Official 1999 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps [Paperback]

Marc Hudgeons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1998

THE BLACKBOOK PRICE GUIDE TO STAMPS,
WITH MORE THAN 20,000 PRICES LISTED!

[ ] COMPREHENSIVE. An invaluable reference that lists general U.S. postage stamp issues from 1847 to 1997, plus revenue, stock transfer, and hunting permit stamps, United Nations issues, mint sheets, and first-day covers.

[ ] CLEARLY ORGANIZED.  This concise volume is organized according to the highly efficient Scott numbering system.

[ ] PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.  Helpful tips from the experts on grading, buying, selling, storing, and caring for stamps.

[ ] SPECIAL FEATURES.  A fast-find index of reproductions helps the philatelist determine authenticity with confidence--plus important sections on rarities, popular oddities, topic, and error stamps.

[ ] FULLY ILLUSTRATED IN FULL COLOR.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

My dad is the stamp collecting in our family. He has had me searching for interesting stamps for years, and it's fun for me to work on this book and get some "inside" information that I can share with him.

-- Randy Ladenheim-Gil, Editor, House of Collectibles

From the Inside Flap

THE BLACKBOOK PRICE GUIDE TO STAMPS,
WITH MORE THAN 20,000 PRICES LISTED!

[ ] COMPREHENSIVE. An invaluable reference that lists general U.S. postage stamp issues from 1847 to 1997, plus revenue, stock transfer, and hunting permit stamps, United Nations issues, mint sheets, and first-day covers.

[ ] CLEARLY ORGANIZED.  This concise volume is organized according to the highly efficient Scott numbering system.

[ ] PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.  Helpful tips from the experts on grading, buying, selling, storing, and caring for stamps.

[ ] SPECIAL FEATURES.  A fast-find index of reproductions helps the philatelist determine authenticity with confidence--plus important sections on rarities, popular oddities, topic, and error stamps.

[ ] FULLY ILLUSTRATED IN FULL COLOR.

Product Details

• Paperback: 460 pages
• Publisher: House of Collectibles (June 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0676600654
• ISBN-13: 978-0676600650
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,163,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific! Comprehensive and informative., March 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Official 1999 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps (Paperback)

This book is especially great for novice stamp collectors like myself. Its information on how to find, buy, sell and preserve stamps makes getting started in the hobby easy. Its comprehensive, color section that details every stamp to date (along with the Scott numbering system) makes identification simple. A must for serious and just-for-fun collectors alike!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best US Postage Stamp Price Guide I have bought so far., September 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Official 1999 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps (Paperback)

This book is very, very useful. It has information about selling your stamps, how to remove them from paper (or if they are stuck together) and more. It even has a listing of both Stamp Clubs and Organizations all around the world and it includes there addresses as well...I like this book also because you do not have to know that SCOTT CATALOG # to find the value of your stamp. All you have to do is go to the illustrated area where it shows pictures of the stamps, look for your stamp and then it will tell you the catalog number to look for and you just flip a few pages, scroll down until you find the catalog number and wham...you have the value of your stamp right there.

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific! Comprehensive and informative., March 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Official 1999 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps (Paperback)

This book is especially great for novice stamp collectors like myself. Its information on how to find, buy, sell and preserve stamps makes getting started in the hobby easy. Its comprehensive, color section that details every stamp to date (along with the Scott numbering system) makes identification simple. A must for serious and just-for-fun collectors alike!