Status of My Deep Blue & Big Blue Collections

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Deep Blue on Blue

Into the Deep Blue
There might be some curiosity among readers about the status of my collections. And so here is the country numbers for both Deep Blue (Steiner), and my virtual Big Blue (which is also housed in the Steiner).

Recall that Deep Blue (Steiner) covers the 1840-1940+ era, with additional coverage of British Commonwealth countries to 1952 (George VI); Big Blue covers 1840-1940.

For each country, the total number of (major number) stamps in the Scott catalogue (Cat. Ct.), the filled spaces in Deep Blue (DB) (Steiner), the total spaces in Big Blue (BB), and the filled spaces in Big Blue are presented.

For general, and specific comments (indicated with an *), see the explanations below the statistical table.

Updated as of March 1, 2018 (This table will be updated from time to time)

Country……………/Cat. Ct./DB/Filled//Spaces/BB/Filled

Grand total…………./83,458/ 48,758 // 34,903/ 30,317
(58% filled Deep Blue/ 87% filled Big Blue)

United States………/0950*/DB/795//0627*/BB/0602

Total…………………../82,518/47,963//34,276/29,715

Aden-Ethiopia-BB-8282

Falkland Islands-Latvia-BB-6921

Lebanon- Quelimane-BB-7229

Reunion-Zululand-BB-7136

Aden…………………./100/DB/070/////019/BB/019

Afghanistan………../389/DB/058/////036/BB/020

Aguera…………….…/026/DB/011/////007/BB/004

Aitutaki..………...../031/DB/017/////022/BB/016

Alaouites…….……./073/DB/033/////030/BB/025

Albania………….…./403/DB/186/////113/BB/070

Alexandretta……./031/DB/009/////008/BB/008

Algeria……….……./191/DB/168/////115/BB/114

Allenstein….……./028/DB/028/////028/BB/028

Andorra…….……./149/DB/032/////038/BB/018

Angola…..….……./307/DB/286/////113/BB/112

Angra…….….……./035/DB/030/////007/BB/007

(Anjouan)….……./030/DB/004/////007/BB/004

(Annam & Tonkin)/006/DB/003/////000/BB/000

Antigua….….……./106/DB/049/////039/BB/035

Argentina….……./951/DB/585/////226/BB/226

Armenia….…..…./318/DB/105/////027/BB/027

Ascension….……./063/DB/031/////031/BB/022

Australia…………./335/DB/216/////090/BB/086

Austria*….….……./1226/DB/999/////755/BB/746

Azerbaijan.….…./098/DB/049/////010/BB/010

Azores….….….…./0340/DB/0303/////176/BB/167

(Baden)….………./025/DB/021/////007/BB/005

Bahamas….……./132/DB/095/////052/BB/047

Bahrain….…..…./091/DB/053/////017/BB/014

Barbados………./245/DB/114/////057/BB/055

Barbuda……….../011/DB/002/////005/BB/002

Basutoland……./050/DB/035/////021/BB/019

Batum………..…./065/DB/022/////012/BB/012

Bavaria…………./361/DB/306/////289/BB/283

Bechuanaland./153/DB/059/////036/BB/032

Belgium………../971/DB/869////549/BB/534

Benin……………./049/DB/002/////007/BB/002

(Bergedorf)…../005/DB/005/////003/BB/003

Bermuda..……./147/DB/084/////060/BB/053

Bolivia……….…./361/DB/298/////164/BB/164

Bosnia & Herzegovina/193/DB/173//152/BB/152

Brazil……………./669/DB/529/////274/BB/272

British Central Africa/073/DB/015///007/BB/007

British East Africa/096/DB/008///008/BB/007

British Guiana./276/DB/079/////048/BB/044

British Honduras/155/DB/073////063/BB/055

