The Stamp Collector's Encyclopaedia Author:R. J. Sutton Over 3000 entries, conveniently and alphabetically arranged, provide a handy reference guide to all those interested in philately. Included are definitions of commonly used phrases and words; meanings of abbreviations; a complete glossary; brief gazetteer of all stamp-issuing countries; coinages; populations; and translations of hundreds of fore... more »ign phrases and words that appear on stamps.« less