My retail price is $A125 - or about $US80 now, so superbly priced at just 20c a page. As the current Australia Post Annual Stamp Album costs far more than this - it is superbly priced for 600 pages. (And I add in a scarce $45 free bonus with my copies, while stock lasts!)

Indeed, I sell 100s a year of the excellent Brusden-White 'ACSC' Catalogues for MORE than this per volume, like 'Kangaroos' at 170 pages, retail $135, that have a page content each a THIRD of 600+ pages, and all have annoyingly have limp thin covers.

The ASC editor, Graeme Morriss, poured 100s of hours into creating an attractive catalogue that is not only comprehensive, but also a joy to use. Graham assures me this update, many years in the making, was his 'swan-song'.

We will never see another Edition, the Managing Director John Higgs confirmed to me, so be CERTAIN to add this to your library NOW for years of long use. The 2017 sold out very fast, was never reprinted, and often changed hands for double RRP, for those seeking it.

I noticed high prices for AAT packs - from mid-1990 they are often 3 to 5 times face. Antarctic BASE cancel FDC sets are listed at quite high prices. These Base Cancel sets of 4 are eternally popular globally, and not as many were done as you might imagine. And try sourcing the more modern ones - near impossible to source!

The new edition ASC has a wider spaced type font - and that is VERY savvy given the age demographic of the main reader group. Like me! The whole feel of the book is very good I must say.

At LAST they have opted to go for heavy board covers to ensure long life, and shelf stability. The silly covers of the past edition were way too thin and the books never withstood regular use. The new books weighs in at a hefty 2.4 kilos, or about 5 pounds weight.

For the first time ever, MINT UNHINGED prices as well as hinged mint prices, are given for EVERY pre-war issue, including all Kangaroo and KGV, in all watermarks. Priced by leading dealers.

Sometimes these are SEVEN times higher than hinged! A 1915 1/- Kangaroo is $2,600 in MUH for instance. BIG increases in older FDC prices too - some up over 100% up in price like the 1920 3d Airmail - up from $150 to $325 etc.

Other PLUSES of this catalogue are - it has a very handy Postal Stationary listing from 1913 fully re-priced by expert collectors in these fields - very useful for most general collectors.

Ditto the long and detailed listing of all Australia FDC, PO Packs, Kangaroo and Koala reprints marginal markings, Decimal Booklets, PNCs (Stamp and Coin Covers) Maximum Cards, and even a full list of the CPS (Counter Printed Stamps.)

The CPS ‘30c ADELAIDE 2016’ set of 6 mint is illustrated nearby, and is listed at $A4,000 in the new ASC. This, following the recent full Stanley Gibbons listing and pricing, ensures the global demand gets stronger still. I sell several sets each year still. I sold quite a few at $100 a set early in the piece!

A true ‘Postal Emergency’ issue, and one with a very bright future I feel sure. I recently laboriously pieced together a set 6, all postally used, and dated in correct era, on envelope pieces affixed next to the old 70c values. Have NEVER had a used set before.

The identical looking set of 6 inscribed ‘$1.00 ADELAIDE 2016’ sells better than ever these days at $A75 the set I am finding, as those who collect by SG or ASC, find $75 a lot more palatable to the pocket, than several $1,000s a set to complete their Decimal era collections!

Wonderful that real Postal Emergency issues can still occur, and the important fact the Australia Post Bureau in Melbourne never sold, stocked, or handled either issue is the reason for the huge global prices and demand for these, as absolutely no foreign agents or standing order clients ever received either set.

All the official Post Office packs, and postal stationary of Christmas Island and Cocos Islands and AAT and Norfolk are also listed and priced in this new edition which is also a good selling point. Did you know that the Christmas Island 1970 25c Registered envelope is cat $150 mint and $250 used - well you do now!

Even the more easily found 1959 30c value Registered envelope shown nearby is Cat $A160 used. Folks that do NOT own this catalogue often wrongly assume these are akin to Australian stationary of this era that generally has minimal resale value, so ‘Knowledge Is Power’ as I constantly type.

Very good value at around $A125 plus post, for a near 600 page, large A4 format catalogue in full colour, and I’ve sold 200 copies so far. ALL readers should support the local catalogues. Strong sales make for a strong and robust hobby, and $A125 is well under the cost of the current PO Annual Year Book - I kid you not.