• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Classic Latin America logo

CLASSIC LATIN AMERICA

News, commentary and opinion on Central and South American philately

  • Home
  • Resources
    • Introduction
    • Central America : Philatelic Societies & Specialized Catalogues
    • South America : Philatelic Societies & Specialized Catalogues
    • Fakes and Forgeries
  • Spanish-English Glossary
  • Auctions & Shows
  • Absolute Beginners
  • About
  • Contact
  • STORE

Scott Specialized adds another 67 listings to Venezuela

Venezuela AR39 stamp
The newly listed ‘AR39’. Worth paying attention to…

It’s taken a while but Scott is now recognizing Venezuela’s postal fiscals (or postage and revenue stamps) in the 2017 edition of its Classic Specialized Catalogue.

This bumps up the number of stamps listed during the classic period to a further 67 items, all of them now prefixed under an “AR” code. AR1 through to AR26 are overprints of the 1893 ‘Instruccion’ series (with the usual smattering of inverts) whereas those following were printed in their own right. The later stamps are all easily identifiable by the words ‘Instruccion’ or ‘Timbre Fiscal’ included within the design.

Issued between 1900 and 1922, Venezuela was already well known for using fiscal stamps in the Escuelas series of issues (see next month’s post).

All of the new listings are priced at nominal amounts with the odd $10 or $20 stamp.

Double-check copies of the 1911 1 Bolivar Green

However, pay attention to AR39, the 1 Bolivar Green from 1911, illustrated above. There is a variety without the name ‘Bello’ shown below the portrait. Blanco (the Venezuelan specialized catalogue) has this priced at eighty times the regular issue. The variety is unlisted in Scott, SG or Michel.

And note the inverted triangle next to the V in this example. In many countries, this would be a listed variety in its own right…

This brings the total number of major listings up to 1940 in Scott (including local posts) to 661 items. In comparison, Gibbons covers 673 major listings within the same time period whereas Michel leads the pack with 872.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Never miss a new post

Receive an e-mail alert when new posts are published

Your e-mail address will not be published and will only be used for sending you notification of new posts

Upcoming Events

Aug 10
August 10 - August 13

Cleveland | Great American Stamp Show

Aug 11
August 11 - August 15

Taipei | Taipei 2023 40th Asian International

Nov 27
November 27 - December 2

Bangkok | Thailand 2023

Apr 17
17th April 2024 - 20th April 2024

Bucharest | EFIRO 2024

May 8
8th May 2025 - 11th May 2025

Birmingham | EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025

View Calendar

Recent Comments

  • Peter Bowie on Stamp Dealers in Argentina and Uruguay
  • Nick Salter on Collect Latin American stamps but don’t speak Spanish?
  • Jerry Bodoff on Collect Latin American stamps but don’t speak Spanish?
  • Peter Moorer on Collect Latin American stamps but don’t speak Spanish?
  • Nick Salter on Collect Latin American stamps but don’t speak Spanish?

No interest in Latin American stamps?

For news and opinion on the broader stamp market, click on the General Philately category below

Categories

  • Analysis
  • Auctions
  • Dealers
  • Events
  • Forgeries
  • General Philately
  • People
  • Philatelic Societies
  • Post Offices
  • Publications
  • Stamp Issues
  • The Collector

Featured Posts

  • Brazil Bulls Eye ForgeryThe Numerals Issues of Brazil – Fakes, Forgeries and Counterfeits
  • Granadine Confederation 1859 1 Peso Carmine Block of 15, to be auctioned by Siegel on 30th September (est. $3k-$4k)Forthcoming auctions and initiatives in the hobby
  • 1868 genuine trial color proof in greenCollecting and selling Mexico (Part 2)
  • The 10 pesos top value of Mexico's Mail Transportation issueThe Collector | Eric Stovner | Mexico
  • Stanley Gibbons' Latin American catalogues have not been published since 2007/8Part 20, Part 20, wherefore art thou Part 20…?
  • Haiti 1898 President Sam, 50c Rose Brown Sunken Die ProofABNC proofs – understanding the different types
  • Mr PhilatelistCollect Latin American stamps but don’t speak Spanish?
  • One of the most prolific forgers in philately - Placido Ramon de TorresDiscovering the lesser-known forgers of Latin American stamps
  • Introducing Venezuela's EscuelasBook Review – Introducing Venezuela’s Escuelas Stamps by Williams Castillo
  • Brazil catalogue cross reference bookCollect Brazil? You probably need this…
  • RPSL Latin America bookletRoyal puts on a Latin American show
  • Old Central Post Office Buenos AiresStamp Dealers in Argentina and Uruguay
  • A visit to the Edificio Correos in San José
  • Mexico National Express CoThe Collector | Peter Bamert | Mexico
  • ELASCA websiteIntroducing ELASCA – The European Latin American Stamp Collector Association
  • Brasilia 2017 Stamp Exhibition logoBrasilia 2017 – is this the future for major stamp exhibitions?
  • Honduras Ambulante Mourning CoverCollecting Classic Honduras
  • NY 2016 Stamp Show logoWorld Stamp Show – NY2016
  • Bustamante Peru Specialized CatalogueThe Bustamantes of Peru
  • Stockholmia 2019Exhibiting Latin America…from Denver to Stockholm (Part 2)
  • 1866 Tres Centavos EagleCollecting and selling Mexico (Part 1)
  • Asofilca Venezuela Specialized Stamp CatalogueVenezuela – the final specialized catalogue for 2022
  • Lazy PostmanWhich country has the world’s worst postal service?
  • Roland Nordberg Classic Costa RicaCosta Rica at The Royal
  • FIAF logoPhilatelic Societies – a review
  • London 2022 - The Main HallLondon 2022…from a Latin American perspective
  • Quetzal Guatemala StampThe Postage Stamps & Postal Stationery of Guatemala
  • Central American NewsletterBookshelf Essentials Part II – The Central American Newsletter
  • The 1864 Stern essays showing the Paraguay coat of armsThe Collector | Robert Shaw | Paraguay
  • The 19th Century Issues of El Salvador 1867-1900. Guillermo Gallegos & Joseph HahnBook Review | The 19th Century Issues of El Salvador 1867-1900. Guillermo F. Gallegos & Joseph D. Hahn

Archives

  • April 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • August 2022
  • April 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • June 2021
  • April 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • November 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • February 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • September 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • April 2018
  • February 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • March 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • September 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016

Footer

Menu

  • Home
  • Resources
    • Introduction
    • Central America : Philatelic Societies & Specialized Catalogues
    • South America : Philatelic Societies & Specialized Catalogues
    • Fakes and Forgeries
  • Spanish-English Glossary
  • Auctions & Shows
  • Absolute Beginners
  • About
  • Contact
  • STORE

Recent Posts

  • Collect Latin American stamps but don’t speak Spanish?
  • Costa Rica at The Royal
  • The Postage Stamps & Postal Stationery of Guatemala
  • Venezuela – the final specialized catalogue for 2022
  • New Specialized Catalogues: Bolivia, Nicaragua, Peru and Paraguay

Categories

  • Contact

© Copyright 2023 www.classiclatinamerica.com