The Postal Service Guide To Us Stamps

by UNITED STATES POSTAL SERV

• ISBN13: 9780060528270
• ISBN10: 0060528273
• Edition: 32nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-28
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Now in an easy-to-use, oversize format, The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps is just the delivery you've been waiting for! The only fully illustrated, four-color guide to U.S. stamps, this official publication provides the most comprehensive information available about the U.S. stamp program and its vivid history. Beginning with the first stamps released in 1847, The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps covers more than 4,000 stamps issued up to the present, as well as: A new Stamp Series section that lists stamps categorized by their respective series, such as Legends of Hollywood, Black Heritage, and Nature of America Every category of U.S. stamp -- definitive, commemorative, airmail, duck stamps, stamped envelopes, and more -- all organized into easy-to-use, color-coded sections for quick access Detailed listings for each stamp, with color illustrations, Scott catalog numbers, dates of issue, used and unused prices, quantities issued (when known), and separate listings for design variations A complete guide to the new 2005 commemorative stamp program Advice on how to start your own stamp collection A resource section, a glossary of important terms, and much more!

Table of Contents

New 2005 Issues "A Universe of Appeal"	p. 4
Explanation of Catalog Prices	p. 10
The Art of Stamp Collecting	p. 11
Glossary	p. 12
19th Century Stamps	p. 14
20th Century Stamps 1900-1950	p. 30
20th Century Stamps 1951-1999	p. 60
21st Century Stamps 2000-2004	p. 208
Airmail, Airmail Special Delivery, and Special Delivery Stamps	p. 238
Registration, Certified Mail, and Postage Due Stamps	p. 246
Official and Penalty Mail Stamps	p. 250
Parcel Post and Special Handling	p. 254
Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps	p. 256
Embossed and Stamped Envelopes	p. 260
Airmail Envelopes and Aerogrammes	p. 272
Postal Cards and Stamped Cards	p. 276
American Commemorative Cancellations (Souvenir Pages)	p. 286
American Commemorative Panels	p. 292
Organizations, Publications and Resources	p. 296
Philatelic Centers	p. 298
U.S. Postal Service List of Stamp Series	p. 299
Index	p. 307
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.