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Book A Glossary of Philatelic Terms

Download or read book A Glossary of Philatelic Terms written by Philatelic Congress of Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Production and Procurement of Postage Stamps

Download or read book Production and Procurement of Postage Stamps written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The One Cent Magenta

    Book Details:
  • Author : James Barron
  • Publisher : Algonquin Books
  • Release : 2017-03-07
  • ISBN : 1616207175
  • Pages : 188 pages

Download or read book The One Cent Magenta written by James Barron and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inside look at the obsessive, secretive, and often bizarre world of high-profile stamp collecting, told through the journey of the world’s most sought-after stamp. When it was issued in 1856, it cost a penny. In 2014, this tiny square of faded red paper sold at Sotheby’s for nearly $9.5 million, the largest amount ever paid for a postage stamp at auction. Through the stories of the eccentric characters who have bought, owned, and sold the one-cent magenta in the years in between, James Barron delivers a fascinating tale of global history and immense wealth, and of the human desire to collect. One-cent magentas were provisional stamps, printed quickly in what was then British Guiana when a shipment of official stamps from London did not arrive. They were intended for periodicals, and most were thrown out with the newspapers. But one stamp survived. The singular one-cent magenta has had only nine owners since a twelve-year-old boy discovered it in 1873 as he sorted through papers in his uncle’s house. He soon sold it for what would be $17 today. (That’s been called the worst stamp deal in history.) Among later owners was a fabulously wealthy Frenchman who hid the stamp from almost everyone (even King George V of England couldn’t get a peek); a businessman who traveled with the stamp in a briefcase he handcuffed to his wrist; and John E. du Pont, an heir to the chemical fortune, who died while serving a thirty-year sentence for the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz. Recommended for fans of Nicholas A. Basbanes, Susan Orlean, and Simon Winchester, The One-Cent Magenta explores the intersection of obsessive pursuits and great affluence and asks why we want most what is most rare.

Book Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog

Download or read book Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog written by Kim D. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1997-05 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting

Download or read book Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting written by Rodney A. Juell and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive introduction and guide to collecting U.S. stamps ever written. It opens the hobby to a new generation of collectors, and serves as a treasured reference for established ones. This book, which supplements and transcends a catalog, provides the reader with a vast array of information about United States stamps, as well as many practical tips and suggestions for collecting them. There s over 300 years of American history carefully written and designed to appeal to collectors of all ages, and levels of interest. Kirk House Publishers is pleased to present this unique resource as a salute to these fascinating and highly collectible tiny pieces of paper and to the men and women who collect them.

Book How to Collect Stamps

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.

Book 2016 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers

Download or read book 2016 Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers written by Charles Snee and published by Scott. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many important editorial changes enhance the '2016 Scott specialized catalogue of United States stamps and covers'.

Book The Official Blackbook Price Guide To United States Postage Stamps 2009

Download or read book The Official Blackbook Price Guide To United States Postage Stamps 2009 written by Marc Hudgeons and published by House of Collectibles. This book was released on 2008-06-10 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes and lists current prices for thousands of stamps

Book The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America

Download or read book The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

Book The Official 2010 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps

Download or read book The Official 2010 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps written by Marc Hudgeons and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-use sourcebook for collectors, this guide is filled with the most current values and the latest market report along with all the information needed to become a knowledgeable stamp collector. Original.

Book Library of Congress Subject Headings

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 1624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Library of Congress Subject Headings

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Library of Congress Subject Headings  P Z

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings P Z written by Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 1546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Library of Congress Subject Headings

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Code of Federal Regulations

Download or read book Code of Federal Regulations written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special edition of the Federal Register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect ... with ancillaries.

Book Boys  Life

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1959-11
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 84 pages

Download or read book Boys Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1959-11 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.