Stamps and Stamp Collecting in Popular Culture by Howard Summers (2015). Published by Howcom Services.
Winner of two Vermeil Medals at the World Stamp Show NY 2016 and London 2015 Europhilex International Stamp Exhibitions.
Original Price £45 but now at aspecialpriceand it comes with aFREEsupplement updating the book to 2018.
Did you know that Sherlock Holmes has investigated missing stamps? There has been a stamp collecting opera?Benny Hill tried to date a stamp collector in histelevision programme? There are stamp collecting cartoons, pop records and even board games and playing cards?
Stamps and stamp collecting in films, television, music, plays,novels, poetry etc., all feature in this award-winning 401 page A4 format limited edition paperback book.
The perfect gift for anystamp collector, young or old, beginner or specialist philatelist.
It spans all branches of philately from one country and thematic collecting to postal and philatelic history. Stamps mentioned range from the everyday definitive to the worlds rarest errors. Famous philatelists and postal personalities sit alongside stamp dealers, auctioneers and postal administrations.
It officiel covers all periods from 1839 to 2014 and nearly all the stamp issuing countries of the world (and beyond).
Non-fiction films, videos, TV and news reports are also covered within the books pages.
This book also give the philatelist a new avenue of collecting byusing the book as a catalogue to books, music, art, games etc. Get a head start in a new branch of philately!!
The above images give a just a small sample of the items included in this book. A further sample of the book can be seen at: www.facebook.com/howcomservices.
Table of Contents
1.Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Comics
a. Novels
b. Short Stories
c. Sherlock Holmes Pastiches
d. Science Fiction and Fantasy
e. Juvenile Novels
f. Juvenile Short Stories
g. Poetry
h. Comics and Comic Books
i. Cartoons and Comic Strips
2.Plays
3.Opera
4.Music
a. Sheet Music
b. Recorded Songs/Music
c. Singles
d. Albums
5.Sound Recordings
6.Radio Programmes
a.Fiction
b.U.S. Non-Fiction
c. U.K. Non-Fiction
d. Other Non-Fiction
7.Fictional Films
8.Fictional Animated Films
9.Fictional Television Programmes
10.Fictional Animated Television Programmes
11.Non-Fiction Films, Videos and DVDs
12.Non-Fiction Television Programmes
13.Non-Fiction Television Programmes Partially On Stamps or Philately
14.Newsreels and Television News
a. Newsreels
b. UK News Bulletins
c. U.S. News Bulletins
d. Other News Bulletins and NewsAgency Footage
15.Quiz and Game Shows Featuring Stamps or Philately
16.Filmstrips
Appendix A Works Of Art Depicting StampCollecting
Appendix B Games and Jigsaw Puzzles
a) Board Games etc.
b) Card Games and Playing Cards
c) Jigsaws