The Postal Service Guide to U.S. Stamps
by United States Postal ServiceFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-09-13
Publisher(s): HarperCollins Publications
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Summary
This fully illustrated, official U.S. Postal Service publication includes more than 4,000 stamps in every category -- definitive, commemorative, airmail, special delivery, and more -- all organized into easy-to-use, color-coded sections for quick access. This revised and updated edition provides color illustrations of stamps referenced by Scott catalog numbers and includes used and unused prices, dates of issue, and quantities issued when known. Also featured in this philatelists' bible is a rundown of the current year's commemorative stamp program; advice on starting a collection -- from the condition of your stamps to organizing and displaying your collection; and a complete resources section.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: Coast-to-Coast Collecting | p. 6 |
| Greetings From America: Celebrating a Nation on the Move | p. 16 |
| New 2002 Issues | p. 20 |
| Explanation of Catalog Prices | p. 36 |
| 19th Century Stamps | p. 38 |
| Turn of the Century through World War II Stamps | p. 62 |
| Post World War II through Bicentennial Stamps | p. 118 |
| Bicentennial through Recent Stamps | p. 202 |
| Airmail Stamps | p. 476 |
| Official and Penalty Mail Stamps | p. 490 |
| Stamped Envelopes | p. 494 |
| Airmail Envelopes and Aerogrammes | p. 506 |
| Postal Cards and Stamped Cards | p. 512 |
| American Commemorative Cancellations (Souvenir Pages) | p. 523 |
| American Commemorative Panels | p. 531 |
| Glossary | p. 536 |
| Organizations, Publications and Resources | p. 540 |
| Philatelic Centers | p. 545 |
| Index | p. 555 |
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