Download or read book Collecting Stamps Would Have Been More Fun written by Jordan Stouck and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique exchange of letters between literary icon Sinclair Ross and several prominent writers, publishers, agents, and editors asks why many Canadian artists, especially those in western provinces, spent a lifetime struggling for recognition and remuneration. Featuring exchanges with Earle Birney, Margaret Laurence, and Margaret Atwood, among others, this collection exposes the conditions of cultural work in Canada for much of the twentieth century. This vivid, often moving, selection of professional and personal letters, plus the only formal interview Ross ever gave, provides a valuable resource for those engaged with the history of publishing in Canada, as well as for those with an interest in Canadian literature.
Download or read book Collecting Stamps Would Have Been More Fun written by Sinclair Ross and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The peculiar struggles of Canadian authors are writ large in the letters of Sinclair Ross.
Download or read book Stamp Collecting For Dummies written by Richard L. Sine and published by For Dummies. This book was released on 2001-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Postage stamps have evolved quite a bit since Great Britain’s 1840 Penny Black, the world’s first adhesive postage stamp. From simple designs featuring the monarch to works of art literally condensed to postage stamp size, hundreds of thousands of different stamps have been issued in the past 164 years—and the great majority of them remain reasonably priced for collectors. With so many stamps to collect from so many countries, a philatelist’s choices are virtually unlimited--which can be both a blessing and a curse, especially if you’re a newcomer to the art of stamp collecting. Interested in starting a stamp collection, but not sure where to begin? This is the guide for you. Expert Richard Sine fills you in on everything you need to know about selecting, finding, buying, presenting and caring for stamps. An internationally recognized collector and author on stamp collecting (he used to write the New York Times stamp column) he also has much wisdom to impart to collectors who’ve been at it for a while. A gold mine of expert advice and guidance, Stamp Collecting For Dummies is on how to: Start or diversify your collection Decide what to collect Catalog and organize your collection Handle, protect, store, and display stamps Identify rare and valuable stamps Buy stamps online and through auction houses Unlike most authors on the subject who tend to be pretty stuffy—to put it politely—expert Richard Sine focuses on the side of stamp collecting that’s enjoyable, educational, and fun. With humor, tons of interesting anecdotes about stamps and the men and women who love them, and loads of insider tips, he covers all the bases, including: Getting the biggest bang for you stamp-collecting buck Researching, locating and buying stamps through traditional sources and online Showing off your collection at exhibits Customizing your collection Housing your stamps and protecting them against the elements The ten keys to identifying and authenticating stamps Stamp Collecting For Dummies is your total guide to starting and building on a really cool stamp collection.
Download or read book Scott s Monthly Stamp Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dead Countries of the Nineteenth and the Twentieth Centuries written by Les Harding and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized as a series of entries for each dead country, and arranged alphabetically under fifteen broad geographical headings, provides wonderfully detailed summaries of the history of the dead countries that fill in gaps and expose the hidden histories of many geographic locations throughout the world.
Download or read book The Malahat Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Stamp Collecting Guide written by Christopher Black and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bonus Book: HOME SECURITYDo you have a partially filled stamp album stored away at the back of the closet just gathering dust? Was it a gift from a favorite aunt or grandparent that seemed like a good idea when you were 12? Has that album always remained a "someday" thing? Maybe it is something that you are always going to do "someday" when you have time. Well, drag that dusty album out of the closet because "someday" is here.Chances are you are just like the rest of us these days. Stressed out and stretched thin. No time for fun, leisure or recreation. Let me tell you that Stamp Collecting can be good for your health and well being!That's not a joke. It's the truth. Read every book or article on stress and a common denominator is to find a relaxing past time. Well, getting caught up in the enthusiasm of collecting stamps can be just what the doctor ordered.There is no better hobby to help you relax and tune out the daily stress factors than collecting stamps. That dusty album combined with our "The Stamp Collecting Guide" can provide you with hours of fun and relaxation either by yourself or teaming up with a friend.In fact, you couldn't find a better hobby to share with a child or another loved one. Re-capturing the excitement you felt when that family member first introduced you to the hobby and sharing those feelings with your own child is priceless.There is quite a bit of information that you need to know to begin your hobby and "The Stamp Collecting Guide" has everything you need to sharpen your skills.Having the correct information right at your fingertips will give you a successful launch of your new hobby.Just take a look at what's inside:Learning the LingoYour First Stamp AlbumWhat Are The Different Types of Stamps?Basic Tools a Stamp Collector NeedsWhere to Get StampsWhat Are the Different Methods for Collecting Stamps?How to Soak, Sort, Identify and Mount StampsHow to Judge the Condition and