How to Collect Stamps
Title | How to Collect Stamps PDF eBook |
Author | H.E. Harris & Co |
Publisher | Whitman Pub Llc |
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.
The 2019 Stamp Yearbook
Title | The 2019 Stamp Yearbook PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
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.
Semipostal Authorization Act
Title | Semipostal Authorization Act PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform |
Publisher | |
Pages | 16 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Postage stamps |
ISBN |
The Stamp Act Crisis
Title | The Stamp Act Crisis PDF eBook |
Author | Edmund S. Morgan |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2011-01-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0807899798 |
'Impressive! . . . The authors have given us a searching account of the crisis and provided some memorable portraits of officials in America impaled on the dilemma of having to enforce a measure which they themselves opposed.'--New York Times 'A brilliant contribution to the colonial field. Combining great industry, astute scholarship, and a vivid style, the authors have sought 'to recreate two years of American history.' They have succeeded admirably.'--William and Mary Quarterly 'Required reading for anyone interested in those eventful years preceding the American Revolution.'--Political Science Quarterly The Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, provoked an immediate and violent response. The Stamp Act Crisis, originally published by UNC Press in 1953, identifies the issues that caused the confrontation and explores the ways in which the conflict was a prelude to the American Revolution.
The Stamp Year
Title | The Stamp Year PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | Stamp collecting |
ISBN |
Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death (Annotated)
Title | Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death (Annotated) PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Henry |
Publisher | |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 2020-12-22 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
"'Give me Liberty, or give me Death'!" is a famous quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention. It was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, ..
A First Stamp Album for Beginners
Title | A First Stamp Album for Beginners PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Obojski |
Publisher | Courier Dover Publications |
Pages | 83 |
Release | 2004-11-18 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 048644113X |
The most popular hobby in the world, stamp collecting has millions of fans in the United States alone. Many are adults who have turned a childhood interest in philately into a pleasurable (and often profitable) lifetime avocation. This volume has everything needed to start a personal stamp collection: Entries for nearly 200 countries; Spaces for more than 2,600 stamps; Over 1,100 black-and-white illustrations of stamps; Easy-to-use Stamp Identifier Table and Index. Clear instructions for using the album and the Stamp Identifier Table are included, along with many useful hints and tips on building a collection. An entertaining, inexpensive way to learn about faraway people and places, stamp collecting brings a sense of excitement and adventure with each new acquisition. This book offers would-be collectors that ticket to discovery.