Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Catalogs    6. Philately    7. Postage stamps    8. Postage-stamps    9. Reference - Price Guides    10. Stamps   

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Philately    6. Stamps    7. Antiques & Collectibles / Stamps   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Philately    6. Postage-stamps    7. Reference - General    8. Reference - Price Guides    9. Stamps   

Subjects:  1. Antiques/Collectibles    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Collecting    4. Graphic Arts - General    5. Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter    6. Stamps, philately   

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2006 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue Vol 2
This catalogue has become the World standrad for stamp prices.

2006 Scott Standard Postage Catalogue Vol 2
This was purchased for a senior who was re opening his collection. He found it exciting and informative as he reviewed his collection. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. General    6. Philately    7. Reference    8. Stamps   

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Great summary
The Postal Service Guide provides an excellent opportunity to get a ballpark value of an existing collection or to fantasize about your next purchase.Any stamp collector should find this guide a helpful tool.Stamps are pictured in color with information regarding date of issue, value and description.

The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps 32nd Ed
Thoughtfully catalogued...easy to follow...accurate, current pricing...vivid pictures.Don't hesitate to buy this guide.
Excellent overall reference book
The USPS Guide to US stamps is the best illustrated and best priced general guide to US stamps.Specialists will want more specific information, but for the general collector the info here is quite adequate, and the color photos are very helpful.It's easy to use, too, and affordable.It fills its niche in philatelic reference material quite adequately. ... Read more

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Not What I Expected
I suppose this is a good book if you have NEVER rubber stamped or seen anything other that stamp on ink on paper.But I am rather inexperienced, and I thought this was not good at all for what I was looking for.If you are new to rubber stamping, fine.But if you have anything more than even the most basic experience, I'd pass on this and get something more advanced.

THE ULTIMATE RUBBER STAMPING TECH BOOK
THIS BOOK IS THE BEST BOOK I'VE SEEN YET! THAT EXPLAINS HOW TO DO. MASKINGS AND BAYERINGS, AS WELL STEP BY STEP INFORMATION ON RUBBER STAMPING ON ANY SURFACE. This book is a must for anyone interested in stamping.
Not only is this book a must for beginners, but also for anyone else with any interest in rubber stamping.It has so many ideas and projects that it seems like anyone could find something they are interested in trying buthaven't.For the beginner, it has very complete but very easy tounderstand directions for becoming a complete rubber stamper.I don'tthink a "How To" book could accomplish any more than this onedoes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Rubber Stamping    5. Rubber stamp printing    6. Stamps    7. Techniques - Printmaking    8. Relief processes (eg woodcut, lino)    9. Stamps, philately   

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The best reference catalog for stamp collectors
When you are collecting stamps you need the best reference catalog available, and this is the one, almost every store and auction usesit not only as a price reference but also as a clasification guide. My only concern is why this volume is cheaper than the other five. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Philately    6. Reference    7. Reference - Price Guides    8. Stamps   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Philately    7. Postage stamps    8. Postage-stamps    9. Reference - Price Guides    10. Stamps    11. United States    12. Antiques & Collectibles / Stamps   

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Now for the bad news
I recently inherited my father in law's stamp collection.My wife wants to sell it, to raise some much-needed money.I bought a current Scott catalogue and determined that one of the U.S. plate block albums is "worth" $350.My wife was told by a stamp dealer that he will only pay about 10% of catalogue value.That would make the album worth $35.
Great Book on an uneasy subject for collectors
This book does two things well:
This book can save you money
I'm not planning to sell my stamps - but this book has saved me money by giving me some insight into what kind of stamps will never be worth the time or money spent on them!I also love Datz's vignettes of life in the stamp trade! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Hobbies/Crafts    4. Postage stamps as an investmen    5. Postage stamps as an investment    6. Reference    7. Reference - General    8. Stamp collecting    9. Stamps    10. General encyclopaedias    11. Stamps, philately   

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Philately    6. Reference - Price Guides    7. Stamps   

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Excite a child about something not related to technology!
I love these books and buy them every year.I was started at the age of 6 by my dear departed uncle on collecting stamps.I can now share this simple joy with my own nieces and nephews.The book is full of information and photos relating to each postal issue (complete commemorative issues for the year). And the copies I have purchased new from the original vendor, obviously the US Postal Service, have come with the stamps and the protective sleeves to insert each stamp into before mounting them in the book itself. (I have noticed some offered on the secondary market are without the stamps.) Great gift idea
If you know someone who enjoys collecting stamps, or enjoys learning about Americana, then this is the a good book for that person.The very nice hard bound book contains the commemorative stamp series for the year 2000.What is cool is that the actual stamps are enclosed.Surrounding each stamp is about two pages devoted to describing the history and background of the stamp and its subject.Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Commemorative postage stamps    5. Philately    6. Postage stamps    7. Reference - General    8. Stamps    9. United States    10. Antiques & Collectibles / Stamps   

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Probably the best but still I want more...
The is probably the best English language identifier but I still find a lot of stamps that aren't listed here. I wish the editors would start with page one of the Scott catalogs and list every word on every stamp. A Herculean task? Maybe but much more useful. Still, though, for the price, this is a very nice guide that will serve all collectors very well. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. General    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Identification    7. Postage stamps    8. Stamps   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Stamps   

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Catalogs    6. Philately    7. Postage stamps    8. Postage-stamps    9. Stamps   

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With full-page representations of postage stamp art
This lavish oversized paperback is packed with full-page representations of postage stamp art, while accompanying text provides a postal history of stamp art. From early postal system stamps to the evolution of the stamp as a work of art, Stamp Art & Postal History Of Michael Thompson and Michael Hernandez De Luna packs in some excellent detail and lots of color.

It's art, but is it good art?
As one who has always had an interest in philately, I was intrigued by the concept of the two Michaels - the notion of creating "artistamps" and affixing them as postage, the ultimate goal being the successful delivery of the letter complete with the Post Office's cancellation; the project carried a wonderful tint of (harmless) subversity to it. This book displays the results of their labours, full-page colour reproductions of individual stamp sheets opposite examples of successfully mailed covers. The artists' aim in the design of their stamps seemed more motivated by how blatant the subject matter and the design could be and still be accepted as postage rather than trying to create something that could've passed as an actual postage stamp - which in my view takes much more imagination and effort. Of the two artists, Hernandez de Luna seemed more inclined to create stamps overtly puerile in design and subject matter: commemorating women's breasts, condoms, erect penises, animals fornicating, et al. - more labels than stamps really - that "thumb their nose" at the subjects and designs of such postal bodies as the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee. Thompson, while not above this kind of callowness, more often suceeds in creating realistic looking designs, notably from foreign countries - with his Kenyan "Afrodisiac" rhino, Norwegian "Chernobyl Deer" and Japanese "Eat Whale" and the (amazingly tasteless) "Aum Shinrikyo" Sarin Gas stamps succeeding admirably. Often, the best artwork on view is not on the stamps, but on the covers the artists created to mail their stamps, utilizing vintage labels, old envelopes and custom lettering. The works are preceeded by several excellent essays on the history of artistamps and mail art, but ultimately the reader must decide whether the book's content justifies its price. It's art but, quite often, not very good art. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    4. History - General    5. Stamps    6. Stamps, philately   

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Almanac of stamps
This book lists in almanac style the chronological history of stamps around the world - when various countries first began issuing its stamps, when stamp societies were formed, when famous postmasters assumed their posts, and a slew of other postal facts and information. Anyone with even a passing interest in stamps, stamp collecting, or postal history will find this book interesting and informative. Includes hundreds of illustrations. Also included are a through index and a useful bibliography. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chronology    2. General    3. History    4. Politics - Current Events    5. Postage stamps    6. Postal service    7. Stamps