Stamp Collecting For Dummies

Everything a new collector needs to know

Stamp Collecting For Dummies holds everything a new collector needs to know - how to start a collection; how to handle, protect, store, and display stamps; plus how to diversify or specialize a collection. This friendly guide explains how to evaluate a stamp's value - with a special pricing guide appendix. Plus, it shows you how to catalog and organize your collection using new software designed specifically for stamp collectors.

Detail and beauty of a variety of stamp designs

The color insert illustrates the detail and beauty of a variety of stamp designs. The book also alerts you to pitfalls to avoid when buying stamps online and through auction houses, and features a "Collectors Resource Section" that includes websites, magazines, chat rooms and more! Novice stamp collectors, relax! Let expert Richard Sine show you everything a new collector needs to know, from starting a collection to diversifying an existing one. Packed with tips on identifying valuable stamps, caring for them, and buying stamps online and through auction houses, this handy reference is your step-by-step guide to creating a really cool stamp collection.
Stamp Collecting For Dummies by Richard L. Sine
Issue: Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0764553798

Is Stamp Collecting the Hobby for You?

A reliable easy to use guide for the beginning and avid stamp collectors. For those who enjoy collecting, there is the thrill of the chase, the acquisition of personal treasures, the sense of being in control, the satisfaction of research, the contentment of relaxation, and the pride of creation of something very personal and very unique. This book gives the reader the opportunity to get some hands on stamp collecting experience, without investing a lot of money. It tells the novice how to find free stamp sources, how to handle covers, and how to mount and display the collection.

Publication

Is Stamp Collecting the Hobby for You? by David O., Sr. Dyer
Publisher: Truman Publishing Company, ISBN: 0966339312

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