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قراءة كتاب Peeps at Postage Stamps
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PEEPS AT
POSTAGE STAMPS
BY
STANLEY C. JOHNSON
M.A., D.Sc., F.R.E.S.
WITH
SIXTEEN FULL-PAGE PLATES
CONTAINING 163 SPECIMEN STAMPS
IN BLACK AND WHITE
A. & C. BLACK, LTD.
4, 5 & 6 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W.
1915
OTHER VOLUMES IN THE PEEPS SERIES
PEEPS AT MANY LANDS
AND CITIES 57 Vols.
PEEPS AT NATURE 12 Vols.
PEEPS AT HISTORY 9 Vols.
PEEPS AT GREAT RAILWAYS
5 Vols.
PEEPS AT MISCELLANEOUS
SUBJECTS 14 Vols.
Heraldry; The Heavens; British
Army; Royal Navy, etc.
Published by A. & C. Black, Ltd.
4, 5 & 6 Soho Square, London, W.
AGENTS
AMERICA THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
64 & 66 Fifth Avenue, NEW YORK
AUSTRALASIA OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
205 Flinders Lane, MELBOURNE
CANADA THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.
St. Martin's House, 70 Bond Street, TORONTO
INDIA MACMILLAN & COMPANY, LTD.
Macmillan Building, BOMBAY
309 Bow Bazaar Street, CALCUTTA
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE |
| INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| I. PHILATELIC TERMS EXPLAINED | 2 |
| II. HOW TO FORM A STAMP COLLECTION | 5 |
| III. SPECIALIZING | 18 |
| IV. THE STAMPS OF GREAT BRITAIN | 27 |
| V. STAMPS WORTH FORTUNES | 37 |
| VI. COMMON STAMPS | 42 |
| VII. STAMPS OF SPECIAL INTEREST | 46 |
| VIII. FORGED STAMPS | 52 |
| IX. PIONEERS OF POSTAGE | 59 |
| X. COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS | 64 |
| XI. INTERESTING PICTURE STAMPS | 72 |
| XII. STAMPS AND HISTORY | 77 |
| XIII. WAR STAMPS | 82 |
| XIV. SOME FAMOUS COLLECTIONS | 88 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| 1. Portraits of King George V. | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE | |
| 2. Overprinted Stamps | 8 |
| 3. Some Members of our Royal Family | 17 |
| 4. Postage Stamps having Special Uses | 24 |
| 5. Specimen Stamps | 27 |
| 6. Some Penny Stamps of Great Britain | 30 |
| 7. Portraits of Some European Monarchs | 41 |
| 8. Curious Stamps | 48 |
| 9. Stamps bearing National Emblems | public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@38359@[email protected]#Page_57" class="pginternal" |