Dominican Republic - East Africa & Uganda Protectorates - Eastern Rumelia - Eastern Silesia - Ecuador - Egypt - Elobey, Annobon & Corisco - Epirus - Eritrea - Estonia - Ethiopia - Falkland Islands (Falkland Dependencies) - Far Eastern Republic - Faroe Islands - Fernando Po - Fiji - Finland - Fiume - France (French Offices Abroad – Reunion) - French Colonies - French Congo - French Equatorial Africa - French Guiana - French Guinea - French India - French Morocco - French Oceania - French Sudan - Funchal - Gabon - Gambia - Georgia - German East Africa - German New Guinea - German South West Africa – German States (Baden, Bavaria, Bergedorf, Bremen, Brunswick, Hamburg, Hanover, Lubeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, North German Confederation, Oldenburg, Prussia, Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Thurn & Taxis, Wurttemberg) - Germany (German Occupations, German Offices Abroad) - Gibraltar - Gilbert & Ellice Islands - Gold Coast - Grand Comoro - Great Britain (British Offices Abroad) - Greece - Greenland - Grenada - Griqualand West - Guadeloupe - Guatemala - Haiti - Hatay - Heligoland - Honduras - Hong Kong - Horta – Hungary (Hungary Occupations, Western Hungary) - Iceland - India - India Convention States (Chamba, Faridkot, Gwalior, Jind, Nabha, Patiala) - India Feudatory States (Alwar, Bamra, Barwani, Bhopal, Bhor, Bijawar, Bundi, Bussahir, Charkhari, Cochin, Dhar, Duttia, Faridkot, Hyderabad, Idar, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Jasdan, Jhalawar, Jind, Kishangarh, Kotah, Las Bela, Morvi, Nandgaon, Nowanuggur, Orchha, Poonch, Rajasthan, Rajpeepla, Sirmoor, Soruth, Tonk, Travancore, Travancore-Cochin, Wadhwan) - Indo-China - Inhambane - Inini - Ionian Islands - Iran - Iraq - Ireland - Italian Colonies - Italian East Africa – Italian States (Modena, Parma, Romagna, Roman States, Sardinia, Tuscany, Two Sicilies) - Italy (Italian Offices Abroad, Aegean Islands) - Ivory Coast - Jamaica - Japan (Japanese Offices Abroad) - Jordan - Karelia - Kenya, Uganda, & Tanzania - Kiauchau - Kionga - Korea - Kuwait - Labuan - Lagos - Latakia - Latvia - Lebanon - Leeward Islands - Liberia - Libya - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Lourenco Marques - Luxembourg - Macao - Madagascar - Madeira – Malaya - Malaya States (Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Sabah, Selangor, Sungei Ujong, Trengganu) - Maldive Islands - Malta - Manchukuo - Mariana Islands - Marienwerder - Marshall Islands - Martinique - Mauritania - Mauritius - Mayotte - Memel - Mesopotamia - Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Cuautla, Cuernavaca, Guadalajara, Merida, Tlacotalpan, Sinaloa, Yucatan) - Middle Congo - Moheli - Monaco - Mongolia - Montenegro - Montserrat - Morocco - Mozambique - Mozambique Company - Natal - Nauru - Nepal - Netherlands - Netherlands Antilles - Netherlands Indies - Nevis - New Britain - New Caledonia - New Guinea – British New Hebrides – French New Hebrides - New Republic - New Zealand - Nicaragua (Province of Zelaya, Cabo Gacias A Dois) - Niger - Niger Coast Protectorate - Nigeria - Niue - Norfolk Island - North Borneo - Northern Nigeria - Northern Rhodesia - North Ingermanland - North West Pacific Islands - Norway - Nossi-Be - Nyasaland Protectorate - Nyassa - Obock - Oltre Giuba - Oman - Orange River Colony - Pakistan (Bahawalpur) - Palestine - Panama - Papua - Paraguay - Penrhyn Island - Peru (Ancachs, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Chachapoyas, Chala, Chiclayo, Cuzco, Huacho, Moquegua, Paita, Pasco, Pisco, Piura, Puno, YCA) - Philippines - Pitcairn Islands - Poland (Polish Offices Abroad) - Ponta Delgada - Portugal - Portuguese Africa - Portuguese Congo - Portuguese Guinea - Portuguese India - Puerto Rico - Quelimane - Rhodesia - Rio De Oro - Romania (Romania Occupation) - Rouad, Ile - Ruanda-Urundi - Russia (Wenden (Livonia), Army of the Northwest, Army of the North, Russian Offices Abroad) - Saar - St. Christopher - St. Helena - St. Kitts-Nevis - St. Lucia - Ste. Marie de Madagascar - St. Pierre & Miquelon - St. Thomas & Prince Island - St. Vincent – El Salvador - Samoa - San Marino - Sarawak - Saseno - Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, Jedda, Nejdi) - Schleswig - Senegal - Senegambia & Niger - Serbia - Seychelles - Siberia - Sierra Leone - Singapore - Slovakia - Solomon Islands - Somalia - Somali Coast - Somaliland Protectorate - South Africa - Southern Nigeria - Southern Rhodesia - South Russia - South West Africa - Spain (Carlist Stamps, Revolutionary Overprints) - Spanish Guinea - Spanish Morocco - Tetuan - Tangier - Spanish Sahara - Stellaland - Straits Settlements - Sudan - Surinam - Swaziland - Sweden - Switzerland - Syria (Issues of The Arabian Government) - Tahiti - Tanganyika - Tannu Tuva - Tete - Thailand - Thrace - Tibet - Timor - Tobago - Togo - Tokelau - Tonga - Transcaucasian Federated Republic - Transvaal - Trinidad - Trinidad & Tobago - Tripolitania - Tristan da Cunha - Tunisia - Turkey - Turkey in Asia - Turks & Caicos Islands - Turks Islands - Ubangi-Shari - Uganda - Ukraine - Upper Senegal & Niger - Upper Silesia - Upper Volta - Uruguay - Vatican City - Venezuela (Port of Carupano, Port of Guayana) - Virgin Islands - Wallis & Futuna Islands - Western Ukraine - Yemen - Yugoslavia - Zambezia - Zanzibar - Zululand

About the Scott Catalogue
The Scott Catalogue has been the industry standard since 1868. Scott Numbers are recognized worldwide, and each volume provides the images, values and identifiers you need to find, organize and value your collection.

This Classic hardcover volume focuses specifically on the first hundred years of philately, 1840–1940, bringing together the early issues of more than 350 countries in one handy, English-language reference. Whether you collect by country, era or classic period, this catalogue will quickly become one of the most important books on your philatelic bookshelf.