Grading of StampsShould You Collect U.S. Stamps or International StampsWhat Are Rare Stamps and How to Spot ThemWho Are Some Famous Collectors?How to Spot a Fake or ForgeryWhat Are Expert CertificatesWhat Are Special StampsStamp Investing - All About the MarketWritten in plain English "The Stamp Collecting Guide will help answer all the questions you may have in order to make an intelligent decision about whether to purse this worthwhile hobby.The purpose of our guide is to give you an over view of stamp collecting as well as provide you with information about the different steps you need to take to get started. So, why do you need "The Stamp Collecting Guide?" Because it gives you what you need to know!Thousands of people may be stamp collectors. However, they may not be getting the best deals on obtaining stamps. Or worse yet, they may be getting ripped off or defrauded. Learning how to detect fake stamps is an important step in the process of growing your collection.If you are a new hobbyist trying to figure out what stamps to buy and sorting out the difference between commemorative and special stamps, "The Stamp Collecting Guide" is just what you need to learn all the ins and outs of your new hobby.Regardless of your motivation and goals, creating a hobby requires commitment talent and above all else - knowledge! "The Stamp Collecting Guide" has the answers you need. Grab your copy today and start collecting tonightTag: stamp collecting book, stamp collecting books and supplies, stamp collecting cards, stamp collecting for beginners, stamp collecting for dummies, stamp collecting for kids, stamp collecting for kids in books, stamp collecting guide, stamp collecting price guide, stamp collecting reference books
Download or read book Stamp Collecting As a Pastime written by Edward James Nankivell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I. As a Pastime. ccording to the authorities, the central idea of a pastime is "that it is so positively agreeable that it lets time slip by unnoticed; as, to turn work into pastime." And recreation is described as "that sort of play or agreeable occupation which refreshes the tired person, making him as good as new." Stamp collectors may fairly claim that their hobby serves the double purpose of a pastime and a recreation. As a pastime, it certainly makes time pass most agreeably; for the true student of the postal issues of the world, it turns work into a pastime. As a recreation, it is of such an engrossing character that it may be relied upon to afford the pleasant diversion from business worries that so many tired mental workers need nowadays. For nearly half a century it has maintained unbroken its hold as one of the most popular of all forms of relaxation, and its popularity extends to all classes and to all countries. But this very devotion of stamp collectors to their hobby has puzzled and excited the uninitiated. The ordinary individual, especially the man who has no soul for a hobby of any kind, regards it as a passing fancy, a harmless craze, a fashion that must have its day and disappear, sooner or later. But the passing fancy has endured for nearly half a century, the harmless craze still serves its useful purpose, and the fashion has acquired such a permanence as to convince most people that it has come to stay. Of all pastimes, and of all the forms of recreation, not one can claim more lifelong devotees than this same stamp collecting. And where is another pastime with such international ramifications? In every civilised country, in every city, and in every town of any importance, the wide world over, thoughtful men and women are to be found formed into sociable groups, or societies, quietly and pleasantly enjoying themselves in the harmless and enduring pursuit of stamp collecting. There must be some reason for this popularity, this devotion of all classes to a pursuit, this unbroken record of progress. It cannot be satisfactorily accounted for as a passing fancy or fashion. It has too long stood the test of years to be so easily explained away. Fancies and fashions come and go, but stamp collecting flourishes from decade to decade. Princes and peers, merchants and members of Parliament, solicitors and barristers, schoolboys and octogenarians, all follow this postal Pied Piper of Hamelin, "Grave old plodders, gay young friskers, Fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins," all bent upon the pursuit of this pleasure-yielding hobby. Why is it? Whence comes the fascination? To the unprejudiced inquirer the reply is simple. To the leisured man it affords a stimulating occupation, with a spice of competition; to the busy professional man it yields the delight of a recreative change; to the studious, an inexhaustible scope for profitable research; to the old, the sociability of a pursuit popular with old and young alike; to the young, a hobby prolific of novelty, and one, moreover, that harmonises with school studies in historical and geographical directions; to the money maker, an opening for occasional speculation; and to all, a satisfying combination of a safe investment and a pleasure-yielding study. Old postage stamps-bits of paper, as they are contemptuously called by some people-may have no intrinsic value, but they are, nevertheless, rich in memories of history and of art; they link the past with the present; they mark the march of empires and the federation of states, the rise and fall of dynasties, and the peaceful extension of postal communication between the peoples of the world; and, some day in the distant future, they may celebrate even yet more important victories of peace.
Download or read book How to Collect Stamps written by H.E. Harris & Co and published by Whitman Pub Llc. This book was released on 1988-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Weekly Philatelic Gossip written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Mekeel s Weekly Stamp News written by I. A. Mekeel and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
