A History Of America In Thirty Six Postage Stamps

Author : Chris West
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250043696

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A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps by Chris West Pdf

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.

Author : Chris West
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781250035509

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A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps by Chris West Pdf

Explores the history of England through 36 of its fascinating, often beautiful, and sometimes eccentric postage stamps, emphasizing how stamps have always mirrored the events, attitudes, and styles of their time.

Author : Janet Klug,Donald J. Sundman
Publisher : Whitman Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0794822487

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100 Greatest American Stamps by Janet Klug,Donald J. Sundman Pdf

Author : John Kerr Tiffany
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Postage-stamps
ISBN : UCAL:$B38590

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History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by John Kerr Tiffany Pdf

Author : Picador
Publisher : Picador
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-22
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781250070739

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Picador Best New Voices Sampler: Fall 2014 by Picador Pdf

Picador Presents the Fall's Best New Voices This fall, immerse yourself in these free, select excerpts from this spellbinding list of fiction and nonfiction titles, brought to you by Picador. Discover the books at the front lines of modern fiction and nonfiction by some of our country's finest authors, and be the first to unearth the next generation with our smart, imaginative debuts. In this sampler, enjoy excerpts from Edward St. Aubyn, Keith Donohue, Euny Hong, Richard House, Fred Venturini, and many more!

Author : Jack Child
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-07-21
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0822341999

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Miniature Messages by Jack Child Pdf

An analysis of the messages about history, culture, and politics that Latin American nations have encoded in the design and text of their postage stamps.

Author : John K. Tiffany
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:613634037

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History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by John K. Tiffany Pdf

Author : Laura Goldblatt,Richard Handler
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-13
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780231557337

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The American Stamp by Laura Goldblatt,Richard Handler Pdf

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 iconography gradually expanded as the Postal Service sought to depict the country’s history in all its diversity. This vast breadth has helped make stamp collecting a widespread hobby and made stamps into consumer goods in their own right. Examining the canon of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American stamps, Laura Goldblatt and Richard Handler show how postal iconography and material culture offer a window into the contested meanings and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship. They argue that postage stamps, which are both devices to pay for a government service and purchasable items themselves, embody a crucial tension: is democracy defined by political agency or the freedom to buy? The changing images and uses of stamps reveal how governmental authorities have attempted to navigate between public service and businesslike efficiency, belonging and exclusion, citizenship and consumerism. Stamps are vehicles for state messaging, and what they depict is tied up with broader questions of what it means to be American. Goldblatt and Handler combine historical, sociological, and iconographic analysis of a vast quantity of stamps with anthropological exploration of how postal customers and stamp collectors behave. At the crossroads of several disciplines, this book casts the symbolic and material meanings of stamps in a wholly new light.

Author : John Kerr Tiffany
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290861757

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History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by John Kerr Tiffany Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Rodney A. Juell,Steven J. Rod
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Postage stamps
ISBN : 1886513988

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Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting by Rodney A. Juell,Steven J. Rod Pdf

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.

Author : Frederick John Melville
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547131038

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The Postage Stamp in War by Frederick John Melville Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Postage Stamp in War" by Frederick John Melville. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : James Watson
Publisher : Crescent
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Postage stamps.
ISBN : 0517358506

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The Stanley Gibbons Book of Stamps and Stamp Collecting by James Watson Pdf

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

Author : Dr David Parker
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780750997829

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European Stamp Issues of the Second World War by Dr David Parker Pdf

Today, European nations still use stamps to commemorate aspects of a nation's culture, history and achievements. During the Second World War, however, stamps were considered far more important in conveying political and ideological messages about their country's change in fortunes – whether it was as triumphant occupier, willing or unwilling ally, or oppressed victim. Some issues and overprints contained obvious messages, but many others were skillfully designed and subtle in their intentions. Stamps and their accompanying postmarks offer an absorbing and surprisingly detailed insight into the hopes and fears of nations at this tumultuous time. This remarkable collection examines and interprets the stamps of twenty-two countries across western and eastern Europe. The glorification of the Führer and Germany on the stamps of countries he most oppressed was inevitable, but many issues are ambiguous and indicative of the rival ethnic and political forces striving to attain influence and power. Desperate to unite the people, Soviet Russia resorted to images of the nation's heroic achievements under the Tsars; the mutually hostile puppet states Hitler and Mussolini allowed to emerge out of conquered Yugoslavia lost no time in issuing stamps proclaiming their cultural diversity; and Vichy France sought to justify its existence with issues linking past glories under Louis XIV and Napoleon with an equally glorious future alongside Hitler. These and many more stories reveal the aspirations, assumptions and anxieties of so many nations as their destinies hung in the balance.

Author : John Kerr Tiffany
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1376525518

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History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by John Kerr Tiffany Pdf

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Author : Clifton A. Howes
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547126843

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Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton A. Howes Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery" by Clifton A. Howes. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.