The Scott company has cataloged every stamp issued in the world. A Scott number of 553 would indicate that the stamp is for regular postage and is about the 553rd stamp issued by that country. It would typically need a country to go with the number. If this is a US stamp it is a 1 1/2 cent Harding stamp worth several dollars.
Scott Stamps was born on 1975-03-20.
Scott #3505 is for the sheet that includes those stamps.
Superior Labels, Bettendorf, IA recently purchased Addicted to Rubber Stamps. Scott Lee in the current owner.
Many stamps dealers have listings posted. Your library will have a copy of Scott's International Catalog of Postage Stamps which you can reference.
Yes, they do have online access. It is a pay for use service.
That depends on the specific stamps you are referring to. They can vary greatly based on age, condition and country. Consult a postage stamp catalog, such as Scott's or Gibbon's, and look for the postage due stamps in the 'back of the book' for the country in question. They are normally designated with a J in front of the number in Scott's.
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There were 3 stamps in that series, so it could be Scott number US 1504-6. A full sheet of these stamps has a catalog value of $15.75 or $22.50 depending on which one it is.
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{| |- | Scott Number 2967. You can purchase one of these for 20 cents used and about 85 cents mint from a dealer. The full sheet of 20 stamps goes for about $25. Dealers typically will purchase stamps at around 25% of the catalog value. Consult a stamp catalog such as Scott's, for a description on how stamps are rated and graded. |}
That would be Scott Number US 1755. A full sheet of these stamps has a catalog value of $40.00.
This stamp is Scott number 553. It can be purchased for about 20 cents used and $2.30 in mint condition.