Download or read book Airmail Postal History A Collection of Articles written by Steve B Davis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-01-11 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of easy to read and understand articles related to airmail. All articles are by the author. Most were previously published in various journals and magazines. The articles are intended for all collectors and those interested in history.

Download or read book Air Mail an Illustrated History 1793 1981 written by Donald B. Holmes and published by Random House Value Publishing. This book was released on 1981 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Every Stamp Tells a Story written by Cheryl Ganz and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every stamp and piece of mail tells a story. In fact, each often tells multiple stories, ranging from concept to art design to production to usage, often with tales of politics, history, technology, biography, genealogy, economics, geography, disaster, and triumph. The lens of philately offers a fresh and engaging story of American history, culture, and identity, and it can also help deepen the understanding of world cultures. The William H. Gross Stamp Gallery, opened at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in September 2013, has many such stories to tell. Chief philately curator Cheryl R. Ganz guides readers through some of the gallery's nearly 20,000 objects that together illustrate the history of our nation's postal operations and postage stamps.

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