U.S. As Depicted on Its Postage Stamps 2007 NEW COPY

McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina, 2007.

Hardbound, 7-1/4" x 10-1/4", 349 pages. Blue cloth boards, no dust jacket. BRAND NEW COPY!

"Postage stamps are tiny works of art, depicting just about every subject imaginable, from scenes of the natural world to the products of creative imaginations. Philatelists, who are essentially art collectors who specialize in miniatures, often prefer to limit their efforts to the stamps of a single country, of their favorite topic such as trains, dogs, Boy Scouts, bridges, or almost anything you can think of.

This book features a collection of stamps, in full color at 100 percent, which features the United States. Each has a story behind it: For some it involves the subject depicted; others have an explanation of how the stamp design evolved into what was eventually printed, or may tell something about the printing process utilized. Biographical information is included for some of the designers of the stamps. In addition, the history of the person, event, place, or whatever else is depicted on the stamp is explained."

A valuable book for all stamp collectors. Full of color and black and white photographs.