James Chalmers, The Inventor Of The Adhesive Stamp, Not Sir Rowland Hill (1884)

by Patrick Chalmers

Book Overview

James Chalmers, The Inventor Of The Adhesive Stamp, Not Sir Rowland Hill (1884) is a book written by Patrick Chalmers that challenges the commonly accepted belief that Sir Rowland Hill was the sole inventor of the adhesive stamp. The book argues that James Chalmers, a Scottish merchant, had actually come up with the idea of the adhesive stamp several years before Hill and had even submitted a proposal to the British government. However, due to various...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1120303087
• ISBN13: 9781120303080
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"