Gathering Evidence of Mail - The History and Scope of Stamp Collecting (Paperback)

Stamp collecting is an intense hobby involving the gathering of rare and unique stamps.This book explores the history of the stamp beginning with the Penny Black, the varieties of postal stamps and marks, first day of issue stamps, topical stamps, and much more including some of the rarest of stamps.Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.