Stamp Department
In the preceding section we have had much to say about the stamp dealer. Now let us
understand the stamp department of a great department store. Of course these, too, are
stamp dealers...
But the great mass of stamp collectors were at heart stamp collectors. They didn't want to
advance or pursue a hobby in which their activities were restricted by lack of albums or
lack of places...
The Minkus albums and catalogs became an almost overnight success and lead to his opening
stamp departments in many of the leading department stores from coast to coast, with more
to come just as...