Biographies Through Postage Stamps is a Collector's Edition series that show cases great men from history who appeared in postage stamps of different countries. Current Edition "290 Indian Personalities" depicts short biographies of Indian Faces who appeared on Indian postage stamps during different phases of history. It covers 290 figures from Indian history covering domains like art, science, politics, social reform and sports.

The Juvenilia are the early works of Jane Austen, small essays, poems or plays that she compiled in three hand-written notebooks. This edition includes the following works: Frederic & Elfrida Jack & Alice Edgar And Emma: A Tale Henry And Eliza The Adventures Of Mr. Harley Sir William Mountague Memoirs Of Mr. Clifford: An Unfinished Tale The Beautifull Cassandra Amelia Webster The Visit: A Comedy In Two Acts The Mystery: An Unfinished Comedy The Three Sisters ... and many more ...

George V - the current British Queen's grandfather - spent most his time collecfting stamps and building up the finest collection in the world. This is the first biography of George V in 30 years.Using new sources and papers from the Royal archives, it looks at his life, his isolated upbringing and his obsession with stamps. It also examines the impulse that led rich people to devote their time and money to stamp collecting.

Stamp collecting has a long and celebrated history. It is also a hobby that can make a considerable amount of profit, if you do things properly. It doesn’t matter if you want to collect stamps as a hobby or if you want to make it an investment, this publication can help you to get started the right way.Through the pages of this book, you will discover many of the finer points about collecting, valuing and selling your stamps for a profit. It will teach you beyond the basics and hel...

Stamp Collecting – with over 3 million enthusiasts – in the UK is a major hobby. Collins Gem Stamps provides an introduction to the subject, starting with advice on beginning a collection and recognizing the key features of stamps and indicating the many ways that a collection can develop.Gem Stamps provides an introduction to the world of stamp collecting from starting a collection from stamps that come in the post through learning more about the history of stamps and how they are...

The Stamp Finder' is a vintage handbook for stamp collectors, providing information on the country to which the stamp belongs and where to place it in your album. Also contained is a collectors' dictionary, explaining the words, phrases, and abbreviations used by stamp collectors. This volume will appeal to collectors of old stamps, and it will also be of utility to antiques dealers. Contents include: 'Stamp Treasures', 'The Stories of Some Stamps that Are Worth Fortunes', 'British Guiana ...

A quiet philatelist, George H. Kaestlin joined the original Rossika Society in 1935 along with the better known Theo B. Lavroff and K. Szymanowski. Whereas Lavroff contributed significantly to Russian philately as an author and researcher and Szymanowski was an avid collector, Kaestlin collected privately. Born in Moscow, circa 1893, Kaestlin arrived in England in 1939. After World War II, When the original Rossika dissolved, he did not join the newly reconstituted Rossica Society of the U...

Follow the adventures of the world's most sought-after postage stamps—from a tropical Indian Ocean island to the hushed atmosphere of the modern auction room—in this dramatic and passionate tale of the first stamp hunters. In September 1847 colored squares of paper were stuck on to envelopes and used to send out admission cards to a fancy-dress ball on the tropical island of Mauritius. No one at the party would have guessed that these stamps would one day be worth more than a million dolla...

This, the first of four books, looks at the treatment of varying aspects of public transport with the aid of postage stamps, either issued by the postal authorities of most of the worlds nations, or some of the railway companies themselves, especially heritage operators.It has long intrigued the author as to why narrow gauge systems throughout the world have demanded a far greater attention from the public and stamp producers than railway subjects from the standard gauge lines, which make ...

Among the many difficulties the newly formed Confederate States of America endured in the summer of 1861 was the failure of its post office department to provide sufficient numbers of that item most crucial to its service: the postage stamp. Faced with the resulting din of customer complaints, a handful of industrious Texas postmasters solved the problem by simply making their own homemade stamps.In this thoroughly researched history of these rare and highly coveted stamps, The...

In this unique fun compendium, you will discover lots of wonderful things to collect that will reward you with a lifetime of great enjoyment like collecting Rock n Roll Records, Fast Food Toys, Teddy Bears, Stamps, Coins, Old Typewriters, Cameras, Computer Games, Comics, Fountain Pens, Sea Shells, Baseball Cards, Maps, Autographs, Postcards, Beer Cans, Sheet Music, Teaspoons plus so much more!

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