British Solomon Islands/092/DB/038//034/BB/028

Brunei…………../057/DB/024/////024/BB/013

Bulgaria………../490/DB/399/////315/BB/298

(Bremen)………/016/DB/003/////003/BB/002

(Brunswick).…./025/DB/008/////006/BB/005

Burma……..…./140/DB/119/////026/BB/019

Cameroun……./355/DB/145/////117/BB/100

Canada…….../417/DB/312/////211/BB/211

Canal Zone..…./183/DB/112/////104/BB/076

Cape Juby….…./140/DB/031/////068/BB/029

Cape of Good Hope/068/DB/034///030/BB/027

Cape Verde…../287/DB/226/////121/BB/110

 (Carinthia)*…../-----/DB/-----/////-----/BB/-----

Caroline Islands/023/DB/010/////007/BB/007

Castellorizo.…./085/DB/023/////020/BB/017

Cayman Islands/139/DB/072/////051/BB/039

Central Lithuania/053/DB/060/////043/BB/033

Ceylon……………/310/DB/146/////078/BB/075

Chad………………/085/DB/038/////059/BB/028

Chile………………/366/DB/288/////166/BB/166

China*……….…/909/DB/253/////214/BB/154

(China-Offices Abroad*)/?00/DB/?00//031/BB/000

(Cilicia)……….…/145/DB/040/////0016/BB/014

Cochin China…/005/DB/001/////004/BB/001

Colombia………/450/DB/273/////206/BB/184

(Colombia States)/414/DB/180///203*/BB/184

(Confederate States)/014/DB/001//006/BB/001

Congo, Belgian./266/DB/142/////138/BB/120

Cook Islands…./115/DB/032/////037/BB/015

Corfu………….…/014/DB/007/////006/BB/005

Costa Rica…..…/384/DB/201/////154/BB/153

Crete………….…/144/DB/060/////065/BB/048

Cuba………….…/462/DB/335/////234/BB/228

Cyprus…………/150/DB/083/////065/BB/062

Cyrenaica……/137/DB/050/////093/BB/036

Czechoslovakia*/620/DB/557///336/BB/330

Dahomey……/143/DB/105/////084/BB/083

(Dalmatia).…/014/DB/003/////005/BB/002

Danish West Indies/066/DB/041///037/BB/037

Danzig……..…/431/DB/334/////260/BB/258

Denmark……/399/DB/328/////206/BB/206

Diego Suarez/063/DB/003/////008/BB/003

Dominica……/112/DB/068/////048/BB/041

Dominican Republic/474/DB/322///222/BB/210

Dutch Indies./361/DB/260/////174/BB/163

East Africa & Uganda/071/DB/012///019/BB/012

(Eastern Rumelia)/040/DB/006////007/BB/005

(Eastern Silesia)/061/DB/053/////028/BB/027

Ecuador……/773/DB/405/////279/BB/277

Egypt………./390/DB/368/////198/BB/197

Elobey, Ann. & Cors./060/DB/013///007/BB/004

Epirus……../068/DB/025/////020/BB/018

Eritrea……./313/DB/196/////181/BB/148

Estonia……./197/DB/162/////114/BB/111

Ethiopia.…./323/DB/124/////078/BB/062

Falkland Islands/142/DB/074////037/BB/025

Far Eastern Republic/065/DB/014///008/BB/001

Fernando Po./176/DB/014/////023/BB/011

Fiji.…………../164/DB/061/////058/BB/036

Finland.…../281/DB/237/////160/BB/160

Fiume.……./262/DB/163/////070/BB/066

France*.…./1932/DB/876/////752/BB/593

French Colonies/080/DB/038///020/BB/019

French Congo/052/DB/017////018/BB/011

French Equatorial Africa/167/DB/090///063/BB/055

French Guiana/208/DB/135/////125/BB/110

French Guinea/212/DB/133/////139/BB/120

French India/141/DB/064/////084/BB/062

French Morocco*/300/DB/186///196- Listed in France/BB/147

French Polynesia/154/DB/100///104/BB/086

French Sudan/147/DB/074/////107/BB/065

Funchal.../034/DB/028/////014/BB/013

Gabon.…./183/DB/124/////111/BB/100

Gambia.../146/DB/077/////041/BB/036

