Stock book

Stock Book
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Definition: A stock book is a specially designed book used to hold stamps. It consists of cardstock pages with rows of slotted pockets going down the page. Stamps are placed into the slotted pockets.

Stock books
These are albums with pages made up of a series of pockets - like an approval card - in which to keep stamps.

albums and stock books
Now that you have a nice bunch of flat stamps, its time to mount them. You require a stamp album for this. Stamp albums are available in the hobby shops with country names and spaces for them. These are however costly.

You can also reuse stock books to store duplicate stamps if you eventually decide to mount your stamps on printed album pages.

Stock book - stock or duplicate books are obtainable in which loose stamps can be temporarily stored.
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STOCK BOOK: A book whose pages have a number of strips forming pockets into which stamps can be inserted for storage.
STRIP: Three or more attached stamps in a horizontal or vertical row.

Stock Book - A book containing rows of pockets on each page for holding stamps.
Straight edge (SE) - Stamps which have no perforations on one or two adjacent sides.
Strip - Three or more intact stamps in a row or column.

Stock Books and Stock Pages
Some people don't use albums at all, they prefer to store their collections in stock books or on stock pages.

Stock book: A specially manufactured blank book containing rows of pockets on each page to hold stamps.

Album or Stock book - used to store your stamps
Hinges and mounts - used to affix stamps to an album page
Stamp catalogs - can help us identify and learn about our stamps.

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SBZ: (Ger.) Soviet Occupation Zone, Germany.
SC: 1: USPS abbreviation for South Carolina. 2: auction abbreviation for stampless. 3: souvenir cover.

tweezers, hinge mounts, perforation gauges, catalogues, stock books, catalogues and books etc..

Album - A stamp album or a stock book is a safe way of keeping all your stamps in an organized fashion in one place.
Hinges - Except for when you have albums with pockets, you will need hinges to stick your stamps safely into your album.

" - use hinges or mounts or, my favorites, stock books and 'archival quality' philatelic albums - note: photo albums, usually present PVC and acidic black paper concerns.

4.) Stamp albums and stamp stock books - protect your postage stamps from humidity and direct sunlight by storing them in protective stamp album pages. Ideally, use a stamp album with an acid-free paper.

Complementing the albums are the stock books, also available in wide price ranges, for the storing of unmounted material and duplicates, and what are known as "approval cards" used by many collectors for the same purposes.

Stamp: An officially issued label used in payment of postage.
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Stock book: A specially book having thin strips of plastic used to hold stamps.
Strip: Three or more stamps which are not separated in a row.

Accessories: Various products and tools commonly used by the stamp collector, including hinges, mounts, stamp tongs, perforation gauges, stock books and magnifiers.

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See also: Stamp, Album, Used, Cover, Philatelic