After the general catalogs became to large and expensive, the precancel world cataloged precancels by state. Typically collectors collect their state, and this was the rage at the time.
| State | Year | Editor | Published By | Pages |
| Alabama | 1954 | R.E. Blaylock | Charles R. Defenbaugh | 36 |
| Alabama | May 2019 | Charles Adrion | Self | 188 |
| Alaska | 1951 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Alaska | 1961 | Richard J. Coda, Sr. | Coda | |
| Alaska | 1967 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Alaska | 2016 | Bruce Brunell | Self | |
| Arizona | 1953 | Mrs. Elsa C. Light | (See Mountain States) | |
| Arizona | 1994 | Edward W. Leahy William H. Wallace |
Leahy/Wallace | 55 |
| Arkansas | 1944 | William H. Moore | Arkansas Precancel Club | 30 |
| California | 1935 | Ernest R. Wernstrom | Golden Gate Precancel Soc. | 58 |
| California | 1942 | Various | Southern CA Precancel Club | 114 |
| California | 1954 | Frank Phillippi /A.C. Leonard | Southern CA Precancel Club | 182 |
| California | 2000 | Bruce Brunell | Self | 305 |
| Canal Zone | 1951 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Canal Zone | 1961 | (See ’61 Alaska) | (See ’61 Alaska) | |
| Canal Zone | 1967 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Canton Islands | 1967 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Caroline Islands | 1967 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Colorado | 1953 | F.W. Cummings | (See Mountain States) | |
| Colorado (types) | 1959 | F.W. Cummings | Denver Stamp Club | 8 |
| Connecticut | 1954 | J. Gordon Bennett | Bennett | 97 |
| Connecticut (T&T) | Crandall R. Wallenstein | |||
| Delaware | 1951 | C.H. Evans | (See Possessions) | |
| Delaware | 1961 | (See ’61 Alaska) | (See ’61 Alaska) | |
| DC | 1947 | Capital Precancel Club | Capital Precancel Club | |
| DC | 1951 | George W. Hawse | (See Possessions) | |
| DC | 1961 | Richard J. Coda, Sr. | Coda | |
| DC | 1967 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Florida | 1956 | W.C. Ogden | Gilbert W. Noble | 80 |
| Georgia | 1958 | W.C. Ogden | Gilbert W. Noble | 78 |
| Guam | 1967 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Hawaii | 1951 | J.H. Pratt | (See Possessions) | |
| Hawaii | 1961 | (See Territories) | ||
| Hawaii | 1967 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Idaho | 2001 | Bruce Brunell | ||
| Illinois | 1947 | James O. Howe | Illini Precancel Stamp Club | 212 |
| Illinois (types) | 1980 | Kenneth McMath, Chmn | Illini Precancel Stamp Club | 24 |
| Iowa | 1961 | W.H. Kirkpatrick | Gilbert W. Noble | 168 |
| Iowa (types) | 1952 | Central Ohio Precancel Club | ||
| Kansas (types) | 1978 | Various | Kansas Precancel Society | 20 |
| Kansas (towns) | 1973 | Kansas Precancel Society | ||
| Kentucky | 1952 | George K. Brady | Herbert W. Knoop | 40 |
| Louisiana | 1953 | Charles R. Defenbaugh | Charles R. Defenbaugh | 24 |
| Louisiana | 1999 | Bruce Brunell | ||
| Maine | 1940 | S.P. Harmon | Harmon | |
| Maine | 1951 | E.F. Stillings, S.P. Harmon | Harmon | 46 |
| Maine | 1960 | William N. Schultz | Richard J. Coda, Sr. | |
| Maine | 1989 | New England Precancel Club | ||
| Maine (types) | Richard J. Coda, Sr. | |||
| Maryland | 1951 | Wilson P. Smith | (See Possessions) | |
| Maryland | 1962 | Richard J. Coda, Sr. | Coda | |
| Massachusetts | 1983 | Crandall R. Wallenstein | NEPC | |
| Massachusetts (T&T) | Richard J. Coda, Sr. | |||
| Massachusetts (T&T) | 1955 | NEPC | Noble | |
| Michigan (types) | 1956 | PSS | ||
| Mississippi | 1951 | R.E. Blaylock | J.W. Ford | 28 |
| Mississippi | 2001 | Bruce Brunell | ||
