Customer Reviews

The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps 35th ed

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I collected stamps in the 1970s and 1980s as my grandmother was a big collector and I was fascinated by her stamp books, which were terrific. I had a pretty good collection myself just from her discards. But when she passed away over 20 years ago, I lost interest in the hobby. But recently, I pulled out my old stamp book and got the urge to get it back into shape and to get it current. And the 33rd edition of the US Postal Service's book is a great book to use as a guide to get back in the hobby. First, it shows pictures of almost every stamp ever issued by the USPS over the years in glorious color, so it is a great book just to look at. But I use it to see just how daunting it will be to catch up to collecting almost 25 years of stamps because the USPS has issued considerably more stamps on an annual basis than they did before. I also use it as a guideline as to how much I should pay for stamps on online auctions to make sure I don't overpay by too much. The size of the book makes it easy to use as well.

I've really enjoyed rediscovering this hobby and really think this book has made it even more fun!

If you are looking for a high and low price for an individual US stamp, this is the book for you. It does not price by the condition of the stamp, but the book will give you some idea of the price range a stamp would fall within.

i just thought i'd write in saying what an amazing book this is. i purchacd it a few months back, and even though its from 2003, it combines indivual prices of all stamps, and first day covers. everything is in color and very easy to read and move around in. i find its a bit better then Scott's. as fdc's are included right there on the page.

I must say this is the best guide to United States Stamps and it's from the Postal service....get it and you will not be able to put it down.

The book is beutifully illustrated and contains up-to-date information on stamp collecting, directly from the source, The U.S. Post Office. It has enhanced my view on collecting.

Like most of the USPS collecting products, this is an exceptionally nice book, especially in the lay-flat binding. I did not realize this was significantly larger format than the base book. Very nice.

Most of the books I looked at were in black and white. This is the only one I found that showed ALL of the stamps in color.Also shows prices and is extremely detailed.Perfect for the novice stamp collector as well as one who has collected for a long time!

This guide is absolutly the greatest item to have if you collect stamps. The pictures are great for fast identification of the dates and numbers of your stamps. It also provides some history about the stamps.