FUN AND PROFIT IN STAMP COLLECTING
by Herman Herst, Jr
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1962. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Blue linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/Good; strong & sound w/surface discoloration & soil spot to lower edge. DJ/None. Trace discoloration to endpapers. 168-page discourse on the hobby and business aspects of stamp collecting. A discourse from award winning Herman "Pat" Herst Jr. (1909 - 1999), renowned writer of philatelic literature, and stamp dealer and stamp auctioneer. 10 chapters: 1, Cheap Stamps Never Become Rare; 2, Demand is a More Important Factor Than Supply; 3, Condition is Only a Factor in Relation to Value; 4, There is no Substitute for Knowledge; 5, Don't Be Influenced by Rumor or Sentiment; 6, Beware of Pitfalls That Trap the Unwary; 7, Rarity Alone Does Not Make Value; 8, Cash in on Fads, Don't Become a Victim of Them; 9, Don't Be a Slave to the Catalogue; and, 10, Timing Is a Most Important Factor, followed by Postscript and Market Guide.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018682
- Title
- FUN AND PROFIT IN STAMP COLLECTING
- Author
- Herman Herst, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan & Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Hobby/Business/Stamp Collecting;/Philately
- Bookseller catalogs
- Business/Industry/Commerce;
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