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"The Victorian Internet" book: trade for stamp booklets?
Tom Standage's book "The Victorian Internet" may be of interest to fellow
philatelists. I discussed it a while back on RCSD. It covers the development of the the telegraph as well as pneumatic mail service in the 19th century. Although only discussing philatelic matters in a cursory fashion, it is a quick and interesting read for someone new to European pneumo and telegraph stamps. Although I attributed the "live cat through the pneumo tube" narrative to this book on RCSD, a quick skim of the text suggests that I may have confused my sources. I would happily trade it for worldwide, moisture-activated intact stamp booklets. Offers happily entertained. My "catalogue" trade valuation for the gently-read paperback volume is US$10 -- maybe $15 with shipping, depending on where you live. You can figure out my email from the header. Best to all, -- Joshua H. McGee, Los Angeles, California, USA Member: APS, ATA, ISWSC, AFDCS, MBPC, MCC, BPS President: http://www.penguinstamps.org Trade?: http://www.mcgees.org/stamp-offers/ |
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