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Exploring Iceland Through Its STAMPS

A storehouse of fascinating information on Iceland and its stamps - a must for all collectors. This 206-page volume, lavishly illustrated with stamps, cancellations and various collectors' covers, approaches Iceland's stamps in the context of the nation and its people. Separate chapters are devoted to themes like ships, landscape and birds, and the story of independence campaigner Jón Sigurdsson on stamps is recounted. The author also deals with the development of cancellations and how they have changed over the years. The book includes a map of Iceland showing 19th century place names found on cancellations - including many now obsolete. The author, Don Brandt, draws on a wealth of philatelic knowledge accumulated during his fifty-plus years as a stamp collector. In his introduction to the book, Brandt describes his aim as writing "about something more than just the stamps of Iceland: What is depicted on their surface and what lies beneath, mixed in unequal parts with general information for collectors. It is intended for those interested in both Iceland and its postage stamps." In English. A Philatelic Odyssey by Don Brandt. 206 pp soft cover; 15 x 21 cm.

Price: 26.78 €

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