The Complete Illustrated Guide to Stamp Collecting : Everything You Need to Know about the World's Most Popular Hobby and the Many Ways to Build a Collection

MacKay, James

ISBN 10: 1844762831 / ISBN 13: 9781844762835

Published by Anness Publishing, 2007

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Stamp Collecting : Everything You Need to Know about the World's Most Popular Hobby and the Many Ways to Build a Collection
• Publisher: Anness Publishing
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844762831
• ISBN 13: 9781844762835
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.162 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

Everything you need to know about the world's favourite hobby and the many ways to build a collection * Featuring expert advice, vivid examples, famous issues and over 500 images of stamps from around the world.

About the Author

Dr James Mackay is one of the foremost and most prolific authors on stamps and stamp collecting in the world. He has written over 100 books and thousands of articles on the subject of stamps and other collectables such as coins, antiques and bronzes. He has one of the largest private collections of stamps and philatelic materials in the world and recently published Philatelic Terms Illustrated (Stanley Gibbons). James Mackay's published works include: Commemorative Medals (A Barker), Collectables (Macdonald), The Banknote Yearbook (Token Publishing), and Dictionary of Turn of the Century Antiques (Ward Lock).