"FUNDAMENTALS OF PHILATELY" - AN ENCYCLOPAEDIC WORK / FINE!

Item description: The  item is in excellent condition. EVERY SERIOUS PHILATELIST REQUIRES THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SPECIALISED VOLUME THAT FALLS INTO THE SAME CATEGORY AS THE "UNION HANDBOOK". THIS IS NOT A "BOOK ABOUT HOW TO COLLECT STAMPS" BUT A SPECIALISED 862 PAGE REFERENCE WORK. ONCE STUDIED THE COLLECTOR SHALL "KNOW ALL"! THE AUTHOR IS L.N. WILLIAMS, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE PHILATELIC AUTHORS. CONTENTS INCLUDE PAPER, WATERMARKS,DESIGN, PRINTING, EMBOSSING, GUM, SEPARATION ETC. PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY. HORRENDOULLY EXPENSIVE AND THE COST OF IMPORTATION MORE THAN THE COST OF THE BOOK ITSELF. AN OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A WORK THAT "NO ONE ELSE HAS"! THE BEST PUBLICATION I HAVE STUDIED IN YEARS!

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