Postage Stamps in the Making
Postage Stamps in the Making

Author: Frederick John Melville

Publisher:

Published: 1916

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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[Vol. 1:] design, paper-making, printing, Perkings process of engraving, litographic, letterpress, rotary photogravure, perforating, ink, gum.

History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America

Author: John K. Tiffany

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-03

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13:

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'History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America' is a non-fiction book that chronicles the use and development of postage stamps in the U.S. It was written by John Kerr Tiffany, who was one of the earliest American philatelists and was regarded as the second most important person in philately, after John Walter Scott.

A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps
A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps

Author: Chris West

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2014-10-28

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1250043697

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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.