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Stamp catalog
Catalog of types of postage stamps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A stamp catalog (or stamp catalogue) is a catalog of postage stamp types with descriptions and prices.
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The stamp catalog is an essential tool of philately and stamp collecting. Stamp catalogs are part of philatelic literature.
Similar catalogs of other collectible objects. such as matchboxes (phillumeny) and postcards (deltiology), have also been issued.