U.S. Ansel Adams stamps assigned Scott catalog numbers

Jun 30, 2024, 9 AM

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 just one U.S. issue: the 16 nondenominated (68¢) forever commemorative stamps featuring photographs by Ansel Adams that were issued May 15 in Yosemite National Park in California. The se-tenant (side-by-side) pane of 16 received a major Scott catalog number, and each of the stamps received a minor catalog number. The imperforate varieties of the Ansel Adams stamps, which come from uncut press sheets without die cuts, were also assigned Scott numbers.

What do these Scott numbers signify? In short, each stamp’s listing in an upcoming edition of the 2025 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

5854                            Photographs by Ansel Adams pane of 16

a.                                 (68c) Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938

b.                                 (68c) Oak Tree, Sunset City, Sierra Foothills, California, 1962

c.                                 (68c) Thundercloud, Ellery Lake, High Sierra, Sierra Nevada, California, 1934

d.                                 (68c) Denali and Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska, 1947

e.                                 (68c) The Golden Gate and Bridge from Baker Beach, San Francisco, California,1953

f.                                  (68c) Road and Fog, Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach, California, 1964

g.                                 (68c) Rock and Grass, Moraine Lake, Sequoia National Park, California, 1936

h.                                 (68c) Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, c. 1942

i.                                  (68c) Monument Valley, Arizona, 1958

j.                                  (68c) Tetons and Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942

k.                                 (68c) Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, 1940

l.                                  (68c) Mirror Lake, Mount Watkins, Spring, Yosemite National Park, California, 1935

m.                                (68c) Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado, 1951

n.                                 (68c) Aspens, Dawn, Autumn, Dolores River Canyon, Colorado, 1937

o.                                 (68c) Road After Rain, Northern California, 1960

p.                                 (68c) Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963

q.                                 As #5854, imperforate

r.                                  As #5854a, imperforate

s.                                 As #5854b, imperforate

t.                                  As #5854c, imperforate

u.                                 As #5854d, imperforate

v.                                 As #5854e, imperforate

w.                                As #5854f, imperforate

x.                                 As #5854g, imperforate

y.                                 As #5854h, imperforate

z.                                 As #5854i, imperforate

aa.                               As #5854j, imperforate

ab.                               As #5854k, imperforate

ac.                               As #5854l, imperforate

ad.                               As #5854m, imperforate

ae.                               As #5854n, imperforate

af.                                As #5854o, imperforate

ag.                               As #5854p, imperforate

All of the numbers will appear in the Catalogue Update section of the July 2024 Scott Stamp Monthly. For further information contact Martin J. Frankevicz.

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