Chan Stamp Catalogue of China
Encyclopedia
The Chan's Colour-Illustrated Stamp Catalogue of China (1878-1949) is published in softcover and hardcover editions. Text is in both English and Chinese. As of 2011 the latest edition is the 2 volume, 898 page, 2010 edition.
To correlate catalog numbers
between the Chan, Ma, and Scott
catalogs China 1878-1949 Scott/Ma/Chan Catalog Correlation Including Japanese Occupation of China, Shanghai-Treaty Ports, and Manchukuo by Ralph Weil with Michael Rogers. 2006, second edition may be useful.
To correlate catalog numbers
Stamp numbering system
Philatelists' traditional method of identifying postage stamps uniquely has long been to number each country's stamps consecutively; Norway #1 is the 4-skilling blue stamp issued in 1855, and so forth...
between the Chan, Ma, and Scott
Scott catalogue
The Scott catalogue of postage stamps, published by Scott Publishing Co, a subsidiary of Amos Press, is updated annually and lists all the stamps of the entire world which its editors recognize as issued for postal purposes. It is published in six large volumes and is also produced in...
catalogs China 1878-1949 Scott/Ma/Chan Catalog Correlation Including Japanese Occupation of China, Shanghai-Treaty Ports, and Manchukuo by Ralph Weil with Michael Rogers. 2006, second edition may be useful.
Reference
External links and further reading
- "New edition of Chan catalog is indispensable for collectors" article by Michael Rogers published in Linn's November 1, 2010