Stamping Our History: The Story of the United States Portrayed on Its Postage Stamps - Softcover

Charles Davidson; Lincoln Diamant

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806516917 ISBN 13: 9780806516912

Publisher: Citadel Pr, 1995

Synopsis

More than three hundred beautiful color illustrations of American stamps, some magnified more than two thousand times to better show their details, highlight a celebration of the history and tradition of American stampmaking. Original.

About this title

From Library Journal:

This richly produced work narrowly details the history and development of the nation from the colonial period to the present. Diamant provides the narrative, which is based on selected designs of U.S. stamps of the last 130 years. The choices are predictable, and the interpretative treatment even more so. The period of Westward expansion and the Civil War receive thoughtful consideration. Davidson uses the most famous and spectacular of American stamp designs to provide skillful illustrations. Ultimately, the book serves to glorify the stamp, augmenting its display with merely interesting commentary. In this narrow confine, the book succeeds. As such, it is splendid for coffee tables, holiday gift giving, and devoted collectors, young or old. Only for libraries with extensive holdings in philately.
- William B. Martin, Adirondack Community Coll., Queensbury, N.Y.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Citadel Pr
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0806516917
• ISBN 13: 9780806516912
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 253