Isbn: 9781915465191 - stamps as witnesses to history: with maps. a guide to political philately (19 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Stamps as Witnesses of History is not a book about the history of stampsas such. It is a book about how stamp issues since Rowland Hill invented thefirst adhesive postage stamp in 1840 have "witnessed" the seismicglobal political developments over the years. It is a guide to politicalphilately, which aims to show how stamp issues have reflected and have relatedto key political events.Thus stamps of the North German Confederation marked a major stepping stone toGerman unification, a truly momentous political event, whilst selected Africanstamps of the 1960s celebrated the independence of many emerging African statesfrom European colonial empires. The book is arranged geographically, coveringthe whole world. For each country entry, the major political developments arelisted chronologically on the left hand side with contemporaneous stamps,supported in some instances by relevant commemoratives, on the right hand side. There is much more to stamps than just a means of paying postage. In the extensive 634 lavishly illustrated pages of her book 'Stamps of Witnesses of History' Ruth Lea lists all the global events that had a stamp made to commemorate them. A must for every philatelist! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Stamps as Witnesses of History is not a book about the history of stampsas such. It is a book about how stamp issues since Rowland Hill invented thefirst adhesive postage stamp in 1840 have "witnessed" the seismicglobal political developments over the years. It is a guide to politicalphilately, which aims to show how stamp issues have reflected and have relatedto key political events.Thus stamps of the North German Confederation marked a major stepping stone toGerman unification, a truly momentous political event, whilst selected Africanstamps of the 1960s celebrated the independence of many emerging African statesfrom European colonial empires. The book is arranged geographically, coveringthe whole world. For each country entry, the major political developments arelisted chronologically on the left hand side with contemporaneous stamps,supported in some instances by relevant commemoratives, on the right hand side. There is much more to stamps than just a means of paying postage. In the extensive 634 lavishly illustrated pages of her book 'Stamps of Witnesses of History' Ruth Lea lists all the global events that had a stamp made to commemorate them. A must for every philatelist! Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Stamps as Witnesses of History is not a book about the history of stampsas such. It is a book about how stamp issues since Rowland Hill invented thefirst adhesive postage stamp in 1840 have "witnessed" the seismicglobal political developments over the years. It is a guide to politicalphilately, which aims to show how stamp issues have reflected and have relatedto key political events.Thus stamps of the North German Confederation marked a major stepping stone toGerman unification, a truly momentous political event, whilst selected Africanstamps of the 1960s celebrated the independence of many emerging African statesfrom European colonial empires. The book is arranged geographically, coveringthe whole world. For each country entry, the major political developments arelisted chronologically on the left hand side with contemporaneous stamps,supported in some instances by relevant commemoratives, on the right hand side. There is much more to stamps than just a means of paying postage. In the extensive 634 lavishly illustrated pages of her book 'Stamps of Witnesses of History' Ruth Lea lists all the global events that had a stamp made to commemorate them. A must for every philatelist! Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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