Paperback - 170 pages - 240 mm x 165 mm

Fully illustrated in Colour.

Philately has an extensive language of its own - used in stamp catalogues, handbooks, albums, magazines, price lists and auction catalogues. This new edition of an established reference work defines the main printing methods, papers, types of stamps, errors, varieties, watermarks, perforations and postal services a stamp collector will find referred to in his reading. Special attention has been paid to the terms used in describing postal history - now a popular branch of philately.

With over 1000 entries and illustrations in colour, many from the famous Stanley Gibbons Philatelic Terms reference collection, this book provides the answers to most problems of terminology and will enable collectors - beginners or experienced philatelists - to gain fuller enjoyment from their hobby.