{"product_id":"the-avery-collection-of-the-postage-stamps-of-the-world-classic-reprint","title":"The Avery Collection of the Postage Stamps of the World (Classic Reprint)","description":"Excerpt from The Avery Collection of the Postage Stamps of the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI did nothing more in stamps until about 1878 when I commenced again with Lincoln''s album, and was fortunate enough to fill up most of the blank spaces, and had a very good number of rare stamps. I was. However, very disgusted with this style of collecting when I paid a visit to the Birmingham Philatelic Society and saw the method of arranging stamps on hinges and classifying perforations, and I finally decided, about 1887, to sell my collection again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI sold some portion, but as I saw some of the rarities go I changed my mind and began again with a good Senf album. As I filled up one country after another I began removing these into special albums.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI had the opportunity of buying a good special collection of Australian stamps belonging to Mr. Bullock, of Australia, and added the Australian stamps I had before to these, and so made it into a much stronger and more perfect collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.","brand":"Forgotten Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":39676845981741,"sku":"9780260463470","price":14.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39838186340397,"sku":"9781330577561","price":8.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781330577561.jpg?v=1735470561","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-avery-collection-of-the-postage-stamps-of-the-world-classic-reprint","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}