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
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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.

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
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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.

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
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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

The 2019 Stamp Yearbook

The 2019 Stamp Yearbook
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-12-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780979656910
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Relive the year in stamps! Gifted performers, multicultural holidays, dramatic landscapes -- the 2019 stamp issuances celebrate the exciting things that shape our American heritage. This beautiful, limited edition, hardcover book includes 72 commemorative stamps with mounts and the fascinating stories behind the 2019 stamp issuances.

Mid-Day Gleanings

Mid-Day Gleanings
Author: James T. Franklin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9783337299491
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Mid-Day Gleanings - A book for home and holiday reading is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

How to Collect Stamps

How to Collect Stamps
Author: H.E. Harris & Co
Publisher: Whitman Pub Llc
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1988-11
Genre: Stamp collecting.
ISBN: 9780937458006
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Discusses where and how to obtain stamps; tools, accessories, catalogues, and albums; identification of stamps; and the history of stamps. Includes a dictionary of terms.