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== Catalogue abbreviations ==
== Catalogue abbreviations ==
The countries shown are examples rather than complete coverage lists. Countries currently included in this collection's country-code table are shown in bold.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Catalogue
! Catalogue
! Identifier abbreviation
! Identifier abbreviation
! Example countries or postal areas covered
|-
|-
| Stanley Gibbons
| Stanley Gibbons
| <code>SG</code>
| <code>SG</code>
| '''United Kingdom''', '''Isle of Man''', Australia, Canada
|-
|-
| Michel
| Michel
| <code>Mi</code>
| <code>Mi</code>
| '''Germany''', '''Kyrgyzstan''', '''Liechtenstein''', '''Switzerland''', '''Ukraine'''
|-
|-
| Zumstein
| Zumstein
| <code>Zum</code>
| <code>Zum</code>
| '''Switzerland''', '''Liechtenstein''', United Nations Geneva
|-
|-
| Scott
| Scott
| <code>Scott</code>
| <code>Scott</code>
| United States, '''Germany''', '''United Kingdom''', Japan
|-
|-
| Yvert et Tellier
| Yvert et Tellier
| <code>YT</code>
| <code>YT</code>
| France, Monaco, '''Switzerland''', Belgium
|-
|-
| Sakura
| Sakura
| <code>Sakura</code>
| <code>Sakura</code>
| Japan, Ryukyu Islands and historical Japanese-administered territories
|-
|-
| AFA
| AFA
| <code>AFA</code>
| <code>AFA</code>
| Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands
|-
|-
| Facit
| Facit
| <code>Facit</code>
| <code>Facit</code>
| Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands
|-
|-
| Minkus
| Minkus
| <code>Minkus</code>
| <code>Minkus</code>
| United States, '''Germany''', France, Japan and worldwide issues
|-
|-
| Sassone
| Sassone
| <code>Sass</code>
| <code>Sass</code>
| Italy, San Marino and Vatican City
|-
|-
| Edifil
| Edifil
| <code>Edifil</code>
| <code>Edifil</code>
| Spain, Andorra, Equatorial Guinea and former Spanish colonies
|-
|-
| Unificato
| Unificato
| <code>Unif</code>
| <code>Unif</code>
| Italy, San Marino, Vatican City and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
|-
|-
| Philex
| Philex
| <code>Philex</code>
| <code>Philex</code>
| '''Germany''', Austria, '''Switzerland''', '''Liechtenstein''', France and Spain
|}
|}
'''Notes:'''
* Sakura is principally a Japanese catalogue. Its additional coverage includes historical postal administrations rather than a second modern sovereign country.
* Minkus is retained for older collections and references, but its independent worldwide catalogue and numbering system are no longer actively published.
* Philex country catalogues normally reproduce Michel numbering. Where that is the case, use <code>Mi</code> in the stamp identifier rather than <code>Philex</code>.


== Country codes ==
== Country codes ==

Revision as of 16:16, 16 September 2026

This section records individual postage stamps, stamp issues and first day covers in the collection.

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Collection summary

Record type Number of pages
First day covers 49
Owned first day covers 0
First day covers wanted 18
Individual stamps 129

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Naming conventions

Individual stamp pages

Use the following page-title format: 

CC-Catalogue-NumberVariant

Examples:

  • IM-SG-9999
  • IM-SG-9999a
  • DE-Mi-385

The parts are:

  • CC — two-letter country code
  • Catalogue — catalogue abbreviation, such as SG or Mi
  • Number — catalogue number
  • Variant — optional suffix, such as a, b or c

Use the same identifier for the principal image filename: 

IM-SG-9999a.jpg

Additional images may use descriptive suffixes: 

IM-SG-9999a-back.jpg
IM-SG-9999a-detail-1.jpg

First day cover pages

Use: 

Country – Issue title – Year

Where several different covers exist for the same issue, include the producer or cover type: 

Country – Issue title – Producer – Year

Catalogue abbreviations

The countries shown are examples rather than complete coverage lists. Countries currently included in this collection's country-code table are shown in bold.

Catalogue Identifier abbreviation Example countries or postal areas covered
Stanley Gibbons SG United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Australia, Canada
Michel Mi Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Ukraine
Zumstein Zum Switzerland, Liechtenstein, United Nations Geneva
Scott Scott United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan
Yvert et Tellier YT France, Monaco, Switzerland, Belgium
Sakura Sakura Japan, Ryukyu Islands and historical Japanese-administered territories
AFA AFA Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands
Facit Facit Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands
Minkus Minkus United States, Germany, France, Japan and worldwide issues
Sassone Sass Italy, San Marino and Vatican City
Edifil Edifil Spain, Andorra, Equatorial Guinea and former Spanish colonies
Unificato Unif Italy, San Marino, Vatican City and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Philex Philex Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France and Spain

Notes:

  • Sakura is principally a Japanese catalogue. Its additional coverage includes historical postal administrations rather than a second modern sovereign country.
  • Minkus is retained for older collections and references, but its independent worldwide catalogue and numbering system are no longer actively published.
  • Philex country catalogues normally reproduce Michel numbering. Where that is the case, use Mi in the stamp identifier rather than Philex.

Country codes

Stamp identifiers use the two-letter ISO country code of the issuing country or postal authority.

Country or postal authority Code Example identifier
Germany DE DE-Mi-385
Isle of Man IM IM-SG-9999a
Kyrgyzstan KG KG-Mi-123
Liechtenstein LI LI-Mi-123
Switzerland CH CH-Zum-123
Ukraine UA UA-Mi-123
United Kingdom GB GB-SG-1234
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