No comments about Scott Official 1984 Price Guide to U. S. First Day Covers.

3 comments about Stamp Investing.

1. This book has some great information on the economics of stamp collecting and its past. The "boom" of the 70's probably won't happen in philately again, but many stamps can make worthwhile long-term investments. Basically investment grade stamps pre-date the 1920's. Issues since then (with a few exceptions) have been so mass produced as to be worth little more than face value (ie. commemoratives). Again, this is a good primer for the person seriously wanting to spend some money on good, classic stamps, and hold them for some time. From there you'll just have to take time to learn about specific stamps - and you're on your own there.



2. This book would be of some use to the stamp collector, but it would be most appreciated by the stamp collector who is going to invest hundreds, or more dollars on stamps. Includes information about economics, strategies, opportunities, buying and selling, scams, condition, grading, and more.

   It does not tell you what stamps to invest in, or what particular stamps are worth, it tells you the best ways of finding and buying the stamps you want to invest in, without getting taken. At the same time it teaches you how to look for and purchase rarer stamps that may get overlooked by sellers. Even the pros make mistakes and you can profit from those mistakes.

   If you are a stamp dealer, you already know most, if not everything in the book. If you are a part time collector who is thinking of spending some real money on stamps, you need a book like this before you buy anything. If you don't know anything about stamps and have never been interested in collecting them, don't invest in them, or this book, stamp investing is not for you.




3. Stephen Datz has written a very helpful guide for the beginning stamp investor. His honest and unvarnished evaluation of where the stamp market has been, and keen insights into the economics of stamps, makes for good reading. Even if you are a stamp collector who does not want to try to make a profit from investing in stamps, you'll enjoy this book.

No comments about Scott 1995 Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps (Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps).

1 comments about Stamps of Burma: A Historical Record Through 1988.

1. This is a book by a Burmese dissident turned graphic designer. It traces the design of Burmese stamps, and uses them as a vehicle to explore eras in that country's history. This book is a fine teaching example of how graphic design is formed by and informs cultural context and how its artifacts remain in the bloodstream of a culture long after an ideology has run its course. Anyone who teaches about the making of meaning in graphic design will do well to add this text to the bibliography.

No comments about Stanley Gibbons Simplified Catalogue.

No comments about All About Stamps: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Philatelic Terms.

1 comments about Scott 2004 U.S. Pocket Stamp Catalogue (Scott U S Pocket Stamp Catalogue).

1. Im a new stamp collector so i would like to review all titles. Please help. Thanks in advance.

   With our best regards
   Jacky

No comments about 2003 Krause-Minkus Stamps and Prices: A Concise Catalog of United States Stamps (Krause-Minkus Stamps & Prices, 2003).

No comments about 2007 Scott Catalogue United States And Countries of the World A-b: United States, United Nations & Countries Of The World A-B (Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue Vol 1 Us and Countries a-B).

1 comments about The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps 28th Ed. (Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps, 2001).

1. I have not only read this book over and over again and still find and see things that I missed on my stamps and I have alot of them pass dowm from my mother in law to my husband and he has the interest of foreign coins that also was passed to him so If anyone knows the best book out there on coins and paper money I would like to hear which book to get . This was a book of great pictures and details. The buyer was fast in delivering and it looks new instead of used. Thanks.