Collecting stamps, philately Books
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Aircraft and Aviation Stamps
Book SynopsisThe author has combined his two greatest interests: Transport and Stamp Collecting and brought them together in this series of books looking at the way postage stamps have led him to increase his knowledge of our world via his interest in all forms of tra
£15.29
Atlantic Books Blue Mauritius: The Hunt for the World's Most
Book SynopsisIn September 1847 coloured squares of paper were stuck to envelopes and used to send out admission cards to a fancy-dress ball on the tropical island of Mauritius. No-one at the party would have guessed that the envelopes bearing these stamps would one day be worth more than a million dollars.When a two pence 'Blue Mauritius' surfaced on the fledgling French stamp-collecting market in 1865 it gained instant celebrity. Then in 1903, when a perfect specimen, discovered in a childhood album, was bought at auction by the Prince of Wales, the Blue Mauritius gained super-star status. Even now, the stamps of 'Post Office Mauritius' remain synonymous with fame, wealth and mystery. Helen Morgan tells the fascinating story of the most coveted scraps of paper in existence, from Amuritius' Port Louis to Bordeaux, India and Great Britain, Switzerland and Japan, into the fantasies and imagination of stamp collectors everywhere.Trade ReviewWill strike a chord with anyone who has ever felt the thrill of buying a little glassine packet of stamps, tipping them out, finding the longed-for Missing One and making the proud, complete set... the stories of these stamps are often extraordinary. -- Ann Wroe * Daily Telegraph *Fascinating... not just an entertaining and meticulously researched history of Mauritius and its stamps, but also an absorbing look at the early development of one of the world's most widespread hobbies. -- Kieron Wood * Sunday Business Post *
£13.49
Anness Publishing Stamps and Stamp Collecting World Encyclopedia of
Book SynopsisA directory of the world's greatest stamps, the history of philately and the stories behind the most collectable stamps, and step-by-step advice on creating and preserving a collection.
£13.50
The History Press Ltd European Stamp Issues of the Second World War
Book SynopsisThe most powerful story in stamp history, revealing the little icons at the heart of wartime propaganda
£13.49
Methuen Publishing Ltd The Queens Stamps The Official History of the
Book SynopsisThis account is of one of the world?s most important and extensive stamp collections, and the monarchs and keepers who have contributed to it. Inaugurated by Queen Victoria, the main body of the Collection came into being under George V, who shrewdly acquired many other private collections.
£22.50
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Postmarked Picasso
Book SynopsisAn illustrated guide to postage stamps featuring the art of cubist master Pablo Picasso!
£19.54
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Trams and Buses on Stamps
Book SynopsisGood Photographic Coverage, Well Written Informative Text, New Information, Informative Captions
£15.29
Lulu.com Catalog of U.S. Fish & Game License Stamps and
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£40.36
Stanley Gibbons Limited 2024 Great Britain Concise Stamp Catalogue
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£37.95
Stanley Gibbons Limited India (including Convention and Feudatory States)
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£33.20
Stanley Gibbons Limited Poland Stamp Catalogue
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£23.70
Stanley Gibbons Limited CYPRUS, GIBRALTAR AND MALTA
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£25.60
The History Press Ltd From My Old Stamp Album: Exotic Tales of Lost
Book SynopsisPickup an old stamp album and flick through it. You’ll find a host of exotic and unfamiliar names: Cyrenaica, Fernando Poo, Fiume, North Ingria, Obock, Stellaland, Tuva, – distant lands, vanished territories, lost countries. Do they still exist? If not, where were they? What happened to them?From My Old Stamp Album goes in search of the truth about these and many other amazing places. Stuart Laycock and Chris West unearth stories of many kinds. Some take you to long-disappeared empires; others throw light on the modern era’s most pressing wars. You are invited to enjoy them all, in a collection of historical narratives as broad and enticing as that old stamp album that you’ve just discovered in the attic.
£11.69
Stanley Gibbons Limited Canada Provinces Stamp Catalogue 8th Edition
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£28.45
Stanley Gibbons Limited 2025 COMMONWEALTH EMPIRE STAMPS 18401970
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£97.14
Stanley Gibbons Limited Central Africa Stamp Catalogue 3rd Edition
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£21.80
Stanley Gibbons Limited Hong Kong Stamp Catalogue 7th Edition
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£20.85
Stanley Gibbons Limited New Zealand Stamp Catalogue 8th Edition
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£28.45
Stanley Gibbons Limited 2025 Great Britain Concise
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£37.95
Stanley Gibbons Limited 2026 COMMONWEALTH EMPIRE STAMPS 18401970
£85.46
Two Rivers Press Birds, Blocks and Stamps: Post & Go Birds of
Book SynopsisRobert Gillmor, one of Britain's most influential wildlife artists, illustrated four sets of pictorial stamps featuring birds for Royal Mail's Post & Go. Brought together and reproduced here for the first time, in larger-than-stamp size, these prints demonstrate the author's lifelong love and appreciation of our nation's birds. His own account of the process by which his linocuts are made, along with anecdotal descriptions of his bird encounters, bring the pictures to life. This beautifully produced collection will be coveted by wildlife lovers, artists and stamp collectors alike.
£11.25
Stanley Gibbons Limited Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised
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£45.55
Stanley Gibbons Limited Switzerland Stamp Catalogue
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£26.55
Stanley Gibbons Limited 2022 Collect Channel Islands & Isle of Man Stamps
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£36.05
Stanley Gibbons Limited Italy & Colonies Stamp Catalogue 1st Edition
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£37.95
Stanley Gibbons Limited Portugal & Colonies Stamp Catalogue 1st Edition
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£42.70
Smithsonian Books Every Stamp Tells a Story: The National
Book SynopsisEvery 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.
£23.74
Smithsonian Books Photographic Guide to Longhorned Beetles of
Book SynopsisWith loss of habitats throughout the world occurring at a staggering rate, it is critical to document what is being lost. This book strives to do that by focusing on longhorned woodboring beetles in Bolivia. Wholesale clearing of large tracts of land kills everything or forces species to move quickly to other areas, disrupting the balance of the ecosystem. This book will help people discover and appreciate some of the amazing diversity of life that exists in the undeveloped and/or remote natural areas of Bolivia. Nearly 1,900 species of longhorned woodboring beetles (Disteniidae, Vesperidae, and Cerambycidae) are known from Bolivia (with more than 200 species yet to be determined). This work features 500 of them, representing the breadth of morphological evolution.
£29.75
Cameron & Company Inc Postmark Paris: A Story in Stamps
Book SynopsisThe colorful world-within-a-world of postage stamps illustrates this lyrical account of a young girl's experiences in Paris.When she and her family move to the city for a year, one of the first places her father takes her is to the stamp market. Her adventures are magically captured in the dainty images of the postage stamps she collects. Readers of all ages will delight in this uniquely told story of a girl finding her own place in a world far from home.
£15.82
V&R Unipress Gezahnte Geschichte: Die Briefmarke ALS
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£101.41
Aravali Books International Gandhi: In Stamps
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£30.38
