This lavishly illustrated 174-page book tells you what makes a simple postage stamp a philatelic gem. Learn why these gems are rare, their current value, and how they are waiting to be discovered.

Philatelic Gems 1

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Donna O'Keefe Houseman

Antiques & Collectibles

Linns Stamp News

A collection of stories by Herman (Pat) Herst, Jr. about the stamp market and how the prices of stamps have been affected by various events. Herst gives advice on collecting stamps, such as "There is no substitute for knowledge," "Beware of pitfalls," "Cash in on Fads," and "Don't be a slave to the catalog." The book was first published in 1962. This fifth edition, published by Linn's in 1988, was the first revised edition.

Fun and Profit in Stamp Collecting

Herst, Herman, Jr.

A collection of stories and memories by Herman (Pat) Herst, Jr. about his days as a stamp dealer on Nassau Street in New York City in the 1950s and 1960s. Nassau Street was the center of the stamp business during these decades. Nassau Street was first published in 1960. Although the book was reprinted several times, this seventh edition published by Linn's in 1988 was the first revised edition.

Nassau Street

Herst Jr., Herman (Pat)

Literature & Fiction

A few visionary crews of pilots, mechanics and postal officials began the airmail service. Many gave their lives for it. These are a few of their stories......

Airmail Antics

Boughner, Fred

Out of print. Descriptive and illustrative manual on plate number coils

Linn's U.S. Plate Number Coil Handbook

Lawrence, Ken

Introduction to Stamp Collecting

Rod, Steven J.

Devoted to the postage stamps and postal stationery released by the U.S. Postal Service during the year. The Yearbook tells you all you want to know about each issue: why it was issued, how its design was developed, what problems or controversies surrounded it, production facts and figures. Also illustrated are artists' sketches and essays unavailable in any other published work.

U.S. Stamp Yearbook 1988

Amick, George

Crafts & Hobbies

Gives the history and background of unusual and rare stamps from both the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries

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Provides information on postal rates from colonial times to the present, charts of collectible series, and a glossary of stamp terms, and includes lists of postal organizations and clubs

Linn's World Stamp Almanac

Linn's Stamp News staff

Arts & Photography

Philatelic Gems

Okeefe, Donna

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