Georgia.../036/DB/029/////028/BB/023

German East Africa/100/DB/037///033/BB/030

German New Guinea/023/DB/005///014/BB/004

German SW Africa/034/DB/014/////013/BB/011

Germany: North German Conf./035/DB/023//014/BB/014

Germany*../1101/DB/899/////765/BB/739

Gibraltar../135/DB/056/////040/BB/034

Gilbert & Ellice Is./065/DB/032////028/BB/022

Gold Coast../154/DB/080/////061/BB/054

Grand Comoro/029/DB/013/////017/BB/013

Great Britain/911/DB/406/////276/BB/205

Greece…..../812/DB/490/////281/BB/251

Greenland./020/DB/008/////007/BB/007

Grenada…./189/DB/070/////057/BB/044

(Griqualand West)/102/DB/003//000/BB/000

Guadeloupe/201/DB/120/////124/BB/109

Guam…..../014/DB/005/////005/BB/005

Guatemala/454/DB/366/////291/BB/285

Haiti…….../339/DB/214/////188/BB/180

(Hamburg)./022/DB/006/////007/BB/006

(Hanover)../025/DB/010/////007/BB/007

Hatay…...../050/DB/031/////013/BB/013

Hawaii….../091/DB/046/////033/BB/031

Hejaz (Saudi Arabia)*/453/DB/060//026/BB/018

(Heligoland)/026/DB/007/////007/BB/004

Honduras../579/DB/286/////211/BB/191

Hong Kong./214/DB/132/////075/BB/068

Horta…...../034/DB/021/////007/BB/007

Hungary*../1427/DB/1000////622/BB/612

Iceland….../327/DB/260/////161/BB/161

India*……./2958/DB/859/////244/BB/204

Indo-China/365/DB/227/////198/BB/167

Inhambane/101/DB/062/////037/BB/036

Inini……….../058/DB/047/////048/BB/039

(Ionian Islands)/003/DB/001////001/BB/001

Iraq……….../167/DB/061/////054/BB/036

Ireland…..../133/DB/081/////034/BB/031

Italian Colonies/087/DB/024////054/BB/021

Italian East Africa/054/DB/044///039/BB/033

Italy………../1554/DB/844/////617/BB/511

Ivory Coast/194/DB/104////128/BB/096

Jamaica….../170/DB/145/////078/BB/078

Japan………./388/DB/251/////230/BB/205

Jordan……../271/DB/051/////038/BB/013

Jugoslavia../583/DB/459/////340/BB/319

Karelia……../015/DB/015/////006/BB/006

Kenya Uganda/108/DB/056////050/BB/034

Kiauchau…./042/DB/008/////008/BB/007

Kionga……../004/DB/003/////004/BB/003

Korea…….../055/DB/015/////026/BB/014

Kuwait……../199/DB/009/////024/BB/004

Labuan……./135/DB/064/////059/BB/044

Lagos…….../059/DB/014/////014/BB/010

Latakia……./035/DB/014/////025/BB/013

Latvia…….../400/DB/259/////150/BB/136

Lebanon…./294/DB/087/////083/BB/055

Leeward islands/116/DB/053///044/BB/036

Liberia……../521/DB/446/////144/BB/140

Libya………../266/DB/139/////195/BB/109

Liechtenstein/249/DB/103////127/BB/079

Lithuania…/495/DB/283/////163/BB/128

Lourenco Marques/176/DB/124///046/BB/045

(Lubeck)…./014/DB/011/////005/BB/005

Luxembourg/582/DB/351////268/BB/239

Macao….…/372/DB/215/////148/BB/116

Madagascar/265/DB/150////144/BB/140

Madeira…./068/DB/037/////025/BB/020

Malaya*…/1314/DB/329/////257/BB/127

Maldives Is/030/DB/007/////013/BB/005

Malta……../263/DB/163/////069/BB/064

Manchukuo*/167/DB/100////079/BB/043

Mariana Is/027/DB/007/////013/BB/007

Marienwerder/042/DB/014////012/BB/006

Marshall Is/027/DB/013/////013/BB/011

Martinique./217/DB/115/////098/BB/081

Mauritania./145/DB/081/////081/BB/058

Mauritius…./261/DB/122/////081/BB/069

Mayotte…../031/DB/010/////016/BB/010

