Scott Stamp MonthlyScott Stamp Monthly is the premier magazine for anyone interested in the stamp hobby.


Scott Stamp Monthly articles appeal to collectors at every level, from advanced specialists to beginners, and everyone in between.


Scott Stamp Monthly has experience. Established by John Walter Scott in 1868 as the American Journal of Philately, it has been published continuously for 140 years.


What will you find in Scott Stamp Monthly?


Stamp value and new-issue content

  • Scott New Issues Update: our illustrated listing of all new worldwide stamps, prepared by the editors of the world-famous Scott catalog
  • Scott U.S. Stamp Values Report for classic and modern U.S. issues

The world's great stamp rarities

  • Ken Lawrence profiles the extraordinary Benjamin K. Miller collection of rare U.S. stamps in the April, June and August 2007 issues.
  • Spotlight feature on the 24¢ Continental (February 2007).
  • Two-part examination of the Grinnell Hawaiian Missionary stamps in the October and November 2006 issues.
  • "Record Prices for Canadian Rarities" feature (September 2006).

Modern classics and worldwide

  • Collecting the 2¢ Jefferson in the U.S. Liberty series (December 2007).
  • Celebrating 40 years of the British Machins (July 2007).
  • Greenland: Striking Images from an arctic land (March 2007)

Helpful how-to features

  • How to buy U.S. New issues (October 2007)
  • 10 Easy Steps to Getting Organized (May 2007)

Topical content

  • Monthly "By Topic" listings for new worldwide stamps
  • Quarterly Topical Checklist feature
  • Eagles soar on U.S. stamps (December 2007)
  • Collecting Harry Potter on stamps and more (June 2007)

Everything else

  • Reviews of new stamp hobby books and products
  • Amazing Stamp Stories illustrated feature
  • Monthly stamp quiz, design errors on stamps, and more!

Each issue of Scott Stamp Monthly contains fascinating in-depth features, insider commentary from the Scott catalog editors, important new-issue listings and features, and detailed stamp values for classic and modern stamps. It's the one source for information and entertainment that every stamp collector needs.