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Stamp Collecting as a Pastime / Nankivell, Edward James, 1848-1909
at the clannishness of stamp collectors, and their lifelong devotion to their hobby. They are thunderstruck ... , "Once a stamp collector, always a stamp collector." CONTENTS I. STAMP COLLECTING AS A PASTIME II details...- creator(s) - Nankivell, Edward James, 1848-1909
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- subject(s) - stamps; postage; stamp; postage stamps; album; collector; collectors; stamp collecting; price; philatelic society; varieties; postage stamp; stamp collector; postal issues; great britain; great rarities; post; gilt edges; stamp collectors; collecting; rar; varieties; stamp collecting; post; stamp; great rarities; postal issues; gilt edges; collecting; postage; collectors; philatelic society; price; postage stamps; postage stamp; rar; great britain; collector; stamp collector; stamp collectors; stamps; album;
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The Joyful Heart / Schauffler, Robert Haven, 1879-1964
of Egypt. This feat of memory is, moreover, no hardship at all, for the enthusiasm of the normal stamp-collector ... their treasures giddily, madly, my own experience proves. For, as youthful stamp-collectors went in those days details...- creator(s) - Schauffler, Robert Haven, 1879-1964
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- subject(s) - auto; exuberance; poetry; exuberance; poetry; auto;
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A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago / Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964
collector. The stamp collector. The period furniture collector. The tapestry enthusiast. The first edition ... of the professional or amateur collector. He must know the glittering phrases that are the keys to their hobbies details...- creator(s) - Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964
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- subject(s) - pitzela's son; queen bess; dapper pete; newspaper; sing lee; sing lee; queen bess; dapper pete; newspaper; pitzela's son;
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O+F / Wetterau, John Moncure
don't think so," she said. "Rupert's at a stamp collectors' convention . . . You want to go to a movie ... ?" "Hanging in there." More people came in, stamping snow from their boots. Patti Page gave way to Tom Waits details...- creator(s) - Wetterau, John Moncure
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- subject(s) - oliver; jennifer; oliver; jennifer;
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The Middle Temple Murder / Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith), 1863-1935
. He and Mr. Elphick are friends--they're both enthusiastic philatelists--stamp collectors, you know ... WITNESS TO A MEETING VII MR. AYLMORE VIII THE MAN FROM THE SAFE DEPOSIT IX THE DEALER IN RARE STAMPS X details...- creator(s) - Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith), 1863-1935
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- subject(s) - spargo; marbury; breton; market milcaster; asked spargo; answered spargo; miss baylis; john marbury; replied spargo; ronald breton; john maitland; mother gutch; jessie aylmore; marbury case; remarked spargo; jane baylis; marbury case; miss baylis; mother gutch; breton; jessie aylmore; asked spargo; john marbury; answered spargo; jane baylis; replied spargo; remarked spargo; spargo; ronald breton; marbury; market milcaster; john maitland;
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The Red Thumb Mark / Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin), 1862-1943
of the wreath?" Miss Gibson admitted that she had not. "Very few people have, I suppose, excepting stamp-collectors ... and drew from its wrappings a little book bound in red cloth, with the word "Thumbograph" stamped upon details...- creator(s) - Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin), 1862-1943
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- subject(s) - thorndyke; hornby; reuben; thumb; polton; reuben hornby; miss gibson; gibson; walter hornby; replied thorndyke; john hornby; juliet; walter; reuben; hornby; thumb; miss gibson; reuben hornby; gibson; walter hornby; walter; replied thorndyke; polton; thorndyke; juliet; john hornby;
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Real Soldiers of Fortune / Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916
, the king issued a set of postage-stamps on which was a picture of the island. They were of various colors and denominations, and among stamp-collectors enjoyed a certain sale. To-day, as I found when I tried to procure ... details...- creator(s) - Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916
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- subject(s) - maciver; burnham; hickey; walker; churchill; harden; maciver; hickey; churchill; harden; burnham; walker;
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A Tale of the American War of Independence / Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
, and such violent threats were used against the persons employed as stamp-collectors that these, in fear ... . The stamp-tax would in no way have affected the poorer classes in the colonies. It would have been borne details...- creator(s) - Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
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- subject(s) - harold; jake; peter; canoe; pearson; colonists; troops; peter lambton; indians; lake; british; captain wilson; colonel; fort; troops; colonists; jake; canoe; indians; fort; lake; peter lambton; colonel; british; captain wilson; peter; harold; pearson;
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The Summons / Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley), 1865-1948
be a stamp-collector. Do I know that? No. All I know is that if there were an Exhibition of Stamp Collections ... to him with a shock. At a point of his speech Luttrell stamped twice, and the Sudanese soldier swung his mallet details...- creator(s) - Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley), 1865-1948
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- subject(s) - hillyard; luttrell; harry luttrell; joan; stella croyle; croyle; stella; splay; chichester; jose medina; mario escobar; martin hillyard; millie splay; jenny prask; harold jupp; jenny; rackham park; lady splay; harry; martin; chichester splay; albany todd;; hillyard; chichester; jenny; lady splay; martin; luttrell; mario escobar; albany todd;; rackham park; jenny prask; splay; millie splay; chichester splay; croyle; harry luttrell; martin hillyard; stella; stella croyle; harold jupp; jose medina; joan; harry;
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Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 / Various
a list of cheap sets of stamps that Cannot be Beat. We have every thing necessary to the stamp collector ... for 25c.; 5 lots, 50c. Stamps taken. *STAYNER & CO., Providence, R.I.* *AGENTS* make *100 PER CENT details...- creator(s) - Various
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- subject(s) - larry; james elverson; clyde; allan dilke; phil; harry; captain dilke; captain dilke; phil; allan dilke; james elverson; clyde; larry; harry;
- title - Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891
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