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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 3402561, member: 6986&quot;]The IBNS standards were developed in the 1970s and were synthesized from the various systems used in a variety of countries.&nbsp; They were created to have a common language for collectors in different countries.</p><p><br /></p><p>IBNS does not use the 70 point scale.&nbsp; An overwhelming majority of non-US IBNS members (and many US based members) have a great disdain for the TPG companies because of the &quot;lower&#039; standards and multiple degrees of UNC-ness used by the TPG companies.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a couple of newer TPGs (WBG and ICG) that specialize in world notes and use the 70 point scale.&nbsp; Dennis Lutz, owner of WBG, is the IBNS president and Jaime Sanz, owner of ICG, is also heavily involved in IBNS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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