Where to Begin The stamp album you now have is ideal for beginning collectors. It pictures over 1,100 quite easy-to-find stamps from almost 200 different countries. When you find a stamp that looks like one shown, place it right over ...
Author: Robert Obojski
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486441139
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 80
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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.