(Meckln. Schwerin)/008/DB/001///002/BB/001

(Meckln. Strelitz)/006/DB/002////003/BB/000

Memel……../237/DB/171/////051/BB/044

Mesopotamia/075/DB/014////009/BB/007

Mexico……../1299/DB/606/////369/BB/336

Middle Congo/123/DB/050/////097/BB/044

(Modena)…./019/DB/002/////005/BB/001

Moheli……../021/DB/007/////008/BB/006

Monaco….../272/DB/140/////143/BB/109

Mongolia…./057/DB/011/////021/BB/010

Montenegro/145/DB/110/////115/BB/102

Montserrat./130/DB/045/////043/BB/024

Mozambique/430/DB/328////137/BB/132

Mozambique Co./275/DB/216///122/BB/116

Natal………./132/DB/033/////025/BB/022

Nauru……./038/DB/030/////022/BB/022

Nepal……../043/DB/025/////014/BB/014

Netherlands/506/DB/441/////307/BB/301

Neth. Antilles/187/DB/094////073/BB/068

Nevis……../033/DB/004/////004/BB/002

New Brunswick/011/DB/006////006/BB/006

New Caledonia/266/DB/108////125/BB/081

Newfoundland/285/DB/256/////153/BB/151

New Guinea/140/DB/029/////068/BB/026

New Hebrides/164/DB/057/////047/BB/025

New South Wales/198/DB/039///052/BB/028

New Zealand*/505/DB/351/////147/BB/137

Nicaragua/1715/DB/1064////569/BB/510

Niger……../120/DB/077/////102/BB/076

Niger Coast Prot/064/DB/012////006/BB/005

Nigeria…../075/DB/058/////038/BB/035

Niue…….../103/DB/027/////030/BB/015

North Borneo/409/DB/136////127/BB/089

North Ingermanland/014/DB/011///009/BB/008

North West Pacific Is/149/DB/013///007/BB/005

Northern Nigeria/051/DB/011////019/BB/009

Northern Rhodesia/057/DB/036////033/BB/025

Norway..../290/DB/264/////183/BB/180

Nossi Be…/057/DB/007/////007/BB/003

Nova Scotia/013/DB/005/////005/BB/005

Nyasaland Prot./103/DB/054///036/BB/026

Nyassa……/141/DB/092/////085/BB/071

Obock……./083/DB/010/////012/BB/003

(Oldenburg)/024/DB/005/////003/BB/003

Oltre Giuba/066/DB/030/////035/BB/027

Orange R. Colony/077/DB/025////031/BB/020

Pakistan*…/032/DB/023//////000/BB/000

Palestine.../093/DB/049/////061/BB/038

Panama..../383/DB/213/////152/BB/146

Papua......./126/DB/049/////065/BB/039

Paraguay../584/DB/502/////357/BB/357

(Parma)..../015/DB/002/////002/BB/000

Penrhyn Island/030/DB/013///019/BB/010

Persia......./784/DB/472/////412/BB/387

Peru………./629/DB/388////314/BB/309

Philippine Is/564/DB/495////217/BB/217

Poland....../683/DB/530/////355/BB/344

Ponta Delgada/034/DB/030///016/BB/016

Portugal..../1031/DB/554////465/BB/409

Port. Africa/011/DB/011/////005/BB/005

Port. Congo/137/DB/123/////035/BB/034

Port. Guinea/309/DB/237////146/BB/129

Port. India../501/DB/210/////155/BB/133

Prince Edward Is/016/DB/013///009/BB/009

Prussia*...../026/DB/018/////006/BB/005

Puerto Rico/195/DB/055////121/BB/54

Queensland/164/DB/031////034/BB/022

Quelimane./040/DB/039/////020/BB/020

Reunion..../217/DB/137/////135/BB/121

Rhodesia../143/DB/053/////053/BB/039

Rio de Oro/149/DB/035/////024/BB/013

(Romagna)/009/DB/003/////003/BB/002

Romania.../931/DB/763/////530/BB/513

Roman States/025/DB/018////006/BB/006

Rouad....../016/DB/006/////008/BB/006

Ruanda-Urundi/071/DB/023////031/BB/017

Russia….../1415/DB/764////617/BB/542

Saar…….../237/DB/224/////133/BB/132

