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Title: The Postage Stamp in War

Author: Fred. J. Melville

Release Date: September 27, 2010 [EBook #34007]

Language: English

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In this Plain Text version of the book only symbols from the ASCII
character set have been used. The following conventions have been used
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[^a] represents a with circumflex
['e] represents e with an acute accent
[,c] represents c with cedilla
[`e] represents e with a grave accent
[~n] represents n with a tilde
[:u] represents u with umlaut (or dieresis)
[x] represents the multiplication sign
[L] represents the pound Sterling symbol

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Irregular ordering and duplicate figure numbering has been retained as
in the original. Minor inconsistencies in punctuation and formatting
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The Postage Stamp in War.

_By the same Author._

A new work on the postage stamps of the new British Protectorate of

EGYPT

in the Melville Stamp Book series (_No._ 20) is now on the press and
will be published in January, 1915, by Stanley Gibbons, Ltd., 391
Strand, W.C. Price 6d. Post free. 7-1/2d.

... THE ...
POSTAGE STAMP
IN WAR

BY

FRED J. MELVILLE,

EDITOR OF "THE POSTAGE STAMP."

MDCCCCXV - PUBLISHED - BY - FRED.
J. - MELVILLE, - 14 - SUDBOURNE - RD.,
BRIXTON, - LONDON, - ENGLAND.

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