History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America
Author : John Kerr Tiffany
Publisher :
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Postage-stamps
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Author : John Kerr Tiffany
Publisher :
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 1886
Category : Postage-stamps
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Author : Charles Haviland Mekeel
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 36,96 MB
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781330261170
Excerpt from The History of the Postage Stamps of the St. Louis Postmaster, 1845-1847 The forerunner of the postage stamp in the United States was the hand-stamp marks of various descriptions placed upon the letters to show the amount of the postage together with the word "Paid," "Due" or "Collect" to indicate whether the postage had been prepaid or was to be collected upon delivery. The hand-stamp dated postmark was of much earlier origin than that of the adhesive stamp, and prior to all hand-stamps we find the endorsements in ink upon letters, of the place, date of mailing, amount of postage and a word to indicate whether the postage had been prepaid or was to be collected. The introduction of the use of the adhesive postage stamp in Great Britain in 1840 was followed by agitation in the United States Congress looking toward the introduction of cheap postage and the issuing of postage stamps in this country. The proposed reform met with opposition, as all reforms do, and it was some years before much was acomplished. The local express and messenger companies first introduced the use of adhesive postage stamps in the prepayment of mail matter in the United States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Chris West
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,9 MB
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1250043697
DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF AMERICA THROUGH ITS BEAUTIFUL AND DIVERSE POSTAGE STAMPS IN THIS EXUBERANT AND ALWAYS CHARMING HISTORY. In A History of America in Thirty-six Postage Stamps, Chris West explores America's own rich philatelic history. From George Washington's dour gaze to the charging buffalo of the western frontier and Lindbergh's soaring biplane, American stamps are a vivid window into our country's extraordinary and distinctive past. With the always accessible and spirited West as your guide, discover the remarkable breadth of America's short history through a fresh lens. On their own, stamps can be curiosities, even artistic marvels; in this book, stamps become a window into the larger sweep of history.
Author : John K. Tiffany
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 37,19 MB
Release : 1893
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Author : John Kerr Tiffany
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 24,15 MB
Release : 2012-08-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781290861755
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : Chris West
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,15 MB
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1250035503
Explores the history of England through 36 of its fascinating, often beautiful, and sometimes eccentric postage stamps, emphasizing how stamps have always mirrored the events, attitudes, and styles of their time.
Author : Patrick Chalmers
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 20,61 MB
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
In this work, Patrick Chalmers claimed that his father, James Chalmers, was the inventor of the postage stamp. He stated that James Chalmers first produced an essay for a stamp in August 1834 and kept campaigning to gain recognition for his father as the inventor of the postage stamp until he died in 1891.
Author : John Kerr Tiffany
Publisher :
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 24,33 MB
Release : 2015-07-08
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781330982273
Excerpt from History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Pearson Hill
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 48,65 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Postage stamps
ISBN :
Author : Ralph] [from old catalog] [Bodeneaux
Publisher :
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 29,1 MB
Release : 1869
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