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There is an aesthetic beauty of old stamps, which were miniature works of art in their detail and colours, in order to make them difficult to counterfeit. Britain forged the way with stamp invention and technology, but other countries were less conservative and more innovative, so that many stamp designs on the nineteenth century were ahead of their time in terms of typography and design. It is this aesthetic sensibility that attracts many collectors of early stamps, because they simply look wonderful arranged on the album page. There is also the very basic desire to complete sets of stamps, so that all gaps are filled and a pleasing display is achieved. In this book, Gerard Cheshire uses his wonderful collection of stamps to illustrate the postage of this fascinating period
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