Author: John Murray Bartels
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Category : Covers (Philately)
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Bartels Catalogue of the Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers of the United States and Possessions ...
Author: John Murray Bartels
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Covers (Philately)
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Covers (Philately)
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Catalogue of the Philatelic Library of the Earl of Crawford, K.T.
Author: James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford
Publisher: London : Philatelic Literature Society
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Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Publisher: London : Philatelic Literature Society
ISBN:
Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
A Catalog of Books Represented by Library of Congress Printed Cards Issued to July 31, 1942
Author:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
The Postal Age
Author: David M. Henkin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226327221
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Americans commonly recognize television, e-mail, and instant messaging as agents of pervasive cultural change. But many of us may not realize that what we now call snail mail was once just as revolutionary. As David M. Henkin argues in The Postal Age, a burgeoning postal network initiated major cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that now defines our ever-evolving world of telecommunications. This fascinating history traces these shifts from their beginnings in the mid-1800s, when cheaper postage, mass literacy, and migration combined to make the long-established postal service a more integral and viable part of everyday life. With such dramatic events as the Civil War and the gold rush underscoring the importance and necessity of the post, a surprisingly broad range of Americans—male and female, black and white, native-born and immigrant—joined this postal network, regularly interacting with distant locales before the existence of telephones or even the widespread use of telegraphy. Drawing on original letters and diaries from the period, as well as public discussions of the expanding postal system, Henkin tells the story of how these Americans adjusted to a new world of long-distance correspondence, crowded post offices, junk mail, valentines, and dead letters. The Postal Age paints a vibrant picture of a society where possibilities proliferated for the kinds of personal and impersonal communications that we often associate with more recent historical periods. In doing so, it significantly increases our understanding of both antebellum America and our own chapter in the history of communications.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226327221
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Americans commonly recognize television, e-mail, and instant messaging as agents of pervasive cultural change. But many of us may not realize that what we now call snail mail was once just as revolutionary. As David M. Henkin argues in The Postal Age, a burgeoning postal network initiated major cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that now defines our ever-evolving world of telecommunications. This fascinating history traces these shifts from their beginnings in the mid-1800s, when cheaper postage, mass literacy, and migration combined to make the long-established postal service a more integral and viable part of everyday life. With such dramatic events as the Civil War and the gold rush underscoring the importance and necessity of the post, a surprisingly broad range of Americans—male and female, black and white, native-born and immigrant—joined this postal network, regularly interacting with distant locales before the existence of telephones or even the widespread use of telegraphy. Drawing on original letters and diaries from the period, as well as public discussions of the expanding postal system, Henkin tells the story of how these Americans adjusted to a new world of long-distance correspondence, crowded post offices, junk mail, valentines, and dead letters. The Postal Age paints a vibrant picture of a society where possibilities proliferated for the kinds of personal and impersonal communications that we often associate with more recent historical periods. In doing so, it significantly increases our understanding of both antebellum America and our own chapter in the history of communications.
The American Philatelist
Author:
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Category : Stamp collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stamp collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Bibliotheca Lindesiana
Author: James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford
Publisher:
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Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Author-title Catalog
Author: University of California, Berkeley. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1002
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1002
Book Description
Stamps
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stamp collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stamp collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
Book Description