Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps
A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps
A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps
Ebook331 pages6 hours

A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Stamps tell a story-and Chris West's book is the unique, fascinating tale of Great Britain told through its stamps.

Hailed by The Times of London as "a splendid reminder of the philatelic glories of the past," A History of Britain in 36 Postage Stamps tells the rich, layered, and breathtaking history of England through thirty-six of its fascinating, often beautiful, and sometimes eccentric postage stamps. West shows that stamps have always mirrored the events, attitudes, and styles of their time. Through them, one can glimpse the whole epic tale of an empire unfolding. From the famous Penny Black, printed soon after Queen Victoria's coronation, to the Victory! stamp of 1946, anticipating the struggle of postwar reconstruction-A History of Britain in 36 Postage Stamps is a hugely entertaining and idiosyncratic romp, told in Chris West's lively prose.

On their own, stamps can be curiosities, even artistic marvels; in this book, stamps become a window into the larger sweep of history.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 22, 2013
ISBN9781250035530
A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps
Author

Chris West

Chris West is an author, ghostwriter, and marketer. His books include Journey to the Middle Kingdom, The Beermat Entrepreneur, and First Class: a History of Britain in 36 Postage Stamps. He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and daughter.

Read more from Chris West

Related to A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps

Related ebooks

European History For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps - Chris West

