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 2019 Stamp Yearbook

The 2019 Stamp Yearbook
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-12-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9780979656910

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.

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.

Never Trust a Politician

Never Trust a Politician
Author: Joseph J. Truncale
Publisher: E-Booktime Llc
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2008-03-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781598247893

Here is a book the average citizen will love and the politicians of all the major parties will probably hate. This is a book that gives equal criticism to democrats, liberals, far left liberals, republicans, conservatives, far right conservatives and libertarians. Some of the material covered in this book include: The inherent evil of politics; the arrogance of power; why you should never trust a politician who always seeks to raise your taxes, who constantly uses religion or God in their speeches, who does not fully support the second amendment and the right to self-defense. Other questions explored in this book include: What is wrong with the democratic party? What is wrong with the republican party? What is wrong with the libertarian party? This is a book for people who are tired of being lied to and conned by politicians who enjoy insulting your intelligence. This is a book for independent minded, thinking individuals who refuse to be led by the nose by any political party or radical political group.

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

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.