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A history of Britain in thirty-six postage stamps / Chris West.

by West, Christopher, 1940-

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New York : Picador, 2013.

History on postage stamps.

Postage stamps -- Great Britain -- History.

Great Britain -- On postage stamps.

Great Britain -- History.

9781250035509 (hbk.)

1250035503 (hbk.)

277 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

First U.S. edition.

In the beginning -- Victoria's communication revolution -- The horror -- Victoria and the machine -- 'Never be mean, never be false, never be cruel' -- 33 billion -- Jubilee -- Hong Kong heroes -- A little of what you fancy -- Rule, Britannia! -- The bringer of terrible news -- Then someone stole the wheelbarrow -- Wembley sunset -- The birth of modernity -- Betrayal -- Total war -- Victory! -- The austerity games -- Gloriana -- Whitehall farce -- Productivity -- Off with her head! -- 'They think it's all over...' -- Life on Mars -- Our way -- Victorian values -- Diversity -- Looking both ways -- The end of history? -- Death of a people's princess -- The machine (nearly) stops -- Fire and light -- Thanksgiving -- Chips with everything -- The prince and the meritocrat -- First class? -- PS...

Explores the history of England through 36 of its fascinating, often beautiful, and sometimes eccentric postage stamps, emphasizing how stamps have always mirrored the events, attitudes, and styles of their time.

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