    2abook_preview_excerpt.html|˲F`5FEE %+3[Ih"3DUlzcћ>*L<~O}|xy͛/n޼y¿7+zMۯ_/z(C,NoŮ0},cw]XcsQ6ޮMhiScjC_'{y{>(lun(ˮ=chb۞M(o=ľco>Z{𶯛-n} ~ՆNutnx;65i.B[j\ -~b1bQl>v}lO6ÈijF?Kp(>jJژ*HP_i,"GngJRdžO}bqUc\=]ƫ=$Mc9. !uhO8ؚnl}KDaAiTq14q@uS ou"[%T5`:ggGM_OpǵS[Sn)],٥>?suuEߴoɰpV􈏹<|pH'AzhlK(7aLe+}W [WsO [ E٤Xt\u Ҩ&ȍ)PP ߈X]=9l.jF= ԏ#6Yȴ%p \c(0a0eǣ%UlW u)^ rEn^_E/\30?B׺!dHg^l!xͷ6逵A04ruf0guPk4S75 kh2bj7'XSu)p_Sz GD'XNH =M9>J Cgڡ J h a*JL a~j] V3KH&9X0WПgk|.5 SWfl{.p75k%(h%ݼty{1iIY -I]6G\# t0SoJz, b-2S]riˇhW3,C=G>g}b(|p2.` wÁz 6<-wmӲ[ vtBΦD8"v& x"{,]ôd_v}Oa0>֯Bdwd@\xp12)\_#-LvUc-՗N"JU8VѪW)4zX U@@>L"f7J@B8pʖ Rpޗ_w\ =|'*Ѕ3d\T,JvS5l1٘x`X"#ꁙ۞u}UUϬ=sUIW{Ӟ!Ve5?ٔuǿR Q= 4pD(eve[ CgP0NI9F@ ha&C{EU7[b S9o Y]oiZOX՘42Lqج;wOgN ԣwLzG߾ l^(jai( C!j7f<)LG׺/fL=͑1ހ,4؝$^E1Ss-_zԂާKyk;p$]8?S׮OG _w~>mB !W9@qF n+VSiL:ʜA@A D,CJM`-L[Q$"JO9K|X, x6x12K| `Tk .bG,чR$~B?ÏrB>6^S`GA lss@)Dp60Ǥ!ۤJCwT DZ'AxVK+{N_@9vpF| npuSW7Os5VeMt6eIFxa6+R,:嵆?n8۳<ͿZP_Uf@c͐Auc& ]Q5߀m0 X~{*k803,òb CTL;&' `DFP)0Q"[{LKCXh"2:+wcݘWH nP@rQ;sjOO!0}d-6j%GBidz 64x )jbWtw?Dfh>%.9Y8-s'*F:B– p4c_o O\ZcG.#Ub]8.P=R5=6K4eJ*d(j%Te0Of͉dr^葱g]LD`A{;B2(usgH%ЪY)93CQIsc}j)yR~.өUJv䌆(5,*a JbdC$1`/퐃0j8[DƓTQdk6&?q?1~gj'L`XN YH@+)>Y! iruA\Crx 1(e3F!)ff$J^~2 /O FUo;-ljDRh +ܴo,HKjEErqq--fhRLU#9OJ˯&z5Fz9r*A["@fF~JG!Vl,zHbU,NZT!\oba3]d⼰uψ~G5Q0I}@ rxÔg,T4$Wíޝ&ORe06B xDh Jv)?^Rވ9vnFX|?kV8vh9PoƬ{WASӱ&m4NEv! {˸pΕz#7@4."\Vo4˺ԞGXT>/OSNE8[m/6 8W^F}NLFIR>b!`rasC}Wk9Aΰ.AT=+ſ&Ph;%[иOf6|*f:+U >oVL|N4Ww9Qcܮ/@<n.妑Ck٠N{a'. . 8`{J"ד$ֹOy;byc-S(3-LY@g~Q^{Ú?3p땚wRH0[PlS?Gg9AoHX#) 刏$yhs!M_i׊JlDj.Y`#)n]a` Jp)k&a1va m./SguY"L TQwٞ8AFjlU"AGWOLty+=c䇄\8%`r{`36wS>Zt/G7fE/ (^1གpJ(qgf ֵP!Slh66ލc83*dVYX ]e̙J(`F: @d#p~B@.ЃZHFmcZ58Zgw6,~~"|헏ajuqS+N,x#L*jΰqčAkHD!:AezKI_no'/g3erXAxɊC|l3W{L0U|!**ۣoE:Q{81|Ed(>Z6V"{XId5*L׮->N;$/̆qZR6ҝKN20 g$kC6] 2%d@GRy` أĨr:_Th|+vxP4,Ufˬ'hT;aPӵg E+eNLW٩#5Ķg)Mg$WhF~j#8S!lk7YwqPN1@j֤h A4bI3yh<^<;D,+ͱx\;'g8@V៏OdVss [miiu-t}׋Ul;ܹKV1P3nBC}DQ֌V \ $,cQXcͅf>W;1V>;ptplQh5Y<l~Ù\n FN᪚At' 5Ä`#Ixm4:f[q0ģF-xױ/Yʻ&y'PxK[ɸ"g&m3w4Taԧ}~.Hi1Pmui.eEj27,] Ē<z٪O6+`S516 27^TBgc7R,p0%G0V~:ts14%owazTU6(eԪzlflOfU6O{t}l-6$.vձ#D!`6UOQX¹vႍ!MBYmW'1/Pѳ&WA9C1 K7's2ͪm^ R柡y YdelPV,S$#i1Zcy8[3oa5,Yvd5ڨ`f.]T,jjnğC5i&DKyEv,6'~3"ܻ1TAz?1f%h_.Fp[ ni}uCE 7~s#}j[ۈT\]Robp{j`ΐbJVo} Jc$քh/h!k/Pi .]{F\;9c;k c4܋!BX"yyŪ}!wlv@g76J6ؖ'2Gd΁Իh[::u2Gт;GҁTs t%kb8r?"Imme}u㧷 <C?y7}g5/o^Y篟:`h}nqt~Ə^_Pad+:#iM8vPZ/6gGҩgJ𴸳<4oC渺+ nX[I:`Y|Zc]])Ni*kߑ!dBC]/}WG%:VS]W"_ύM d%SQhX<Xּc-#-}{V;btdpRC ߊ儚XᎮ6,$%4i(~ypK⼌ xn>%SCRsV4i3"k|ad!d0vlyQ;:갚X#.lMsX $NR 68GKhLkz*<-nʟ5N[Ss1jc4H% phI!)kWF*g8.,Ё`˔[wSwyBKVY*>coٺZ5JC#s7`Z6C8X#;CH͍ϼ6+e#k1;n} 8q0tgRp/0˃<(v Uu|f/ q(|9 xwN2~_R$lroW#O{ a>xLd^lJ~Ƣj㭖|m̪ދ*'[K#ԶOn'@ q-rX .ksDÔ9|&ImV'v3lYmlΒZ^GmcG5XDΞ+ȇyV[! QQ:{f>9Ů)-kч%XU|HO"Y!2oil-xwZI/8ӨD@}Y u;owܖ~H|kɢqF Ko޺U"| +ҨbŃ㹻`#>Ҟ;Ά^3밖K9$Sz?Y8:3DqpՙHLgB?F{'ۨ<>~,).yާ̰&)yWΧRrk1 +v{]>j35hfIZeݻ72ڦ4Zm⚃` <;ڿsATAP,BG;x=+Mxfy⌋nClhTLC{OAyp[d :ڋ2ՅVktcQr[y <}!|1V٧yybp&o|%>X!vXo O{<#=I齜/R 0~wuIdnDX C)S8K}}8V6j b4!1jwa29qbۋke[8%neU'4)1d)2f$=Lz.M A| M.y gk댁-4cdA6g) mj9ۗR.UlW.I~ {iO[k5\ȑ68A'm ^ 7ٲ#YK@9\033x>)}$y~wf:_hc7l4RRe|nE U>E5E'g=XZ <5|pd /ٗpEPxR 9`Ń< P玀G `4C@/;T3ڶ=xP\Ƶ+G7'hHm`Q9eG f[NH^l4)@B8o6m"6"E—Xi R$eIjiY !|{uFlnwqH z-UPMu' Y˸õd|UiO!PdncBd!DJrHh~h;)o%~h$ml9UNrRTSYqaX .%H'd@gP)unT1&%-'L"+_NG7o J347r\sc[V0ҟ;V#bCK2(<{KۛFP:ĺi"JRg:9>;[;㘧o:MCr'ˇ#oz Y`TQ*9L=wokN&+5]1}}#1vb8CqǢ7\QۋC$plTwq{H%1jLjd@9NKe!7u|)x|^2F>˪IDϩZEʚ 睭=_^/лa#8> w@Y{#dE[ y/&kT28ҪvwHaKkF6~˗Hkd.EݲYΙ趓}|],S*c|3ſ<9|~/ʲ^D\+AvDS*!N4HfN+6=c:廁i|C3woA[VWqG\LF+c(ztclRnd2!ՐJo4Uv+G=d_Ckk/{k=V-.6xjw!}f{lʔo<s;A3gB2;q lz;z>Y|p]ͭ3:T
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1