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This feature of stamp catalogs, more than anythingelse connected with stamp collecting, has made the hobbyinternational and universal in scope. By mentioning thename of the catalog, the country that issued the stamp,and the number of the stamp, you may describe or orderany stamp you wish from any place in the world. Catalog Prices, What Do They Mean? The prices given in stamp catalogs are intendedmerely to be guides to values. For stamps in great popu-larity the "catalog price" is likely to lag far behind theactual market value — the price at which dealers sellstamps. The reason for this is obvious for, since stampcatalogs are published only at annual intervals, they cannot keep up with a very active market. On the otherhand, for stamps that do not enjoy great popularity at |
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