STAMPS OF THE BRITISH ISLES Wright & Creeke Penny Black-Jubilee Telegraph CD/USB

Description: Please click on the link below to see all our philatelic literature listed on Ebay: J&H Books Philatelic Literature on CD/USBPhilatelic Series 11A HISTORY OF THE ADHESIVE STAMPS OF THE BRITISH ISLESAvailable For Postal & Telegraph Purposes * Compiled From The Official Sources ** Tabular Statement Of The Imprimatur Sheets * by H.E. Wright & A.B. Creeke, 326 pages.This is one of the classic GB philatelic reference books, being long out of print & very hard to source. It was first published in 1899, and covers all issues from 1840-1892 including telegraph stamps, officials, fiscals & Ottoman empire overprints, with specialist detail on: design; plates; slates; paper; colour; gum; perforation; numbers printed and minor/major errors & varieties.Features 12 pages of photo-mezzotype illustrations and 26 pages of diagrams, with 288 pages of text. Highlights include 2 full page photos - how to distinguish Die I & II of the early 1d with 16 comparative features (see sample below). The vast majority of the line-engraved & surface printed types are illustrated along with telegraph stamps and overprints. Individual pages can be printed - for your personal use - why not use them to illustrate your albums. Each of the 26 diagrams shows a slate - see the sheet layout, watermarks, ornaments, marginal inscriptions &c (scroll down past contents list to see and example).Please see photos: Second photo - sample diagram (there are 26 in total) Third photo - shows part of an image on one page of the PDF - you can see that none of the quality of the original publication has been lost. Fourth photo - lists columns of the tabular Appendix - Very interesting & extensive (22 pages of small text) tabular statement of the imprimatur sheets of the line engraved, embossed and surface printed issues, including official & telegraph stamps.List of contents:Preface Introduction Chapter 1: The early postal systems Chapter 2: The postal system before 1840 Chapter 3: The new movement Chapter 4: The introduction of penny postage Chapter 5: The creation of postage stamps Chapter 6: The issue of stamps by private persons Division 1 - Postage Stamps Issued For Public Use Section 1: Line Engraved Stamps Section 2: Embossed Stamps Section 3: Surface Printed Stamps (up to and inc. the 'Jubilee' issue) Division 2 - Fiscal Stamps Admitted to Postal Uses Section 1: Under the act of 1881 Section 2: Under the act of 1882 Division 3 - Official Stamps I.R. Officials, Govt. Officials, O.W. Official, Army Official Division 4 - Postage Stamps Surcharged For Use In The Ottoman Empire Division 5 - Telegraph Stamps Division 6 - War Office Telegraph Stamps Military Telegraphs, Army Telegraphs Appendix Index This work is Copyright (c) James Paul Marston 2010. Published by J&H Books. See eBay VeRO. This item is a searchable and printable book in PDF format on your choice of CD or USB flash drive. There is no paper book. Use your computer/laptop (all operating systems) to view the PDF, or to transfer it to your tablet/smart-phone. Use requires a free PDF reader app (not included) such as Adobe Acrobat, usually already installed on your device. The listing images show sample pages from the PDF that you can view on the screen of your device. Simply insert the CD/USB drive into your computer, open the folder for the CD/USB drive and left click on the PDF file to open your book. USB flash drive colour/style varies, it requires a standard USB type A port, please note that it won't fit into the micro/mini USB ports found in tablets/smart-phones and can't be used in a TV or DVD player.

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