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Philatelic Literature
Books about postage stamps: What philately teaches - 1889 http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924030135572#page/n5/mode/thumb
Post by The Stamp Collection Postbit (2011-10-05 17:46)
Stamp artists - Engravers of French postal stamps
The engravers of French Stamps are listed in this page: http://www.phil-ouest.com/Liste_artistes.php Engravers, artists and stamps since the issue of the first French stamp in 1849. There are hundreds of artists in this list, but my favorite French stamp engravers are those:
- Pierre Gandon and his father Gaston Gandon
- Albert Decaris
- Claude Durrens
- Henry Cheffer
- Antonin Delzers
Post by The Stamp Collection Postbit (2011-09-13 01:02)
Stamp Collecting - Blog and Photo Album
Welcome to the Stamps' Postbit. Visit the Stamp Photo Albums to see amazing stamp collections, engraved stamps, classic and rare stamps and other interesting postage stamps. This green stamp is the first issue of postage stamp from Greece, known as Large Hermes Head stamp.
Post by The Stamp Collection Postbit (2011-09-01 14:27)
Philately is the pastime of collecting postage stamps. It is a hobby that originated within a few years of the first issue of penny postage in England in 1810. When and how the hobby started is not exactly known. The French were the earliest to make systematic collections. They noted the different shades and designs, different schemes of water-colour, different border-marks of stamps. Stamps are printed not only for daily use, but also for commemorative purpose. We have had stamps commemorating our Independence, the Buddha Jayanti, the University's Centenary, and our eminent leaders like Gandhiji, Nehru, Netaji, and Dr. Ambedkar. Hence, stamps have an historical importance and remind us of past glories. Stamps also carry geographical information. A Tasmani in stamp will tell us of waterfalls and lakes in that island (Australia). We can know from postage stamps something of the flora and the fauna of a country, its art and architecture, its great men and great achievements. Stamps have been truly described as ‘medals stamped on paper'. - more stamp collecting essays here - love speech 2012-05-14 10:19
