Author: Ernest Anthony KehrPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stamp collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Romance of Stamp Collecting
Author: Ernest Anthony KehrPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stamp collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The One-Cent Magenta
Author: James BarronPublisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616207175
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
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.
My Stamp Collection
Author: Lisa D DixonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
My Stamp Collection: Stamp Collecting Album for Kids Stamp collecting is the most popular hobby in the world! Many hobbyists discovered stamp collecting as children and have developed a lifetime passion for this interesting activity. Why not start your child or grandchild on what could become a profitable and engaging pastime? Each Page Features: Area to Attach Stamp Name of Stamp Country of Origin Special Notes Field Your Album Features: Size 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm) 80 pages White Paper Professionally Bound Glossy Paperback Cover Pick up your copy today and introduce your child to the fascinating world of philately!
Every Stamp Tells a Story
Author: Cheryl GanzPublisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1935623540
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
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.
Stamp Collecting as a Pastime
Author: Edward James NankivellPublisher:
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Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Disney World of Postage Stamps
Author: Stamp Collecting as Pastime. Illustrated. Unabridged.
Author: Battle of Dograi and Batapore
Author: Desmond E. HaydePublisher:
ISBN: 9788181580481
Category : Dograi, Battle of, Dograe, Pakistan, 1965
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
The bravest moments of India's war with Pakistan in 1965 were when Desmond Hayde led his troops to victory at Batapore and Dograi. This book is a scene-by-scene account of the situation at that time and the events as they occurred.
Beautiful & Pointless
Author: David OrrPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062079417
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
"David Orr is no starry-eyed cheerleader for contemporary poetry; Orr’s a critic, and a good one. . . . Beautiful & Pointless is a clear-eyed, opinionated, and idiosyncratic guide to a vibrant but endangered art form, essential reading for anyone who loves poetry, and also for those of us who mostly just admire it from afar." —Tom Perrotta Award-winning New York Times Book Review poetry columnist David Orr delivers an engaging, amusing, and stimulating tour through the world of poetry. With echoes of Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer, Orr’s Beautiful & Pointless offers a smart and funny approach to appreciating an art form that many find difficult to embrace.
The Boys' Book of Stamp Collecting
Author: Douglas Brawn ArmstrongPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stamp collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description