St. Christopher/029/DB/007////005/BB/004

St. Helena./143/DB/073/////045/BB/045

St. Kitts-Nevis/111/DB/049////043/BB/037

St. Lucia..../167/DB/068/////056/BB/049

St. Pierre & Miquelon/260/DB/134//162/BB/124

St. Thomas & Prince Is/423/DB/263///140/BB/132

St. Vincent../191/DB/090/////044/BB/038

Ste. Marie de Madag./013/DB/003///006/BB/003

Salvador..../1166/DB/790////582/BB/558

Samoa…..../173/DB/090/////070/BB/060

San Marino/345/DB/146/////146/BB/113

Sarawak…../215/DB/091/////050/BB/032

Sardinia….../017/DB/006/////007/BB/006

(Saseno)…../008/DB/004/////006/BB/003

Saudi Arabia*/----/DB/-----////-----/BB/00*

Saxony…..../020/DB/012/////008/BB/007

Schleswig../042/DB/024/////021/BB/021

(Schleswig-Holstein*)/025/DB/014///000/BB/00

Senegal…../250/DB/140/////165/BB/129

Senegambia & Niger/013/DB/004///008/BB/004

Serbia…..../224/DB/128/////104/BB/099

Seychelles/175/DB/065/////066/BB/036

Shanghai../183/DB/017/////031/BB/016

(Siberia)…../070/DB/007/////006*/BB/003

Sierra Leone/194/DB/063////059/BB/047

Somalia…../355/DB/118/////156/BB/086

Somali Coast/210/DB/130/////130/BB/104

Somaliland Prot./142/DB/034///030/BB/012

South Africa /237/DB/186////084/BB/048

South Australia/243/DB/037////032/BB/019

Southern Nigeria/056/DB/014///014/BB/008

Southern Rhodesia/078/DB/050///051/BB/036

South Russia/055/DB/020////010/BB/009

South West Africa/217/DB/089////103/BB/046

Spain…….../1171/DB/658////567/BB/487

Spanish Guinea/319/DB/077////104/BB/056

Spanish Morocco/251/DB/109////134/BB/095

Spanish Sahara/047/DB/047/////043/BB/043

Straits Settlements /310/DB/132////092/BB/086

Sudan…..../180/DB/141/////061/BB/061

Surinam…./243/DB/151/////155/BB/133

Swaziland./055/DB/034/////024/BB/019

Sweden…../426/DB/366/////211/BB/211

Switzerland/637/DB/430/////321/BB/314

Syria……..../524/DB/229/////141/BB/117

Tahiti……../065/DB/007/////003/BB/003

Tanganyika/044/DB/018/////020/BB/016

Tannu Tuva/141/DB/091/////020/BB/017

Tasmania…/123*/DB/044////027/BB/ 024

Tete……….../040/DB/036/////021/BB/ 020

Thailand (Siam)/286/DB/108////118/BB/ 085

Thrace……../135/DB/048/////022/BB/ 018

Thurn and Taxis/054/DB/037///015/BB/015

Tibet……..../018/DB/008/////010/BB/ 008

Timor…….../296/DB/127/////143/BB/ 088

Tobago….../031/DB/011/////005/BB/ 004

Togo……..../226/DB/080/////109/BB/ 067

Tonga……../109/DB/032/////027/BB/ 012

Transcaucasian F.R./031/DB/017///004/BB/ 004

Transvaal../293/DB/070/////052/BB/ 044

Trinidad…./134/DB/026/////026/BB/ 019

Trinidad & Tobago/108/DB/078///038/BB/ 037

Tripolitania/154/DB/066/////119/BB/ 054

Tunisia……./336/DB/230/////151/BB/ 133

Turkey….../1303/DB/806////394/BB/ 372

Turkey in Asia/108/DB/027////012/BB/ 012

Turks Islands/058/DB/005/////007/BB/ 004

Turks & Caico Is./130/DB/129////051/BB/ 051

(Tuscany)../024/DB/004/////002/BB/ 000

(Two Sicilies)/027/DB/003/////006/BB/ 002

Ubangi….../109/DB/031/////079/BB/ 029

Uganda…../076/DB/005/////010/BB/ 004

Ukrainia…./111/DB/047/////030/BB/ 030

Upper Senegal & Niger/050/DB/020//040/BB/ 020

Upper Silesia/090/DB/054/////036/BB/ 032

