Chapter III · Value Retention 07

Quality Outlives the Maker

Golden-age chromolithograph stamps retain up to 94% catalogue value — a century after printing.

The Lithica Quarterly
Retained Catalogue Value by Decade
100 75 50 25 0 48% 62% 74% 94% 91% 67% 41% 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
Imp. Chromo-Lithographique, Paris · Catalogue No. 447
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