Every Stamp Tells a Story
Every Stamp Tells a Story

Author: Cheryl Ganz

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2014-12-02

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 1935623540

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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.

Philatelic Genealogy
Philatelic Genealogy

Author: James R. Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2016-12-21

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780998295800

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Philatelic Genealogy presents 100 old envelopes and postcards to show how they serve as sources of genealogical information. Original letters and/or transcriptions accompany twenty envelopes. Each sender and recipient is identified in a census, city directory, vital record, and/or other genealogical source, with their dates of birth and death, their parents' names, and the relationship between the sender and recipient, whenever possible. Examples are shown in ten categories: folded letters, westward expansion, the war of 1861-1865, work, immigrants, family and friend correspondence, real photo postcards, social and political interests, travel and vacation, and World War I. An introduction stresses correct identification of the recipient, sender, and their relationship, with a focus on street address, names and relationships from the letter or postcard text, and handwriting comparisons. Handwriting comparisons help identify eight senders. Appendices discuss an online philatelic genealogy database and how philatelic genealogy can help postal historians and postcard collectors. A genealogy primer is included. Black-and-white illustrations and detailed genealogical source notes appear throughout the book.

Field Genealogy
Field Genealogy

Author: Frederick Clifton Pierce

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-08

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 9781297509490

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Taynter
A History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Taynter

Author: Dean Willis Tainter

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-05-02

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 3382323281

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

The Stamps Family History and Lineage
The Stamps Family History and Lineage

Author: Charles Thomas Stamps

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13:

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John Stampe was born about 1440 in Cholsey, Berkshire, England. He was the grandson of John, Lord of Stampes, of Ipswich. In the Visitation of Berkshire, John Stampe described himself as a gentleman and possessed of coat-armour.

The Shinkle Genealogy, Comprising the Descendants of Philipp Carl Schenckel, 1717-1897
The Shinkle Genealogy, Comprising the Descendants of Philipp Carl Schenckel, 1717-1897

Author: Louisa Jane Shinkle Abbott

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2017-08-22

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781376008890

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.