I asked this question in 2003 and here is the publisher's reply:

We would like to inform you that the Paris Match edition that is distributed within North America differs from the overseas edition.  The edition distributed in Europe is the national edition and we receive the international edition.
It is mentioned in the table of contents of every issue, the pages that are omitted for the international edition.
Should your customer require further information, they may forward their request by email to the publisher in France at: parismatchlecteurs@hfp.fr

Thank you.

Cristina Notte
Conseillère Service à la clientèle/
Customer Service Representative
Express Mag
mailto:cnotte@expressmag.com
http://www.expressmag.com

Martha Spicuzza
Technical Services Librarian/Serials
Hillsdale College Mossey Library
33 E College Street
Hillsdale MI 49242
voice: 517-607-2405
email: martha.spicuzza@hillsdale.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Linda Harding
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 11:01 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Paris Match pagination

Hello,

It has been brought to my attention that the issues of Paris Match that we are currently receiving do not begin with page 1.  For example, our copy #3018, 22-28 March 2007 begins with page 19.  The last interior page is numbered 114 and the inside of the back cover is p.131.  We keep 3 months of this publication on our shelves and every issue is similarly numbered.

I'm wondering if such is the case for anyone else and whether or not you have any information on why this is happening.  My guess is that something is published that "stays in France" and is not included in issues sent to the U.S.

Thanks for your help!

Linda Harding
Periodicals Assistant
Elmhurst College Library
190 Prospect Ave.
Elmhurst, IL 60126