Pinatas, snow globes, other U.S. stamps receive Scott numbers

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 four nondenominated (66¢) forever definitive stamps picturing vibrantly colored pinatas. Also Scott official are four nondenominated (66¢) forever stamps featuring decorative snow globes appropriate to the Christmas season; a single nondenominated (66¢) forever commemorative stamp celebrating the successful OSIRIS-REx mission to gather a sample from the asteroid Bennu and return it to Earth; a single nondenominated (66¢) forever commemorative stamp honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020), who served as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court; and a quartet of nondenominated (66¢) forever special stamps picturing stylized artwork of four woodland animals — a deer, rabbit, owl and fox — set in scenes evoking the approaching winter season. In addition, imperforate examples of the OSIRIS-REx and Ruth Bader Ginsburg stamps, which come from uncut press sheets without die cuts, received Scott numbers.

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

5812                            (66c) Piñatas – Donkey piñata facing left

5813                            (66c) Piñatas – Star piñata with purple background

5814                            (66c) Piñatas – Star piñata with green background

5815                            (66c) Piñatas – Donkey piñata facing right

a.                                 Block of 4, #5812-5815

b.                                 Convertible booklet pane of 20, 5 each #5612-5615

5816                            (66c) Christmas – Snowman in snow globe

5817                            (66c) Christmas – Santa Claus in snow globe

5818                            (66c) Christmas – Reindeer in snow globe

5819                            (66c) Christmas – Christmas tree in snow globe

a.                                 Block of 4, #5816-5819

b.                                 Convertible booklet pane of 20, 5 each #5616-5619

5820                            (66c) OSIRIS-REx Probe

a.                                 Imperforate

5821                            (66c) Ruth Bader Ginsburg

a.                                 Imperforate

5822                            (66c) Winter Woodland Animals – Deer

5823                            (66c) Winter Woodland Animals – Rabbit

5824                            (66c) Winter Woodland Animals – Owl

5825                            (66c) Winter Woodland Animals – Fox

a.                                 Block of 4, #5822-5825

b.                                 Convertible booklet pane of 20, 5 each #5622-5625

All of the numbers will appear in the Scott New Listings Update section of the November 2023 Scott Stamp Monthly. For further information, contact Martin J. Frankevicz.

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