ISSUE 135 - March 4, 2022 - Stamp News Online Magazine

Stamp Market Tips:

STAMPS Magazine, May 5, 1979

By John G. Ross, with updates by John F. Dunn

In bringing back the old “Stamp Market Tips” feature, there are some qualifications we need to keep in mind. First the past is not necessarily a predictor of the future. Also, we need to factor in inflation. For example, in comparing prices Scott or other prices quoted by Ross, the U.S. $ inflation factor from 1979 to 2012 is 3.16, so a stamp valued at $1 in 1979 would have to be valued at . . .

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