| Montana | 1952 | J.C. Whitham | Irving E.W. Olson | 24 |
| Montana | May 2019 | Charles Adrion | Self | 78 |
| Missouri | 1970 | |||
| Montana | 1952 | (see North Dakota) | ||
| Mountain States | 1953 | Capital Precancel Club | 106 | |
| Nebraska | 1963 | John L. Parker | Gilbert W. Noble | 88 |
| Nevada | 1949 | R.L. Roscoe | Roscoe | |
| Nevada | 1953 | Dr. Hollis E. Snell | (See Mountain States) | |
| New Hampshire | 1960 | Crandall R. Wallenstein | Richard J. Coda, Sr. | 21 |
| Hew Hampshire (types) | 1962 | Crandall R. Wallenstein | Richard J. Coda, Sr. | |
| Hew Hampshire | 1982 | Crandall R. Wallenstein | Wallenstein | |
| New Jersey | 1953 | Norbert Foerster, Arthur G. Cowan | Gilbert W. Noble | 148 |
| New Jersey | 1960 | Norbert Foerster | Richard J. Coda, Sr. | |
| New Jersey (types) | 1949 | Hoover Bros | ||
| New Jersey (T&T) | 1972 | Eastern Penn. Precancel Soc. | ||
| New Mexico | 1953 | Mrs. Barbara Marsh | (See Mountain States) | |
| New Mexico | 1960 | Claude T. Entwistle, Vernon White | Richard J. Coda, Sr. | 20 |
| New York, 1st Ed. | 1989 | Edward Leahy | Leahy | |
| New York, 2nd Ed. | 1994 | Edward Leahy | Leahy | |
| North Dakota | 1952 | Irving E.W. Olson | Olson | 40 |
| Ohio | 1951 | D.S. Kelly | Hoover Bros. | 92 |
| Ohio (T&T) | 1952 | Central Ohio Precancel Club | ||
| Ohio (scarce types) | 1954 | Central Ohio Precancel Club | ||
| Ohio (towns & scarce types) | 1958 | Central Ohio Precancel Club | ||
| Ohio (T&T) | 1970 | Pease and Besom | ||
| Ohio (towns) | 1948 | Central Ohio Precancel Club | ||
| Ohio (towns) | 1963 | Central Ohio Precancel Club | ||
| Oklahoma (towns) | 1963 | John G. Hirt | ||
| Pennsylvania | 1959 | Sam G. Enders, George D. Brown | Gilbert W. Noble | 316 |
| Pennsylvania (T&T) | 1951 | Western Penn. Precancel Soc | ||
| Pennsylvania (T&T) | 1982 | WPPS Type Committee | Western Penn. Precancel Soc | 28 |
| Pennsylvania (T&T) | 1992 | WPPS Type Committee | Western Penn. Precancel Soc | |
| Possessions | 1951 | Called Del-Mar-Va Catalog | Capital Precancel Club | 56 |
| Possessions | 1967 | W.A. Jurgens, Ed | Gilbert W. Noble | 36 |
| Puerto Rico | 1951 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 1967 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Rhode Island | 1984 | Crandall R. Wallenstein | ||
| Samoa | 1967 | (See Possessions) | ||
| South Carolina | 1957 | J.L. Jones | Gilbert W. Noble | 32 |
| South Dakota | 1952 | Iver Gjernes, Irving E.W. Olson | Olson | 32 |
| Tennessee | 1952 | Herbert W. Knopp | Knopp | 72 |
| Texas | 1952 | Ashley Robey, A.C. Leonard | Gilbert W. Noble | 156 |
| Texas (T&T) | 1952 | Ashley Robey | Texas Precancel Club | 8 |
| Texas (towns) | 1963 | Texas Precancel Club | ||
| Utah | 1953 | H.L. Baldwin | (See Mountain States) | |
| Utah | 2000 | Bruce Brunell/T.George Gillinsky | Brunell | 22 |
| Vermont | 1982 | Crandall R. Wallenstein | Wallenstein | |
| Vermont | May 2019 | Charles Adrion | Self | |
| Virginia | 1951 | Ed Unger | (See Possessions) | |
| Virginia (towns) | 1952 | Ed Unger | ||
| Virginia | 1961 | Richard J. Coda, Sr. | Coda | |
| Virgin Isl. | 1951 | George W. Hawse | (See Possessions) | |
| Virgin Isl. | 1967 | (See Possessions) | ||
| United Nations | 1967 | (See Possessions) | ||
| Washington | 20xx | Bruce Brunell | Self | |
| West Virginia | 1952 | Hanson C. Miller, Leslie C. Roy | Roy | 55 |
| Wisconsin | 1952 | Henry Goetzelt | John L. Sullivan, MD | 136 |
| Wisconsin | 1989 | Thomas A. Sanford | Sanford | |
| Wyoming | 1953 | E.J. Newcomer | (See Mountain States) | |
| Wyoming | 2000 | Bruce Brunell | Brunell | 16 |