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Complete Guide to Stamps & Stamp Collecting [Mīkstie vāki]

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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 256 pages, height x width: 297x228 mm, Over 3000 photographs
  • Izdošanas datums: 08-Sep-2017
  • Izdevniecība: Southwater
  • ISBN-10: 1844777251
  • ISBN-13: 9781844777259
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 256 pages, height x width: 297x228 mm, Over 3000 photographs
  • Izdošanas datums: 08-Sep-2017
  • Izdevniecība: Southwater
  • ISBN-10: 1844777251
  • ISBN-13: 9781844777259
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See 9780754835493 for updated new hardback edition 2022. This is the ultimate guide to getting the most out the world's most popular hobby, with countless examples of rare, vivid and historical stamps spanning almost two centuries, plus advice on price and guidance about acquisition. Read some of the fascinating stories behind the world's most sought-after stamps, from the famous commemoratives of American presidents to issues from some of the most remote post offices in the world. Stamps trace the character and history of the country from which they originate, and this encyclopedic visual directory is a stunning account of some of the most bizarre, vivid and poignant examples ever created.
Introducing Stamps and Philately 6(1)
A Guide to Collecting Stamps
6(18)
What are Stamps?
8(2)
The Origins of Postal Services
10(2)
Birth of the Adhesive Postage Stamp
12(2)
The Parts of a Stamp
14(2)
Stamps for Everyday Use
16(2)
Sheets, Coils, Booklets and Stationery
18(2)
Commemorative and Special Issues
20(2)
Airmails and Special Service Stamps
22(2)
How To Collect Stamps
24(50)
Starting a Collection
24(2)
Tools and Techniques
26(2)
Housing a Collection
28(2)
Mounting Stamps for Display
30(2)
Advanced Display Techniques
32(2)
Collecting by Country
34(2)
Introducing Thematics
36(2)
Purpose-of-Issue Collecting
38(2)
Choosing Themes and Telling Stories
40(2)
Collecting Postal History
42(2)
Local Philately
44(2)
Collecting Sea Mail
46(2)
Collecting Railway Mail
48(2)
Collecting Wartime Mail
50(2)
Collecting Airmail
52(2)
Cinderella Philately
54(2)
Social Philately
56(2)
Forgeries, Fantasies and Postal Fraud
58(2)
First Day Covers and Special Postmarks
60(2)
Poster Stamps
62(2)
Charity Seals and Labels
64(2)
Fiscal Stamps and Special Service Labels
66(2)
Local Stamps and Private Posts
68(2)
Essays, Artwork and Proofs
70(2)
Flaws and Marginal Markings
72(2)
A Global Hobby
74(12)
The Origins of the Hobby
74(2)
Organized Philately
76(2)
Exhibiting Stamps
78(2)
Buying and Selling Stamps
80(2)
Philately Online
82(2)
Useful Services and Addresses
84(2)
The World Directory Of Stamps
86(2)
America
88(32)
Canada
88(2)
United States Definitives
90(2)
United States Commemorative and Special Issues
92(2)
United States Possessions and Territories
94(2)
United States Trust Territories in the Pacific
96(2)
North American Indians in Stamps
98(2)
Bahamas, Bermuda and West Indies
100(2)
Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica
102(2)
British West Indies
104(2)
Mexico
106(2)
Central America
108(2)
Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela
110(2)
Brazil and Guyana
112(2)
Bolivia, Chile and Peru
114(2)
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay
116(2)
South Atlantic Islands
118(2)
Europe
120(54)
Western Scandinavia
120(2)
Eastern Scandinavia
122(2)
Vikings in Stamps
124(2)
British Isles
126(2)
British Regional Issues
128(2)
British Offshore Islands
130(2)
British European Territories
132(2)
The Benelux Countries
134(2)
Switzerland
136(2)
German States
138(2)
German Reich
140(2)
Postwar Germany
142(2)
Austria and Hungary
144(2)
Czechoslovakia
146(2)
Poland
148(2)
Baltic States
150(2)
Russia
152(2)
Commonwealth of Independent States
154(2)
Albania
156(2)
Bulgaria and Romania
158(2)
Former Yugoslavia
160(2)
Yugoslavia: Division, Reconstruction and Civil War
162(2)
Greece
164(2)
Turkey
166(2)
Italy
168(2)
France
170(2)
Iberian Peninsula
172(2)
Africa
174(26)
Spanish Africa
174(2)
North Africa
176(2)
Egypt and Sudan
178(2)
Art and Architecture of the Pharaohs in Stamps
180(2)
French West Africa
182(2)
French Equatorial Africa
184(2)
The Horn of Africa
186(2)
East Africa
188(2)
Central Africa
190(2)
West Africa
192(2)
Portuguese Africa
194(2)
Southern Africa
196(2)
South Africa and Namibia
198(2)
Asia
200(34)
Lebanon, Iraq and Syria
200(2)
Middle East
202(2)
Arabia
204(4)
Afghanistan and Iran
208(2)
Bangladesh, Pakistan and Burma
210(2)
India
212(2)
Indian States
214(2)
Indian Ocean
216(2)
Indochina
218(2)
China
220(2)
Lunar New Year
222(2)
Chinese Territories
224(2)
Korea
226(2)
Japan
228(2)
Indonesia and the Philippines
230(2)
South-East Asia
232(2)
Australasia
234(16)
Australia
234(2)
Two Hundred Years in Stamps
236(2)
Australian External Territories
238(2)
New Zealand
240(2)
PNG, Nauru and Vanuatu
242(2)
Fiji, Kiribati and Tuvalu
244(2)
French Pacific Islands
246(2)
New Zealand Dependencies
248(2)
Inscriptions 250(1)
Glossary 251(3)
Index 254
Dr James Mackay was one of the foremost and most prolific authors on stamps and stamp collecting in the world. He wrote over 100 books and thousands of articles on stamps and other collectables, and owned one of the largest private collections of stamps and philatelic material in the world.