Author: Frederick Adolphus Philbrick
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Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 434

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Author: Frederick Adolphus Philbrick
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Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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Author: Fredrick a Philbrick
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781346966090
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Languages : en
Pages : 430

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Fredrick A. Philbrick
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230279022
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Languages : en
Pages : 122

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... SECTION L (i) ESSAYS AND PROPOSALS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 1840. Charles Whiting. The late Mr. Charles Whiting, the eminent printer of Beaufort House, in the Savoy, Strand, London, was one of the first who made proposals to the Post-office authorities to reduce the rates for the conveyance of printed matter, and for that purpose to employ stamped envelopes, or " Go Frees." These were proposed by him as an experiment, which, if successful, were to be followed by applying them to written matter. Mr. Whiting married the widow of Sir William Congreve, the inventor of the original machines used at Somerset House for embossing in colour. Sir William Congreve was also the patentee of a process of compound plate printing, whereby impressions were struck off in two or more colours at a single operation of the press, which was effected by two or more plates fitting into each other with great exactness, so as to form one complete design. Compound printing was extensively known from the circumstance of its being employed in printing the Government labels used for denoting the duties on patent medicines. For some years these labels had been printed in two colours, the second These must not be confounded with a trial obliterating circular stamp in black, with 00 Free across the face, and Post Office round the outer edge, on a plain engine-turned groundwork resembling an ordinary office seal, the whole being enclosed in an outer circle of dots. It is frequently found on the covers bearing the name of Mr. Wyld, subsequently described. f Second Report of Committee on Postage, 21st June, 1838. Questions 11,253-4. of which was added to the stamp by passing it through the press a second time. Work thus done always shows its origin, and has a tendency to get...

Author: Royal Philatelic Society (Great Britain)
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Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 558

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Author: Philatelic, afterwards Royal Philatelic Society (London)
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Languages : en
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Author: A. F. Basset Hull
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Category : Covers (Philately)
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Postwertzeichen, Briefmarke, Frankomarke ; Grossbritannien und Nordirland ; Ganzsache ; British Commonwealth.

Author: Frederick Adolphus PHILBRICK (and WESTOBY (William A. S.))
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Languages : en
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Author: Royal Philatelic Society (Great Britain)
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Category : Postage stamps
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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