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1 online resource ([vii], 166 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color). |
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Smithsonian contributions to history and technology ; no. 55 |
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Smithsonian contributions to history and technology ; no. 55.
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Political economy of postal reform in the Victorian age / Richard R. John -- "Little colored bits of paper" collected in the progressive era / Sheila A. Brennan -- WWI philatelic censuses of East Africa / John Kevin Doyle -- Explorations in the official register; statistical analysis of postmaster compensation data from 19th century New Hampshire / Terence Hines and Thomas Velk -- Zeppelin posts in the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, integrating collector and historian methodologies / Cheryl R. Ganz -- "Food will win the war" motor trucks and the farm-to-table postal delivery program, 1917-1918 / Robert G. Cullen -- Philatelic propaganda, a case study -- border changes in Eastern Europe, 1938-1941 / Robin Gates Elliott -- Picking up the pieces, the aftermath of Hiroshima / Janet Klug -- Postal censorship and military intelligence during World War II / Ann Elizabeth Pfau -- 1895 provisional and bisect postage due stamps, a result of the transfer of stamp production to the BEP? / Harry K. Charles, Jr. -- Sunday mail controversy, postal reform, and mail transportation / Diane DeBlois and Robert Dalton Harris -- "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" post office reform, collectible commodities, and victorian culture / Catherine J. Golden -- America's first carrier service, the U.S. City Despatch Post / Larry Lyons -- U.S. 1847 issues; stamps that changed the system / Harvey Mirsky -- From the pulpit to the post; anti-clericalism and communication in Orizaba, 1857-1867 / Rachel A. Moore -- Cheap postage; a tool for social reform / David L. Straight. |
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Postal service -- History -- Congresses.
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Postage stamps -- History -- Congresses.
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Postage stamps. (OCoLC)fst01072793
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Postal service. (OCoLC)fst01072885
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Lera, Thomas M.
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Smithsonian Institution. Press.
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Select papers, 2006-2009 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposia. Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposia. [vii], 166 p. (DLC) 2010016338 (OCoLC)609102429 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0910-F (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
SI 1.28:55 |
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