The World Encyclopedia of Stamps & Stamp Collecting: The Ultimate Illustrated Reference to Over 3000 of the World's Best Stamps, and a Professional ... and Perfecting a Spectacular Collection Hardcover – Illustrated, 28 Aug. 2023

I am not new to stamps but neither am I particularly knowledgeable. I bought this book based on the high ratingsas I have decided to delve deeper into what is a fascinating hobby and needed a more rounded overview of thesubject to help me decide just what direction to take as the subject is so vast.This book is a revelation as far as I am concerned. It has already provided me with an enormous amount of relevant and very helpful information which completely exceeds my expectations. I defy anyone to find a better intelligent and highly readable resource on the subject at what is an almost ridiculously modest price.Highly recommended as a general resource and fascinating reading with many hundreds of colour illustrations.Do be aware however that there are no prices given as that is not the purpose of this book. For that buy yourselfa Stanley Gibbons guide for your chosen countries for collecting and do the job properly. Armed with both you will be very well equipped.Superb and a very firm five stars!

Very comprehensive and good illustrations

I purchased this for my husband who collects stamps. I only gave four stars because I don't use it. It is a lovely book from what I have seen. He seems pleased with it.

I'm a born again stamp collector - returning to stamps after 30 years. I found this book invaluable. It taught me a lot and helped rekindle my childhood interest in stamp collecting. It is also great value for money.

After reading the reviews, I believed that this book would be able to provide some history on various stamps and also a rough guide on price. I inherited two large shoe boxes full of stamps in great condition and as I have no interest in maintaining this hobby it seems such a waste for the person who clearly spent years collecting and I would like to find someone that will enjoy them as much as he clearly did collecting them. Some of them are beautiful and defiantly deserve there final resting place to be a bit classier than an old Reebok shoe box!This book has not helped me anymore than what I have found on the internet.

Don't let the postman try and post it through your letterbox

This book is exactly what the title suggests and more. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was very readable even the big blocks of text are engaging (you do need some interest in stamp collecting though).

Stamping my way around the world , gee wiz some amazing stamps here second time of reading