2004 Brookman Stamp Price Guide

From Brookman comes the nation's most accurate and highly respected retail price guide of stamps and postal collectibles. Annual updates include thousands of newly illustrated stamps, retail prices on U.S., United Nations, and Canadian stamps, First Day Covers, souvenir cards, Pages, Panels, U.S. territories, and most types of postal collectibles from 1847 to 2002. A special autograph section covers presidents, government figures, military leaders, Hollywood celebrities, authors, athletes, and more. -- Nation's most accurate and highly respected retail price guide of stamps and postal collectibles -- Updates include prices on U.S., United Nations, and Canadian stamps, First Day Covers, souvenir cards, Pages, Panels, U.S. territories, and most types of postal collectibles from 1847 to 2002 -- Expanded autograph section covers presidents, government figures, military leaders, Hollywood celebrities, authors, and athletes

Officially licensed Scott numbering system, the most widely used and user friendly system accepted by both dealers and collectors.

A guide for stamp collectors from the beginner to the professional including collectibles, pricing, articles on the hobby and more.

Updated yearly, the "Brookman Stamp Price Guide" has been the nation's most accurate and respected guide for retail pricing of stamps and postal collectibles for more than 60 years. The 1998 edition includes 5,000 price changes for U.S., United Nations and Canadian stamps, First Day Covers, souvenir cards and most areas of postal collectibles from 1847-1997. 4,000+ illustrations.

When it's time for a move to a retirement home, a smaller home, or there's a death in the family, how should you manage a lifetime of family heirlooms and cherished possessions? Should that old chest go to the rummage sale, or is it a rare antique? What about jewelry, coins, stamp collections, china, silver, glass, memorabilia, baseball cards and toys? Are they valuable? How can we tell? Who will buy them? What are they really worth? This book is your key to finding the value of everything from diamonds to Teddy Bears, as well as tips about estate planning and appraisals. Find out all about: *the hottest collectibles markets and why some items skyrocket in price *how experts spot a valuable antique *where to get information used by professionals *selling at auctions, estate sales, and on eBay

Updates to the most accurate and respected price guide in the country include current market values for over 45,000 stamps issued from 1847 to today! Collectors will find stamps from the U.S., U.N. and Canada, as well as First Day Covers, U.S. Territories, Pages and Panels, Souvenir Cards and other types of postal collectibles listed in this all-encompassing reference.Special features include an autograph section covering presidents, government and military leaders, celebrities, athletes and more, with price listings for autographed First Day Covers and an easy-to-use stamp identifier and topical index. The book contains over 5,000 photographs and uses the Scott numbering system, the most popular among dealers and collectors.·