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The World Encyclopedia of Stamps & Stamp Collecting
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Stamp Collecting
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Coin Collecting
Vagabond of Verse: Biography of Robert Service
The Guinness Book of Stamps Facts and Feats
Encyclopaedia of Small Antiques
Value in Coins and Medals
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