Gambia by Frederick John Melville

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Author Melville, Frederick John, 1882-1940
LoC No. 18015216
Title Gambia
Note Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Simon Gardner, Sankar Viswanathan, Adrian
Mastronardi, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at
http://www.tpdlp.net, and the Online Distributed
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Summary "Gambia" by Frederick John Melville is a comprehensive historical account published in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the stamps of the Gambia, a British West African colony, detailing various postal issues and their significance to collectors and historians. It provides insights into the history and development of the Gambia's postal system, from its establishment to the specifics of stamp designs and production. The content of "Gambia" delves into different stamp series issued through the years, starting with the Cameo issue of 1869 and detailing subsequent issues up until the early 1900s. Each chapter examines the evolution of postage stamps in the Gambia, focusing on aspects such as design variations, printing methods, watermarks, and engraving intricacies. The book also highlights the importance of these stamps to philatelic collectors, providing detailed descriptions and checklists for various stamp values and types, ultimately creating a rich tapestry of the Gambia's postal history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class HE: Social sciences: Transportation and communications
Subject Postage stamps -- Gambia
Category Text
EBook-No. 26601
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 4, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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