Every Stamp Tells a Story - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Every Stamp Tells a Story write by Cheryl Ganz. This book was released on 2014-12-02. Every Stamp Tells a Story available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
100 Greatest American Stamps
100 Greatest American Stamps - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 100 Greatest American Stamps write by Janet Klug. This book was released on 2007. 100 Greatest American Stamps available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps
A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps write by Chris West. This book was released on 2014-10-28. A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF AMERICA THROUGH ITS BEAUTIFUL AND DIVERSE POSTAGE STAMPS IN THIS EXUBERANT AND ALWAYS CHARMING HISTORY. In A History of America in Thirty-six Postage Stamps, Chris West explores America's own rich philatelic history. From George Washington's dour gaze to the charging buffalo of the western frontier and Lindbergh's soaring biplane, American stamps are a vivid window into our country's extraordinary and distinctive past. With the always accessible and spirited West as your guide, discover the remarkable breadth of America's short history through a fresh lens. On their own, stamps can be curiosities, even artistic marvels; in this book, stamps become a window into the larger sweep of history.
The One-Cent Magenta
The One-Cent Magenta - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The One-Cent Magenta write by James Barron. This book was released on 2017-03-07. The One-Cent Magenta available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Dorothy Knapp
Dorothy Knapp - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dorothy Knapp write by Douglas S. Weisz. This book was released on 2015-03-05. Dorothy Knapp available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Dorothy Knapp: Philately and Family is the definitive biography and complete works of the most famous cachet artist in the history of philately. Envelope art has been utilized for over a century to communicate a public message through the mail system. Every stamp and event tells a story and Dorothy illustrated this in her legendary style within the limited canvas of an envelope. Over 1600 full color images tell the story of her work of nearly 20 years. The collection of these works uncovered unsolved mysteries about her relationships with others in the industry and identification of her unsigned work. Journals, letters, interviews and family photos tell her personal story and how her life translated into this remarkable body of work.
