A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps, Chris West, Maynard Sundman Lecture 2013
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- A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps, Chris West, Maynard Sundman Lecture 2013
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- Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum The author of "A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps" explored his country's recent history through its most fascinating, beautiful, and eccentric postage stamps. From Queen Victoria's Penny Black to the struggles of post-World War II reconstruction, West showed that stamps mirror the events, attitudes, and styles of their time. The lecture was followed by a light reception and book signing. View past Sundman lectures here: https://postalmuseum.si.edu/maynard-sundman-lecture-series
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- 1 hr 6 min 15 sec
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- Smithsonian "postal museum" "National Postal Museum" stamps philately post office history
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- Postal service;Letter mail handling;Stamp collecting
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