Scott catalog numbers assigned to Year of the Snake, other recent U.S. stamps

Mar 2, 2025, 12 PM

Scott Catalog News by Charles Snee

Another month has passed, and that means it’s time to reveal another batch of new Scott catalog numbers.

The editors of the Scott catalogs each month assign catalog numbers to new issues from the United States, United Nations and postal services from around the world.

The new Scott numbers provided here are for recently issued U.S. stamps. New Scott numbers for worldwide stamps are given in the Scott New Listings Update in Scott Stamp Monthly.

Included in this month’s listings are Scott numbers for five U.S. issues: nondenominated (73¢) Chinese New Year (die cut and imperforate), nondenominated (73¢) Love (die cut and imperforate), $10.10 Spiral Galaxy, $31.40 Star Cluster, nondenominated ($1.65) 1794 Compass Rose and nondenominated (73¢) Allen Toussaint (die cut and imperforate).

What do these Scott numbers signify? In short, each stamp’s listing in an upcoming edition of the 2026 Scott catalogs.

Having these numbers handy will allow you to easily locate these stamps in the Scott catalogs and learn about their production and values.

Now that you have some context, here are the new U.S. Scott numbers:

Scott Number               Description

United States

5952                            (73c) Chinese New Year (Year of the Snake)

a.                                 Imperforate

5953                            (73c) Love

a.                                 Imperforate

5954                            $10.10 Spiral Galaxy NGC 628

5955                            $31.40 Star Cluster IC 348

5956                            ($1.65) 1794 Compass Rose

5957                            (73c) Allen Toussaint

a.                                 Imperforate

All of the numbers will appear in the Catalogue Update section of the March 2025 Scott Stamp Monthly. For further information contact Martin J. Frankevicz.Connect with Linn’s Stamp News: 

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