2003 Catalogue of Errors on U.S. Postage Stamps (Catalogue of Errors on Us Postage Stamps) (Paperback)

~ Stephen R. Datz (Author)

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Product Description

Collectors will reach for this must-have volume to identify major production errors, defects, fakes, and oddities in U.S. postage stamps. This hobby standard contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on these collectible stamps that can be worth up to thousands of dollars.

Issues produced from 1857 to 2002 are covered in detail. Listings contain quantities known, fakes and forgery warnings, condition, defects, variations, and photographs and are organized according to the type of error.

Each error is thoroughly defined to help collectors expand their knowledge of the hobby. A special section on freaks, oddities, and other unusual stamps explains the collectibility and value of misperfs, foldovers, miscuts, color shifts, gutter pairs, gutter snipes, open creases, and blank stamps.

• Hundreds of errors illustrated for easy identification

• Contains the most current listing of errors and their values

• Easy-to-use format • Special section on freaks, oddities, and other unusual stamps

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 12th edition (December 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873494768
• ISBN-13: 978-0873494762
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
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