Peter A.S. Smith - Egypt: Stamps & Postal History - 1999
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Egypt: Stamps & Postal History is a hardback book from Egypt in good condition, written by Peter A.S. Smith.
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Egypt Stamps & Postal History: A Philatelic Treatise (1999), written by Peter A.S. Smith and published by James Bendon, which reproduces historic postal notices of Egypt in French, Arabic and English with illustrations of classic stamps at the bottom.
* Contains official notices from the General Directorate of Posts of Egypt dated July 1884 about the issue of new stamps and denominations (such as paras and piastras).
* Presents an academic and documentary design characteristic of the author’s advanced postal history studies.
* It is structured with multilingual texts arranged in comparative columns flanked by period marks and postage engravings.
The book Egypt Stamps & Postal History: A Philatelic Treatise is regarded by collectors as the definitive "bible" of Egyptian philately. It was the culmination of decades of exhaustive research by Peter A.S. Smith, a prominent American academic deeply linked to the Egypt Study Circle.
Main features of the work
* Format and Length: Originally published in 1999 by the prestigious specialty publisher James Bendon in Cyprus, the book is a robust hardback with a dust jacket that comprises 922 pages. It includes thousands of black-and-white illustrations embedded in the text and 16 full-color plates.
* International Recognition: Due to its academic rigor and depth of content, the work was awarded the prestigious Crawford Medal in 2000, the highest honor bestowed by the Royal Philatelic Society London for philatelic literature.
* Collectible Item: The original printed editions are extremely scarce, highly prized, and sought after in the second-hand market.
Egypt Stamps & Postal History: A Philatelic Treatise (1999), written by Peter A.S. Smith and published by James Bendon, which reproduces historic postal notices of Egypt in French, Arabic and English with illustrations of classic stamps at the bottom.
* Contains official notices from the General Directorate of Posts of Egypt dated July 1884 about the issue of new stamps and denominations (such as paras and piastras).
* Presents an academic and documentary design characteristic of the author’s advanced postal history studies.
* It is structured with multilingual texts arranged in comparative columns flanked by period marks and postage engravings.
The book Egypt Stamps & Postal History: A Philatelic Treatise is regarded by collectors as the definitive "bible" of Egyptian philately. It was the culmination of decades of exhaustive research by Peter A.S. Smith, a prominent American academic deeply linked to the Egypt Study Circle.
Main features of the work
* Format and Length: Originally published in 1999 by the prestigious specialty publisher James Bendon in Cyprus, the book is a robust hardback with a dust jacket that comprises 922 pages. It includes thousands of black-and-white illustrations embedded in the text and 16 full-color plates.
* International Recognition: Due to its academic rigor and depth of content, the work was awarded the prestigious Crawford Medal in 2000, the highest honor bestowed by the Royal Philatelic Society London for philatelic literature.
* Collectible Item: The original printed editions are extremely scarce, highly prized, and sought after in the second-hand market.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Egypt, Stamps
Book title
Egypt: Stamps & Postal History
Author/ Illustrator
Peter A.S. Smith
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1999
Edition
Special edition
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
922
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