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Stamp collecting
POST AND THE POSTAGE STAMP. The story of the post. The coming of the postage stamp. Stamps and their uses. Commemorative and charity stamps. Life and anatomy of a postage stamp. Stamp printing. Errors and varieties. Overprints and surcharges. Designs and inscriptions. Stamp colors and their names. S...
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| Médium: | Kniha |
| Jazyk: | Spanish |
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Mead & Company
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| Shrnutí: | POST AND THE POSTAGE STAMP. The story of the post. The coming of the postage stamp. Stamps and their uses. Commemorative and charity stamps. Life and anatomy of a postage stamp. Stamp printing. Errors and varieties. Overprints and surcharges. Designs and inscriptions. Stamp colors and their names. Stamp sheets and booklets. The other side of the stamp. Postmarks and obliterations. Forgeries, reprints and fakes. THE COLLECTION. The outfit. How to get stamps. The question of condition. How to identify stamps. Arranging the collection. The specialist. New ways of collecting. "Stunt" collections. Air stamps and covers. The money side of stamp-collecting. THE HOBBY. The stamp world. Great collections and famous collectors. The stamp library. Behind the scenes. Treasure trove. Governments as stamp collectors. The hobby of a thousand faces. Stamps of the United States |
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| Fyzický popis: | 318 p |