Book Store
 The APS StampCampus Bookstore highlights a few of the items available
from the American Philatelic Society that we feel would enhance
our student's understanding and enjoyment of the hobby. Place your
order or view all APS specialty items and publications in our Marketplace.
APS Manual
of Philatelic Judging: How Exhibits Are Judged, fourth edition.
Compiled by the APS Committee on
Accreditation of the National Exhibitions and Judges.
This illustrated manual -- for judges, show committees, and
exhibitors, both new and potential -- discusses all the standard
exhibiting classes, and includes essays on international exhibiting
and judging. $9.60
Pocket Guide
to United States EKU/EDC Dates -- Earliest Known Uses/Earliest
Documented Covers of U.S. postage stamps and selected postal stationery
issues, 1847-1931, 1998 edition.
Compiled by the Expert Committee of the American Philatelic
Society.
This checklist, available in limited quantity, is the first
comprehensive listing since the 1990 edition of American First
Day Cover Foundation Checklist of First Days and Earliest Documented
Covers 1847-1931. $4.
(NOTE: Due to limited quantities, this
pocket guide is not available from the APS Marketplace. If you
are interested in purchasing it, please contact Gretchen at 814-933-3803
or via e-mail.)
Stamp Collecting:
The Complete, Easy Guide to the World's Most Popular Hobby
by Charles F. Adams
An invaluable guide, particularly for beginning collectors, offers
clear helpful advice on all aspects of the hobby. Adams provides
priceless information about how to get started, using stamp-collecting
tools and equipment, mastering the technical aspects of collecting,
how to get the best value when purchasing stamps, and much more.
Sold by APS through special arrangements with Dell Publishing.
$4
Fundamentals
of Philately
by L.N. Williams
Every philatelist -- from beginner to specialist -- needs the
information contained in this encyclopaedic reference work. Printing,
ink, paper, watermarks, gum, perforations, and more are explained
by one of philately's great students and teachers. Hundreds of
illustrations help make the presentation easy to understand. The
original edition of this classic took more than fifteen years
to complete. This revised edition, published in 1990, remains
the most comprehensive work available on the complexities of stamp
design and production. (880 pages, hardbound). $48 |
