(Germering/pcp) In MICHEL Scandinavia 2024/2025, philatelists will find all the important information about the collection areas of Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland), Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
The editorial improvements are spread throughout the entire publication. Since the end of 2023, there has been a major change for Danes in postal traffic: old stamps – from the 1930s until last year – are only valid for international mail. Only stamps issued from this year onwards are valid for domestic traffic. In the secondary area of Greenland, the editors noted the now known circulation figures for another year. In 2020, Iceland Post officially stopped issuing new stamps, but to celebrate “150 years of Icelandic stamps”, a new miniature sheet was issued after a three-year break. With this year’s catalogue, the editorial team was finally able to identify and complete the eleven-part UNESCO World Heritage series in Sweden.
Another focus was on reviewing and updating the price quotations. In Denmark, there are some increases in the classic catalogue. Here it is also worth taking a special look at the MiNo. 40 II Y variety. The unused condition is listed in the catalogue for the first time with a valuation that is also in the five-digit range. In Iceland, too, there were remarkable auction results in addition to increases in the classic category. In some cases, the prices of already five-digit valuations doubled.
In brief: 109th edition, 822 pages, 8,300 illustrations, in colour, 43,500 price valuations, hardcover, retail price: 74 euros. ISBN 978-3-95402-480-3
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