Upper Volta/089/DB/028/////075/BB/ 028

Uruguay…../843/DB/574/////298/BB/ 266

Vatican City/109/DB/099/////091/BB/ 089

Venezuela../511/DB/415/////251/BB/ 251

Victoria……./260/DB/107/////060/BB/ 053

Virgin Islands/113/DB/050////046/BB/ 030

Wallis & Futuna Is./119/DB/053///104/BB/ 052

Western Australia/104/DB/053/////027/BB/ 023

Western Ukrainia./119/DB/012/////019/BB/ 009

(White Russia)*/000/DB/010/////010/BB/ 010

Wurttemberg../251/DB/195/////180/BB/168

Yemen…….../040/DB/026/////009/BB/ 004

Zambezia…./105/DB/048/////037/BB/ 029

Zanzibar…../238/DB/065/////066/BB/ 043

Zululand…../024/DB/005/////014/BB/ 005

Comments and Explanations……

Total catalogue  count 

All major number stamps in the Scott Classic Specialized 1840-1940 catalogue are counted, (with some exceptions - see below), and covers World Wide 1840-1940+, and British Commonwealth countries 1840-1952. (“Cat. Ct.”)

(“Cat. Ct.”) will be somewhat less than actual Scott Classic Specialized catalogue major number count. I excluded specific categories (U.S. cut squares, Canada Air Post Semi-Official stamps, French Parcel Post, Australian States Postal-Fiscal, Russia Postal-Fiscal etc) in which I had no interest.

I did not count any of the Great Britain stamps identified with an obliterator (Scott “A” prefix) that can be found for the British colonies prior to that colony’s first stamp issue. Some smaller “entire” countries are missing (British Columbia, New Britain, Oman, Stellaland etc ) that are expensive, or have never been included in the Big Blue album countries.

I did count spaces in Steiner rather than major numbers for Austria for total Austria count (update- Sept, 2015)

OTOH, the count is inflated if one is comparing strictly 1840-1940 issues. The British Commonwealth countries are covered to the end of the George VI era (1952), and some country’s definitive issues continue into the 1940s. Basically, if the stamp is in the Scott Classic Specialized catalogue- even if issued after 1940- I included it.

A word about the numbers.. ..I combed through each page of the 2011 Scott Classic Specialized, noting catalogue numbers missing (decreasing the count), and noting suffix major numbers (i.e. “35A”- increasing the count). No minor numbers (whether bolded or not) were counted. Of course, a one time count of a country will have errors around the edges.

I think comparing between catalogues and their “numbers” is useless (except in a most general way)- as there are too many variables between catalogues.

A comment: For the WW classical era collector, one needs to take the total number of stamps “available” very lightly indeed. I include the total number of stamps for a country, so one has a general idea. I do not focus on that number as a “goal”.

Deep Blue (Steiner) spaces filled

I enjoy having a designated space for every Scott major number stamp I have. My collection- some 39,000+ classical era stamps at the time of the blog post (January, 2015)- is housed in 44 binders (1 ½”), and some 6,500 70 lb acid free pages. 

Thank you Bill Steiner!

