 | William Lewins - Postal service - 1865 - 362 pages
...such as the accession of a new king, a change in the form of government, or the absorption of some smaller state into some larger one ; a change in the...currency, or some other revolution. Hence a collection of postage-stamps may be considered, like a collection of coins, an epitome of the history of Europe and... | |
 | John Edward Gray - Postage stamps - 1875 - 564 pages
...accession of a new king, a change in the form of government, or the absorption of a smaller state into a larger one, a change in the currency, or some other...revolution. Hence, a collection of postage stamps miy be considered, like a collection of coins, an epitome of the history of Europe and America for... | |
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... many changes in the form or design of the stamp used, while other countries, like Holland, have never made the slightest change. The changes referred to all mark some historical event of importance ; such as the accession of a new king, a change in... 