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A History of Victorian Postage

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

A History of Victorian Postage

By Gerard Cheshire

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About the book

There is an aesthetic beauty to old stamps, which were miniature works of art in their detail and colours, in order to make them difficult to counterfeit. It is this aesthetic sensibility that attracts many collectors of early stamps, because they look wonderful arranged on the album page, and there is a very basic desire to complete sets of stamps, so that all gaps are filled and a pleasing display is achieved.From the early days of sending messages engraved on clay tablets, to the introduction...Show more

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9781445664378

Publisher

Amberley Publishing

Published year

2017

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1

Original title

A History of Victorian Postage

Format

Paperback

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