Steiner usually follows the current Scott catalogue with layout and presentation.  But with certain countries, he might offer spaces, (no doubt influenced by that country’s collectors, and perhaps, a “rival” catalogue), that, in Scott, are minor numbers. If Steiner offers a space, I count it.

Total Big Blue (BB) spaces

First, I need to acknowledge Joe Lill, who independently counted all the spaces in his ‘97 edition BB, and sent the results to me. Although I also count the spaces, he has been more accurate. Thanks Joe!

If you would like an Excel file of Joe’s list, he has graciously placed it here…..

http://www.musicbyjoelill.com/BigBlue.xls

And that brings me to a specific goal- how complete can I get a virtual Big Blue?.... Yes, difficult, and most challenging, but possible.  As many are aware, I have been compiling a “checklist” of stamps that can be put into a BB space. With that, I can compare the checklist to my current collection- which yields a “want list” for the missing stamps that could fill a BB country. The advantage is the stamps tend to be modest in cost, and I will eventually have a “representative” collection for that country.

This is a “virtual” BB, so, besides the stamp spaces found in the ‘69/’97 editions (identical in content- almost), I've added back a number of smaller country stamp spaces – designated with a (     ) around the country- from the earlier 1940s BB editions that was removed by the ’69 editors.

Filled spaces in Big Blue (BB)

If I was putting my stamps directly into BB, a simple glance would let me know my status for a country or page. So keeping track of filled spaces- and a want list- is, admittedly, more difficult with a virtual BB. But the advantages are I can have my cake, and eat it too. ;-) I have a "virtual" Big Blue housed within Steiner pages that includes all the additional stamps not found in BB.

Note: When all the spaces in BB for a country are filled, I note that by underlining the number count.

*Austria (Sept 2015 update)- count includes Lombardy-Venetia. Total count is based on number of spaces in Steiner (some minor numbers)- while “old” number (917) was based on major numbers. There are still  minor numbers, though, that do not have a space in Steiner.

* Carinthia- 15 Austria stamps- found in the 40s editions under "Carinthia"- were transferred to Austria in the '69 edition.

* China- total count includes the Provinces (Offices abroad) category. Of interest, the "classic" Steiner files do not include the Provinces pages- these need to be taken out of the World Wide Steiner files.

* China-Offices Abroad- the total count is included under China.

* Columbia States-203 spaces in “47BB- includes 38 now de-listed stamps (165 + 38).

* France- 752 + (Morocco- 196- broken out separately)= 948

* Germany- Does not include North German Confederation, or Turn and Taxis

* India- BB has 244 spaces, but also a “Convention State” blank page, where an additional  ~42 Convention States stamps could be put in (mix and match). The page for Convention States was not added to the cited 244 space total.

* Malaya- was listed under Straits Settlements in the 1940s editions.

* Manchukuo- Steiner includes all the 1940s era issues.

* Pakistan- the 1947-49 regular/official “Pakistan” OP on British India (George VI issues) are included in the Scott Classic 1840-1940 catalogue. There are spaces in Deep Blue (Steiner) for them also. Pakistan, including the 1947-49 OP British India issues, is found in Part II (1840-49+) of the Scott Internationals.

* Prussia- Besides the 6 Prussian spaces, there are 7 spaces for local (Prussia) Official stamps of 1903. These Official stamps are located under the German section.

* Saudi Arabia stamps (Nejd) are listed under Hejaz.

* Schleswig-Holstein- Has never appeared in any BB editions.

* Siberia 6 spaces in 40s BB- actually Czechoslovak legion Post stamps

*Trinidad & Tobago- added 21 stamp spaces from 1940s editions

* United States 723 ( with cut squares) total in BB rather than 729- the 6 stamps for the Confederate States is listed separately. . I've actually removed the cut squares from BB (count 79)- I’m not interested- so my own “count” for U.S. BB is 644. And I removed the cut squares (count 550) from the U.S. Steiner count, which leaves 950 spaces.

* White Russia- no longer in the catalogue,

Comments appreciated!