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Collecting Postal History : postmarks, cards, and covers
Dmitry Kandaouroff-Deka
The revised version of the book published in 1990. This is another step in philately. Collecting Postal History is a branch of philately that deals with the collection and study of postmarks, miniature and maximum cards, first-day covers, souvenir sheets, among other postal issues. This book discusses at length the joys of history vis-a-vis philately. |
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Techniques of Philately
L. N. Williams
A definitive guide to specialization of stamp collecting. Discusses the manner of collection. |
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Topical Stamp Collecting
M. W. Martin
Published 1975.
The other collecting technique is collecting by topic. This book is a mine of ideas. |
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Thematic and Topical Stamp Collecting
A. J. Branston
Published 1980.
Discusses the difference between two similar terms. Thematics, a name adopted in Britain for stamp collecting by design or subject matter (a theme). Topicals, i.e., collecting to a topic. |
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