Penny Postage Jubilee: A Descriptive Catalogue Of All The Postage Stamps (1891)

By William Amos Scarborough Westoby

Book Overview

Penny Postage Jubilee: A Descriptive Catalogue Of All The Postage Stamps (1891) is a comprehensive guide to all the postage stamps available at the time of its publication. Written by William Amos Scarborough Westoby, the book covers the history and development of postage stamps, as well as providing detailed descriptions and illustrations of each stamp from around the world. The book was published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the introduction of penny postage in the United Kingdom, which revolutionized the postal system and made it more accessible to ordinary people. The Penny Postage Jubilee is an invaluable resource for stamp collectors, historians, and anyone interested in the history of communication and technology.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1120672635
• ISBN13: 9781120672636
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"