angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Jan 25, 2022 12:37:33 GMT
I purchased a used copy of "The Stamp Atlas" from a seller through abebooks. It has philatelic history of countries along with maps of colonial and modern periods. I like maps!    |
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Post by biglavalamp on Jan 25, 2022 15:00:03 GMT
Great post I would like that book, a good example angore to show federation of Malaysia.
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djcmh
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Posts: 768
What I collect: Worldwide
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Post by djcmh on Jan 25, 2022 15:41:55 GMT
I remember my Dad got me that for Christmas one year in the late 80s when I was a teenager. Still have it.
There needs to be an update though, quite a bit of geopolitical change since it was published.
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angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Jan 25, 2022 16:12:39 GMT
The primary reason for my purchase was to support from Stamp for Every Country Project so wanted to know more about the history. I chose the Malaysia area images because I collect the area. As someone who has tangentially been involved in publications, I can only imagine the time and expertise involved in creating the images. Malay States  |
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vikingeck
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Posts: 3,261
What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Jan 25, 2022 17:18:05 GMT
Interesting trio of author/ collaborators. Rossiter and Flower probably did most of the work as they collaborated, with interests in stamps and geography. Stuart Rossiter left a large legacy in a Trust which still operates to provide funding for philatelic publications. It seems to operate through the auspices of the Royal Philateliic Society London. Wellsted was curator of the philatelic collection at the British Museum in 1985 , signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1986 , then later that year failed to account for some valuable items missing , arrested and did some jail time !
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darkormex
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Swinging through Switzerland and getting tied up in Thailand
Posts: 2,145
What I collect: The World...just printing and mounting as I go...call me crazy!
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Post by darkormex on Jan 26, 2022 0:02:26 GMT
Like djcmh, I asked for it for Christmas too and still have mine. When I saw this post yesterday it prompted me to pull my copy off the shelf and look through it again. It is still a useful resource despite being dated now. |
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cursus
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Posts: 1,764
What I collect: Catalan Cinderellas. Used Switzerland, UK, Scandinavia, Germany & Austria. Postal History of Barcelona & Estonia. Catalonia pictorial postmarks.
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Post by cursus on Jan 27, 2022 14:52:48 GMT
I bought mine at a books' outlet in Henley-on-Thames, England, 35 years ago.
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