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Stamp Collecting as a Pastime

Stamp Collecting as a Pastime

by Edward J. Nankivell

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Author
Nankivell, Edward J. (Edward James), 1848-1909
Credits
Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications
Subject
Stamp collecting
Category
Text
eBook-No.
18204
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18204
Release Date
April 18, 2006
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE — Stanley Gibbons Philatelic Handbooks. — STAMP COLLECTING AS A PASTIME — BY
  2. 2.EDWARD J. NANKIVELL — London — STANLEY GIBBONS, Ltd ., 391, STRAND, W.C. — New York — 167, BROADWAY — 1902
  3. 3.PREFACE
  4. 4.CONTENTS
  5. 5.As a Pastime.
  6. 6.The Charm of Stamp Collecting.
  7. 7.Its Permanence.
  8. 8.Its Internationality.
  9. 9.Its Geographical Interest.
  10. 10.Its Historical Finger Posts.
  11. 11.Stamps with a History.
  12. 12.Great Rarities.
  13. 13.The Romance of Stamp Collecting.
  14. 14.Philatelic Societies and their Work.
  15. 15.The Literature of Stamps.
  16. 16.Stamps as Works of Art.
  17. 17.Stamp Collecting as an Investment.
  18. 18.What to Collect and How to Collect.
  19. 19.Great Collections.
  20. 20.Stanley Gibbons, Ltd.
  21. 21.Rare Stamps
  22. 22.STANLEY GIBBONS , — LIMITED, — New and Improved Packets of Used and Unused Stamps.
  23. 23.Collections of Stamps.
  24. 24.Grand Collection Packets. — NEW AND GREATLY REDUCED PRICES FOR 1902.
  25. 25.Grand New Variety Packets. — THE JUBILEE EXHIBITION PACKETS. — GREATER BRITAIN PACKETS — OF
  26. 26.British Colonial Stamps . — FOREIGN COUNTRIES PACKETS — OF
  27. 27.European Stamps .
  28. 28.THE 20th CENTURY PACKETS — Of Envelopes, Registered Envelopes, Wrappers, and Letter Sheets, — ENVELOPE PACKETS.
  29. 29.ENVELOPES.
  30. 30.THE 20th CENTURY PACKETS — Of Post Cards and Letter Cards. — POST CARD PACKETS. — Section I.—GREAT BRITAIN & COLONIES. — THE SEVENTH EDITION OF
  31. 31.The Improved Postage Stamp Album,
  32. 32.THE Improved Postage Stamp Album.
  33. 33.NEW EDITION.
  34. 34.THE STRAND POSTAGE STAMP ALBUM. — The Century Album. — ALL THE WORLD IN ONE VOLUME. — NOW READY. In One Volume, 580 pages. Size of each page 10 by 13 inches.
  35. 35.Postage Stamps of the World. — Including a full Descriptive Catalogue, and Illustrated with several thousand full-sized reproductions of the Stamps .
  36. 36.THE IMPERIAL ALBUM
  37. 37.IMPERIAL ALBUM. — NOW READY. NINTH EDITION , 1902. — Great Britain and Colonies. — 504 pages. Size of pages, 8-3/4 by 11-1/2 inches. About 1,800 Illustrations.
  38. 38.IMPERIAL ALBUM.
  39. 39.The PHILATELIC ALBUMS A to E. — The Fifth Edition of
  40. 40.THE PHILATELIC ALBUM. — THE ORIEL
  41. 41.Postage Stamp Album.
  42. 42.THE PHILATELIST'S COLLECTING BOOK.
  43. 43.THE MONTHLY JOURNAL.
  44. 44.The Stamp King. — EXTRACTS FROM REVIEWS.
  45. 45.The Stamp Collector. — The Mulready Envelope and its Caricatures.
  46. 46.The “Philatelists' Vade Mecum.” — A GLOSSARY FOR PHILATELISTS, — ENTITLED
  47. 47.Stamps and Stamp Collecting. — BY MAJOR E. B. EVANS.
  48. 48.A COLOUR DICTIONARY, — Two Hundred Names of Colours used in Printing, &c.
  49. 49.POCKET MAGNIFYING GLASSES.
  50. 50.SURCHARGE MEASURER.
  51. 51.Prepared Stamp Mounts. — FOR STAMP COLLECTORS .
  52. 52.CARD CASES. — STANLEY GIBBONS'
  53. 53.New Stamp Catalogue.
  54. 54.REAL MARKET PRICES. — STANLEY GIBBONS, Ltd ., 391, STRAND, LONDON, W.C.

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