Every stamp tells a story : the National Philatelic Collection /
Showcases objects from the National Postal Museum's William H. Gross Stamp Gallery that illustrate the history of the U.S. Postal Service, including the Inverted Jenny and the envelope the Apollo 15 astronauts postmarked on the Moon.
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Washington, D.C. :
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press,
[2014].
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Connecting stamps to history and culture
- 1. The world of stamps and the Inverted Jenny / Cheryl R. Ganz
- 2. Gems of American philately / Cheryl R. Ganz
- 3. History of the National Philatelic Collection / Daniel A. Piazza
- Part II. Focusing on United States stamps
- Creation of the National Stamp Collection / Cheryl R. Ganz
- The National Stamp Collection / Cheryl R. Ganz, Daniel A. Piazza, and M.T. Sheahan
- U.S. stamp designs over time / Cheryl R. Ganz
- Part III. Expanding beyond the National Stamp Collection
- The Postmaster General's Collection / Cheryl R. Ganz and Daniel A. Piazza
- The Benjamin K. Miller Collection / Cheryl R. Ganz
- U.S. revenues / Ronald E. Lesher
- Part IV. Binding the nation
- History of U.S. postal operations / Nancy A. Pope
- Mail marks history / Cheryl R. Ganz and Daniel A. Piazza
- Military mail / Lynn Heidelbaugh
- Hawaii / Cheryl R. Ganz
- Canal zone and the missing bridge error / Richard Bates
- Part V. Understanding worldwide cultures through philately
- The international collections / Cheryl R. Ganz and Daniel A. Piazza
- International treasures / Daniel A. Piazza
- Part VI. Creating a new home for a national treasure
- The William H. Gross Stamp Gallery / Cheryl R. Ganz
- Windows into America / Cheryl R. Ganz.