A fascinating, one-of-a-kind journey through the world of stamps and collecting by maverick historian and writer Robert IrwinWhy do we collect? Is it to rescue objects from oblivion? Is it a kind of desire - or even a kind of madness? In this mosaic...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 29-Dec-2023, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed By Ingram Spark, ISBN-13: 9798869080561)
Since the advent of the first U.S. postage stamp in 1847, stamps have become a part of the American landscape, providing a window into the individuals, achievements, and beauty of this great nation. This book gives a behind-the-scenes look at how som...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 27-Jul-2023, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Clink Street Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781915229281)
My Little Book of Stamps is the worlds first humorous book about stamp collecting. The author takes us on a colourful journey through his own collection, featuring stamps from over 400 countries, old and new. Each stamp is accompanied by a witty rhy...Loe edasi...
Silke Vetter-Schulthei, Rene Smolarski, Pierre Smolarski
(Ilmumisaeg: 17-Apr-2023, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Brill Deutschland GmbH, ISBN-13: 9783847015734)
Im 19. Jahrhundert gab es Veränderungen im Postwesen: Aufbau einer neuen Verkehrsinfrastruktur; Entstehung von Nationalstaaten und anders zugeschnittene Zuständigkeitsbereiche im Postwesen sowie die Gründung des Weltpostvereins; Erfindung der Brie...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-Feb-2023, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Columbia University Press, ISBN-13: 9780231557337)
More than three thousand different images appeared on United States postage stamps from the middle of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Limited at first to the depiction of a small cast of characters and patriotic images, postal ico...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-Feb-2023, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Columbia University Press, ISBN-13: 9780231557337)
More than three thousand different images appeared on United States postage stamps from the middle of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Limited at first to the depiction of a small cast of characters and patriotic images, postal ico...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 12-Jul-2022, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Cameron & Company Inc, ISBN-13: 9798887070360)
The colorful world-within-a-world of postage stamps illustrates this lyrical account of a young girls experiences in Paris. When she and her family move to the city for a year, one of the first places her father takes her is to the stamp market. Her...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Jun-2021, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780750997829)
Today, European nations use stamps to commemorate aspects of a nations culture, history and achievements. During the Second World War, however, stamps were considered far more important in conveying political and ideological messages about their cou...Loe edasi...
The Spink Maury Catalogue has traditionally provided the highest level of detail for the stamps and covers of France and the French colonies, with thousands of top quality illustrations and prices updated every year. It was acquired by Spink in 2015,...Loe edasi...
The Spink Maury Catalogue has traditionally provided the highest level of detail for the stamps and covers of France and the French colonies, with thousands of top quality illustrations and prices updated every year. It was acquired by Spink in 2015,...Loe edasi...
The Spink Maury Catalogue has traditionally provided the highest level of detail for the stamps and covers of France and the French colonies, with thousands of top quality illustrations and prices updated every year. It was acquired by Spink in 2015...Loe edasi...
The Spink Maury Catalogue has traditionally provided the highest level of detail for the stamps and covers of France and the French colonies, with thousands of top quality illustrations and prices updated every year. It was acquired by Spink in 2015...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Nov-2017, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780750986809)
Pickup an old stamp album and flick through it. Youll find a host of exotic and unfamiliar names: Cyrenaica, Fernando Poo, Fiume, North Ingria, Obock, Stellaland, Tuva, - distant lands, vanished territories, lost countries. Do they still exist? If n...Loe edasi...
There is an aesthetic beauty to old stamps, which were miniature works of art in their detail and colours, in order to make them difficult to counterfeit. It is this aesthetic sensibility that attracts many collectors of early stamps, because they lo...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Jan-2017, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783319207568)
This unique book presents a historical and philatelic survey of Earth exploration from space. It covers all areas of research in which artificial satellites have contributed in designing a new image of our planet and its environment: the atmosphere a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Jan-2017, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783319207568)
This unique book presents a historical and philatelic survey of Earth exploration from space. It covers all areas of research in which artificial satellites have contributed in designing a new image of our planet and its environment: the atmosphere a...Loe edasi...
The Stamp Finder is a vintage handbook for stamp collectors, providing information on the country to which the stamp belongs and where to place it in your album. Also contained is a collectors dictionary, explaining the words, phrases, and abbrevia...Loe edasi...
This antique text details the history of Canadas postal service, with particular emphasis on the development and evolution of postage stamps as a means of payment. A fascinating and detailed treatise on the subject, this text will greatly appeal to...Loe edasi...
