The Official Blackbook Price Guide to US Postage Stamps 2007, 29th Edition

by HUDGEONS, THOMAS E. JR

• ISBN13: 9780375721496
• ISBN10: 0375721495
• Edition: 29th
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2006-06-13
• Publisher: House of Collectibles

Summary

The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps makes it easy to identify and price the stamps that you already own, as well as the stamps that you want to buy. This is the most comprehensive pocket stamp guide available, listing the current value of every U.S. postage stamp along with its illustration. This in-depth source covers every aspect of stamp collecting, including how to buy, sell, and grade stamps; how to find a stamp error and spot a fake; and a complete listing of stamp publications and organizations. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Linn's Look at the New Stamp Issues	p. 1
Market Review	p. 10
How To Use This Book	p. 14
How To Grade Stamps	p. 16
Factors That Determine Stamp Values	p. 19
Repairs, Fakes, and Other Undesirables	p. 22
Type Identifier	p. 25
General Issue	p. 35
Semipostal Stamps	p. 440
Airmail Stamps	p. 441
Airmail Special Delivery Stamps	p. 472
Special Delivery Stamps	p. 473
Registered Mail Stamp	p. 476
Certified Mail Stamp	p. 476
Postage Due Stamps	p. 477
U.S. Offices in China	p. 482
Official Stamps	p. 483
Parcel Post Stamps	p. 492
Parcel Post Postage Due Stamps	p. 493
Special Handling Stamps	p. 493
Federal Duck Stamps	p. 494
Mint Sheets	p. 509
American First Day Covers	p. 529
Glossary of First Day Covers	p. 533
First Day Covers	p. 545
Stamp Collectors' Terminology	p. 570
Equipment	p. 574
Ten Low-cost Ways To Start Collecting Stamps	p. 577
Three Tips for Stamp Collectors	p. 581
Buying Stamps	p. 585
Selling Stamps	p. 589
What Is An Error, Freak, or Oddity?	p. 592
Publications-Linn's Stamp News	p. 595
The National Postal Museum	p. 597
The Junior Philatelists of America	p. 604
The American Philatelic Society	p. 613
Local Stamp Clubs	p. 616
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