Stamps & Stamps

Stamps & Stamps
Author: Diane Dorrans Saeks
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0847868648

Be enveloped in the nuanced, charming and traditional aesthetic that architecture and interior design duo Stamps & Stamps bring to their sophisticated and welcoming interiors. In their first book, Stamps & Stamps share their passion for historical reference and attention to detail, demonstrating their artistry in creating timeless environments of thoughtful style, comfort and harmony. These interiors will inspire you to create your own personal sanctuary by finding the spirit of the place, layering pattern and texture, treasures and family heirlooms to fashion lovely and singular rooms, meant for real living, not just for show. With a focus on Southern California, where they are based, Stamps & Stamps specialize in designing, decorating, and reviving historic homes and gardens. From a restored Andalusian riad in Los Angeles to a Neoclassical Grande Dame in Hancock Park, to their own compound and garden in South Pasadena designed around a Greene and Greene carriage house, Stamps & Stamps have built their style on an creative foundation rooted in the past but with a lightness and wit that’s very much of the present. With its beautiful photography and helpful sourcing–an appendix details where to find antiques, fabrics, textiles and specialist books–Stamps & Stamps is sure to influence you to embrace interior design that is timeless, civilized and intensely livable.

The Book of Stamps

The Book of Stamps
Author: Jeffrey Kastner
Publisher: Cabinet
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Artists' books
ISBN: 9781932698398

Edited by Jeffrey Kastner, Sina Najafi. Introduction by George Pendle.

The Complete Guide to Stamps & Stamp Collecting

The Complete Guide to Stamps & Stamp Collecting
Author: James Mackay
Publisher: Southwater
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-11
Genre: Postage stamps
ISBN: 9781844777259

This is the ultimate guide to getting the most out the world's most popular hobby, with countless examples of rare, vivid and historical stamps spanning almost two centuries, plus advice on price and guidance about acquisition. Read some of the fascinating stories behind the world's most sought-after stamps, from the famous commemoratives of American presidents to issues from some of the most remote post offices in the world. Stamps trace the character and history of the country from which they originate, and this encyclopedic visual directory is a stunning account of some of the most bizarre, vivid and poignant examples ever created.

A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps

A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps
Author: Chris West
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2014-10-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1250043697

DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF AMERICA THROUGH ITS BEAUTIFUL AND DIVERSE POSTAGE STAMPS IN THIS EXUBERANT AND ALWAYS CHARMING HISTORY. In A History of America in Thirty-six Postage Stamps, Chris West explores America's own rich philatelic history. From George Washington's dour gaze to the charging buffalo of the western frontier and Lindbergh's soaring biplane, American stamps are a vivid window into our country's extraordinary and distinctive past. With the always accessible and spirited West as your guide, discover the remarkable breadth of America's short history through a fresh lens. On their own, stamps can be curiosities, even artistic marvels; in this book, stamps become a window into the larger sweep of history.

The Stanley Gibbons Book of Stamps and Stamp Collecting

The Stanley Gibbons Book of Stamps and Stamp Collecting
Author: James Watson
Publisher: Crescent
Total Pages: 221
Release: 1982
Genre: Postage stamps.
ISBN: 9780517358504

A comprehensive guide for the beginning collector explains the basic principles of selecting and identifying stamps and building a collection and includes a history of British stamps

2022 Us/Bna Postage Stamp Catalog

2022 Us/Bna Postage Stamp Catalog
Author: Whitman Publishing
Publisher: Whitman Publishing
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2021-12-21
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780794848385

Contains current market prices for the United States, U.S. Possessions and trust territories Canada and provinces, and all United Nations. Includes U.S. commemorative index and colorful stamp identifier, grading criteria, and more for the United States and British North America. Full Color

Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting

Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting
Author: Rodney A. Juell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Postage stamps
ISBN: 9781886513983

The most comprehensive introduction and guide to collecting U.S. stamps ever written. It opens the hobby to a new generation of collectors, and serves as a treasured reference for established ones. This book, which supplements and transcends a catalog, provides the reader with a vast array of information about United States stamps, as well as many practical tips and suggestions for collecting them. There s over 300 years of American history carefully written and designed to appeal to collectors of all ages, and levels of interest. Kirk House Publishers is pleased to present this unique resource as a salute to these fascinating and highly collectible tiny pieces of paper and to the men and women who collect them.

The Representation of Science and Scientists on Postage Stamps

The Representation of Science and Scientists on Postage Stamps
Author: Christopher B. Yardley
Publisher: ANU Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2015-02-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1925021807

"For approaching two centuries, the images on postage stamps have been used to convey messages from the government of the day to the general public. Science has been used to enhance those messages for the past nine decades. In this book, I explore the ways in which science and scientists have been portrayed on stamps and look at the ideas and, in some cases, the propaganda that underpins them."--Page 1.