Stamping Through Mathematics
ISBN: 9780387989495 / Angielski / Twarda / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "If you are interested in the beauty of mathematics, you must go out and buy Robin Wilson's absolutely stunning book of mathematical stamps, a book which traces the history of mathematics through images on the postage of countries around the globe." - Victor Katz, MAA Online Postage stamps are an attractive vehicle for presenting mathematics and its development. For many years the author has presented illustrated lectures entitled Stamping through Mathematics to school and college groups and to mathematical clubs and societies, and has written a regular Stamps... "If you are interested in the beauty of mathematics, you must go out and buy Robin Wilson's absolutely stunning book of mathematical stamps, a book... |
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128,96 zł |
Texas on Stamps
ISBN: 9780875651644 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From explorer Cabeza de Vaca, who was shipwrecked on Galveston Island in 1528, to singer Willie Nelson and baseball superstar Nolan Ryan, Texas history, the people who made it, and the places it was made come alive on postage stamps. In over a hundred entries, "Texas on Stamps" displays stamps from the United States and foreign countries; the stamps are accompanied by explanatory text.
First issued in May 1840, postage stamps soon became collectibles. Until about 1900, most portrayed reigning monarchs or, in this country, former presidents. Then pictorials were introduced featuring... From explorer Cabeza de Vaca, who was shipwrecked on Galveston Island in 1528, to singer Willie Nelson and baseball superstar Nolan Ryan, Texas histor...
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64,98 zł |
Stamp Collecting as a Pastime
ISBN: 9780978653613 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A reprint of the classic book written by Edward J. Nankivell, a member of the Institute of Journalists in London and an avid stamp collector. He wrote this book to promote the virtues of stamp collecting as a healthy recreation for everyone from the Price of Wales to ordinary school children. It was originally published in 1902. The timelessness of his lively arguments is apparent by their validity today. This book presents a fascinating and charming look at early stamp collecting. Its very readable narrative also provides a delightful glimpse into the wider world of pre-World War I England....
A reprint of the classic book written by Edward J. Nankivell, a member of the Institute of Journalists in London and an avid stamp collector. He wrote...
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46,19 zł |
Celebrate Your Heritage by Collecting African American On Philatelic Materials: Stamps, First Day Covers and Post Cards
ISBN: 9781420830064 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Celebrate Your Heritage This book is a guide to educate and inform schoolteachers, students, families and community organizations about African American honored on philatelic materials (stamps, first day covers and post cards). Celebrate Your Heritage features prominent African Americans renowned as abolitionists, inventors, educators, scientists, entrepreneurs, entertainers, government officials, musicians, writers and athletes who have made significant contributions to America's history. This book is also a valuable guide for collectors of African American philatelic materials. The appendix...
Celebrate Your Heritage This book is a guide to educate and inform schoolteachers, students, families and community organizations about African Americ...
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80,18 zł |
United States Stamps - A History: Volume I - Colonial Days to the Columbians
ISBN: 9781598003871 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Want to learn more about our country's stamps? Do you collect United States stamps? Perhaps you save stamps from old envelopes or new issues from the post office. Maybe you are interested in delving more into the hobby of United States stamp collecting. But you cannot find a general book on the topic. Sure there are wonderful catalogs, books on all specific aspects of the hobby, and even periodicals. The author was so frustrated by not locating a general information book on United States stamps, he decided to write one himself! "United States Stamps. A History" is the result of his efforts....
Want to learn more about our country's stamps? Do you collect United States stamps? Perhaps you save stamps from old envelopes or new issues from the ...
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194,50 zł |
Miniature Messages: The Semiotics and Politics of Latin American Postage Stamps
ISBN: 9780822341796 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In "Miniature Messages," Jack Child analyzes Latin American postage stamps, revealing the messages about history, culture, and politics encoded in their design and disseminated throughout the world. While postage stamps are a sanctioned product of official government agencies, Child argues that they accumulate popular cultural value and take on new meanings as they circulate in the public sphere. As he demonstrates in this richly illustrated study, the postage stamp conveys many of the contestations and triumphs of Latin American history.
Child combines history and political science with... In "Miniature Messages," Jack Child analyzes Latin American postage stamps, revealing the messages about history, culture, and politics encoded in the...
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443,44 zł |
Miniature Messages: The Semiotics and Politics of Latin American Postage Stamps
ISBN: 9780822341994 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In "Miniature Messages," Jack Child analyzes Latin American postage stamps, revealing the messages about history, culture, and politics encoded in their design and disseminated throughout the world. While postage stamps are a sanctioned product of official government agencies, Child argues that they accumulate popular cultural value and take on new meanings as they circulate in the public sphere. As he demonstrates in this richly illustrated study, the postage stamp conveys many of the contestations and triumphs of Latin American history.
Child combines history and political science with... In "Miniature Messages," Jack Child analyzes Latin American postage stamps, revealing the messages about history, culture, and politics encoded in the...
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114,72 zł |
United States Stamps: A History - Volume II: The Bureau Era Begins
ISBN: 9781432730772 / Angielski / Miękka / 508 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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173,66 zł |
Postal Propaganda of the Third Reich
ISBN: 9780764318672 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nearly sixty years after the end of World War II the Third Reich continues to fascinate both authors and readers. Nazi propaganda, in particular, has been the topic of countless books, as have the personalities involved in the German propaganda machine. Yet, despite all of the efforts in this regard, one aspect of that propaganda study has remained largely unexamined. It is the regime's use of postal materials as a tool for expressing its propaganda message. In this new, profusely illustrated book, Albert L. Moore offers readers an overview of the images and messages that filled the mailboxes...
