Author(s): Robert Obojski
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 80
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Language: English
Date Published: 2004-11-18
Dimensions: 206 x 270 x 8mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: Revised and Enlarged ed.
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

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.