"Comprehensive resource guide..." -- Stamp magazine, May 2000.

Product Description

Discover the fun of the world's most popular hobby. Where to get stamps; choosing the right album and accessories; how to identify and mount stamps; how to build your collection; topical and speciality collecting; using stamp catalogue; basics of condition and grading; how to protect your collection; how to spot valuable stamp errors; online philately; world's most famous collectors; tales of the world's rarest stamps; comprehensive resource guide; glossary of philatelic terminology.

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Product Details

* Paperback: 176 pages

* Publisher: General Trade Corporation; Revised edition (April 1, 2009)

* Language: English

* ISBN-10: 088219030X

* ISBN-13: 978-0882190303

* Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches