The Official Blackbook Price Guide to U.S. Postage Stamps, 26th edition (Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps)

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Summary: Not the standard, but.....
Review: I have used the previous editions of this book for years as a quick and easy way to differentiate between varieties of US stamps. Granted, Scott's is the standard for all things philatelic, but the catalogs are expensive. I prefer to use Scott's publications at my local library. The Black Book is a terrific help for home use and for travel. Most of the time, it is the only resource I need for US stamps. Now if I could find something similar for worldwide stamps, even the more common ones ...

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Summary: Not the hobby standard
Review: This claims to be an accurate price guide to US stamps, but it's not the one used by the vast majority of stamp collectors. If you want something that's more widely accepted, try the Scott catalogs. The Scott Specialized catalog for US stamps is THE standard catalog and price guide. Scott numbers and prices will give you a much better idea about the value of your stamps than this will. Most public libraries have a copy of Scott, and there is also a smaller, cheaper pocket edition.

Rating:
Summary: Not the hobby standard
Review: This claims to be an accurate price guide to US stamps, but it's not the one used by the vast majority of stamp collectors. If you want something that's more widely accepted, try the Scott catalogs. The Scott Specialized catalog for US stamps is THE standard catalog and price guide. Scott numbers and prices will give you a much better idea about the value of your stamps than this will. Most public libraries have a copy of Scott, and there is also a smaller, cheaper pocket edition.