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Urgent 2nd Class: Creating Curious Collage, Dubious Documents, and Other Art from Ephemera

Urgent 2nd Class: Creating Curious Collage, Dubious Documents, and Other Art from Ephemera

by Nick Bantock

His internationally best-selling Griffin & Sabine saga is treasured for its blend of lyrical storyline and compelling, imaginative art. Now Nick Bantock gives a short course in visual creativity in Urgent 2nd Class. A tour through the techniques and materials which constitute his signature style, Bantock shares with readers numerous ways ways of using old paper ephemera -- maps, letters, postcards, ledgers,... (more)

Stamping Our History: The Story of the U.S. Portrayed on Its Postage StampsCharles Davidson, Lincoln Diamant

Stamping Our History: The Story of the U.S. Portrayed on Its Postage Stamps

by Charles Davidson

More than three hundred beautiful color illustrations of American stamps, some magnified more than two thousand times to better show their details, highlight a celebration of the history and tradition of American stampmaking. Original.

The Stamp AtlasRaife Wellsted, Stuart Rossiter

The Stamp Atlas

by W. Raife Wellsted

A highly specialized work directed toward the serious philatelist, this successfully merges two rather disparate areaspostal history and political geography. The book provides a clear geographic portrayal for virtually every distinct postal and political change, from as early as 1660 to 1984. Emphasis is placed on the post-1840 period, as adhesive postage stamps were invented in that year. For dedicated stamp... (more)

The World in Stamps

by Laurent Lemerle

Stamps aren't just a part of history. They also provide a fascinating means to understand history. Through stamps one can chronicle the making of the modern world-and compare the diverse ways that different cultures represent the same events. In the highly original History of the World in Stamps , philatelist Laurent Lemerle has gathered more than 3,500 stamps-including a substantial number from the U.S.-and... (more)

The Art of Postage StampsBarbara Moore

The Art of Postage Stamps

by Barbara Moore, Honor Holland

Exploring Iceland Thorough Its StampsDon Brandt

Exploring Iceland Thorough Its Stamps

by Don Brandt

Scott's Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue - The Encyclopedia of Philately : 1942 Ninety-eighth EditionHugh M. and Theresa M. Clark

Scott's Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue - The Encyclopedia of Philately : 1942 Ninety-eighth Edition

by Hugh M. and Theresa M. Clark

The Harris Stamp Collector's Guide & Companion (for beginners & advanced collectors illustrated)H.E. Harris

The Harris Stamp Collector's Guide & Companion (for beginners & advanced collectors illustrated)

by H.E. Harris

Scott's Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps : 1964Gordon R.; Costales, Eugene N.; (Eds.) Harmer

Scott's Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps : 1964

by Gordon R.; Costales, Eugene N.; (Eds.) Harmer

Kites in History

by Jose A. Fadul

This book is about kites in history, the use of different kinds of kites in teaching, and the emerging employment of kite construction and kite flying in psychotherapy.

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