Author: GUY. THOMASPublisher:
ISBN: 9781916159129
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Author: MyHobbyStore Group
Author: Stanley Gibbons
Author: James E. KloetzelA First Stamp Album for Beginners
Author: Robert ObojskiPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 048644113X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
The most popular hobby in the world, stamp collecting has millions of fans in the United States alone. Many are adults who have turned a childhood interest in philately into a pleasurable (and often profitable) lifetime avocation. This volume has everything needed to start a personal stamp collection: Entries for nearly 200 countries; Spaces for more than 2,600 stamps; Over 1,100 black-and-white illustrations of stamps; Easy-to-use Stamp Identifier Table and Index. Clear instructions for using the album and the Stamp Identifier Table are included, along with many useful hints and tips on building a collection. An entertaining, inexpensive way to learn about faraway people and places, stamp collecting brings a sense of excitement and adventure with each new acquisition. This book offers would-be collectors that ticket to discovery.
Author: Charles Snee
Author: Guy Thomas2022 Scott Stamp Postage Catalogue Volume 1: Cover Us, Un, Countries A-B
Author: Publisher: Scott Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780894876035
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1700
Book Description
The Scott Catalogue of postage stamps, published by Scott Publishing Co, is updated annually with hundreds of thousands of changes and lists all the stamps of the entire world . From its humble beginning as a 24-page bound pamphlet, the multi-volume set now list more than 700,000 stamps from 600 different postal entities. Because of the size of each Volume, the 2021 edition has each volume split into a part A and B. So when purchasing you are obtaining the volume set of part A and B. Scott Publishing publishes a total of eight large volumes that include six volumes containing all the countries of the world, the United States Specialized Catalog, and the 1840-1940 Classic Specialized Catalogue (covering the world for the first 100 years that stamps were issued). The numbering system used by Scott to identify stamps is dominant among stamp collectors in the United States, Mexico, Canada and through out the world. It is a must for any researcher or stamp collector
A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps
Author: Chris WestPublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250043697
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF AMERICA THROUGH ITS BEAUTIFUL AND DIVERSE POSTAGE STAMPS IN THIS EXUBERANT AND ALWAYS CHARMING HISTORY. In A History of America in Thirty-six Postage Stamps, Chris West explores America's own rich philatelic history. From George Washington's dour gaze to the charging buffalo of the western frontier and Lindbergh's soaring biplane, American stamps are a vivid window into our country's extraordinary and distinctive past. With the always accessible and spirited West as your guide, discover the remarkable breadth of America's short history through a fresh lens. On their own, stamps can be curiosities, even artistic marvels; in this book, stamps become a window into the larger sweep of history.
The World Encyclopedia of Stamps and Stamp Collecting
Author: James A. MackayPublisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754835493
Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A directory of the world's greatest stamps, the history of philately and the stories behind the most collectable stamps, and step-by-step advice on creating and preserving a collection.
