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The journey continues
This is the second book of the series, "United States Stamps: A
History." It continues the tale of when the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing took over the task of making our stamps. The Bureau would
go on to print almost all United States stamps for the next
century. The book explores why the Bureau took over and the
problems they had when they first started making stamps. But the
Bureau was a quick learner as soon after they would go on and
create the finest group of United States stamps of all time, the
Omaha commemorative series. Next, the first regular series and the
first several commemorative series of the twentieth century are
reviewed. A detour is made to review both all United States postage
due and special delivery stamps since these stamps were introduced
about this time. So discussing them now is both a review and a
preview of all United States stamp production. The last chapter is
a series of updates and corrections. The author realizes that the
knowledge of United States stamps is in continual growth, so this
last chapter keeps the first volume of the series up to date.
Want to learn more about our country's stamps? Do you collect
United States stamps? Perhaps you save stamps from old envelopes or
new issues from the post office. Maybe you are interested in
delving more into the hobby of United States stamp collecting. But
you cannot find a general book on the topic. Sure there are
wonderful catalogs, books on all specific aspects of the hobby, and
even periodicals. The author was so frustrated by not locating a
general information book on United States stamps, he decided to
write one himself! "United States Stamps. A History" is the result
of his efforts. This is the first volume of a series of books on
United Stamps that will cover all aspects of the hobby. It travels
from the stampless covers of the colonial days until the end of the
private company printing of stamps, the Columbian commemorative
issue. The author hopes you enjoy this journey through United
States stamps as much as he enjoyed writing it!
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