Nearly sixty years after the end of World War II the Third Reich continues to fascinate both authors and readers. Nazi propaganda, in particular, has ...
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153,71 zł |
Stamp Booklets: Magic Carpets to Adventure
ISBN: 9781436355568 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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91,25 zł |
Stamp Booklets: Magic Carpets to Adventure
ISBN: 9781436355575 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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164,26 zł |
Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals on Stamps - A Worldwide Catalogue
ISBN: 9781905723348 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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98,53 zł |
Angels to Zeppelins: A Guide to the Persons, Objects, Topics, and Themes on United States Postage Stamps, 1847-1980
ISBN: 9780313234750 / Angielski / Twarda / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Product information not available.
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274,58 zł |
The Postage Stamps of Canada
ISBN: 9781444607727 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This antique text details the history of Canada's postal service, with particular emphasis on the development and evolution of postage stamps as a means of payment. A fascinating and detailed treatise on the subject, this text will greatly appeal to philatelists and anyone with an interest in the history of the Canadian postal service. Chapters included in this text are: 'Its Postal History', 'A postmaster's Provisional', 'The First Issue', 'The Second Issue', 'The Perforated Pence Stamps', 'The First "Cents" Issue', 'The First Dominion Issue', 'The Lc Orange of 1869', 'The Large 5c Stamp',...
This antique text details the history of Canada's postal service, with particular emphasis on the development and evolution of postage stamps as a mea...
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126,54 zł |
The Stamp Collector - A Guide to the World's Postage Stamps
ISBN: 9781443783156 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An unknown hobby but a few generations ago, stamp collecting is now arguably one of the world's most popular avocations. This fascinating text endeavours to state the merits of stamp collecting, as well as to impart the enthusiasm felt by the author for this pastime onto the reader in the hopes that they might be inspired to embrace philately as a hobby. Chapters contained within this antique text include: 'On Collecting Postage Stamps'; 'Planning and Arranging the Collection'; 'Specialised Collections'; 'Technical Matters'; 'Stamps, Desirable and Otherwise'; 'Forged and Faked Stamps'; 'Sir...
An unknown hobby but a few generations ago, stamp collecting is now arguably one of the world's most popular avocations. This fascinating text endeavo...
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155,75 zł |
Happiness Surrounds You
ISBN: 9781441591272 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Once again, Jerry Lifsey has shared his enjoyment of stamp booklets with us. Jerry has one of the largest private collections of stamp booklets in the world today. Drawing on this extensive collection and the depth of his personal knowledge, he has been able to show us the diversity and richness of stamp booklet collecting -- in this manuscript how stamp booklets can lead us to increase our happiness.. His book will be of special value to the growing body of topical stamp collectors. Its organization and numerous illustrations bring home the benefit - even necessity -- of including stamp...
Once again, Jerry Lifsey has shared his enjoyment of stamp booklets with us. Jerry has one of the largest private collections of stamp booklets in the...
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91,25 zł |
Happiness Surrounds You
ISBN: 9781441591289 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Once again, Jerry Lifsey has shared his enjoyment of stamp booklets with us. Jerry has one of the largest private collections of stamp booklets in the world today. Drawing on this extensive collection and the depth of his personal knowledge, he has been able to show us the diversity and richness of stamp booklet collecting -- in this manuscript how stamp booklets can lead us to increase our happiness.. His book will be of special value to the growing body of topical stamp collectors. Its organization and numerous illustrations bring home the benefit - even necessity -- of including stamp...
Once again, Jerry Lifsey has shared his enjoyment of stamp booklets with us. Jerry has one of the largest private collections of stamp booklets in the...
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164,26 zł |
Birds, Blocks and Stamps: Post & Go Birds of Britain
ISBN: 9781901677799 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beautiful bird illustrations by famous wildlife artist, commissioned by Royal Mail for Post and Go stamps.
Beautiful bird illustrations by famous wildlife artist, commissioned by Royal Mail for Post and Go stamps.
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64,69 zł |
A Little Book of Stamp Collecting
ISBN: 9781447441915 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains a guide to stamp collecting, being a detailed catalogue of noteworthy stamps issues during the early twentieth century. With interesting historical information, authentic photographs, and useful information, this volume is highly recommended for the keen lapidary, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of stamp collecting literature. Contents include: Some New Issues, More New Issues, Notes on New Issues, New Issues, Some New Issues, Notes and News, Australia and Back, A Travel Trip into Africa, More Maps on Stamps, Air Stamps, Some Christmas Stamps,...
This vintage book contains a guide to stamp collecting, being a detailed catalogue of noteworthy stamps issues during the early twentieth century. Wit...
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116,80 zł |
Stamp Collecting: The Definitive-Everything you ever wanted to know: Do I have a one million dollar stamp in my collection?
ISBN: 9781468012361 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For those who have inherited a stamp collection, want to start a collection, also for an advanced collector, beginning stamp dealer, advanced stamp dealer or wish to know if they have a one million dollar stamp in their collection.
For those who have inherited a stamp collection, want to start a collection, also for an advanced collector, beginning stamp dealer, advanced stamp de...
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91,06 zł |