Stamps as Witnesses to History (Hardcover)
Language: English
Published by Filament Publishing Ltd, Surrey, 2024
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Hardcover. Stamps as Witnesses of History is not a book about the history of stampsas such. It is a book about how stamp issues since Rowland Hill invented thefirst adhesive postage stamp in 1840 have "witnessed" the seismicglobal political developments over the years. It is a guide to politicalphilately, which aims to show how stamp issues have reflected and have relatedto key political events.Thus stamps of the North German Confederation marked a major stepping stone toGerman unification, a truly momentous political event, whilst selected Africanstamps of the 1960s celebrated the independence of many emerging African statesfrom European colonial empires. The book is arranged geographically, coveringthe whole world. For each country entry, the major political developments arelisted chronologically on the left hand side with contemporaneous stamps,supported in some instances by relevant commemoratives, on the right hand side. There is much more to stamps than just a means of paying postage. In the extensive 634 lavishly illustrated pages of her book 'Stamps of Witnesses of History' Ruth Lea lists all the global events that had a stamp made to commemorate them. A must for every philatelist! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Stamps as Witnesses to History (Hardcover)
- Author
- Ruth Lea
- Publisher
- Filament Publishing Ltd, Surrey
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1915465192
- ISBN 13
- 9781915465191
Stamps as Witnesses of History is not a book about the history of stamps as such. It is a book about how stamp issues since Rowland Hill invented the first adhesive postage stamp in 1840 have "witnessed" the seismic global political developments over the years. It is a guide to political philately, which aims to show how stamp issues have reflected and have related to key political events.
Thus stamps of the North German Confederation marked a major stepping stone to German unification, a truly momentous political event, whilst selected African stamps of the 1960s celebrated the independence of many emerging African states from European colonial empires. The book is arranged geographically, covering the whole world. For each country entry, the major political developments are listed chronologically on the left hand side with contemporaneous stamps, supported in some instances by relevant commemoratives, on the right hand side.
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About the Author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ruth Lea, Baroness Lea of Lymm, CBE, FRPSL, is a member of the House of Lords and a professional economist. In her extensive career she has worked for the Arbuthnot Banking Group, the Centre for Policy Studies, the Institute of Directors, ITN, Lehman Brothers, Mitsubishi Bank and Thames Polytechnic (now the University of Greenwich) and she was a civil servant for 16 years, covering postings at the Treasury, the DTI, the Civil Service College and the Central Statistical Office. From an early age she was intrigued by “stamps as witnesses of history”.
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