PEEPS AT
POSTAGE STAMPS
BY
STANLEY C. JOHNSON
M.A., D.Sc., F.R.E.S.
WITH SIXTEEN FULL-PAGE PLATES CONTAINING 163 SPECIMEN STAMPS IN BLACK AND WHITE
A. & C. BLACK, LTD.
4, 5 & 6 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W.
1915
OTHER VOLUMES IN THE PEEPS SERIES
PEEPS AT MANY LANDS AND CITIES 57 Vols.
PEEPS AT NATURE 12 Vols.
PEEPS AT HISTORY 9 Vols.
PEEPS AT GREAT RAILWAYS 5 Vols.
PEEPS AT MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS 14 Vols. Heraldry; The Heavens; British Army; Royal Navy, etc.
Published by A. & C. Black, Ltd. 4, 5 & 6 Soho Square, London, W.
AGENTS
AMERICA THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 64 & 66 Fifth Avenue, NEW YORK
AUSTRALASIA OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 205 Flinders Lane, MELBOURNE
CANADA THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. St. Martin's House, 70 Bond Street, TORONTO
INDIA MACMILLAN & COMPANY, LTD. Macmillan Building, BOMBAY 309 Bow Bazaar Street, CALCUTTA
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
[Note.—The other volumes in the "Peeps" Series, with few exceptions, contain coloured illustrations; but, in order to conform with the regulations of the Inland Revenue authorities, the pictures in the present volume are necessarily printed in black.]
POSTAGE STAMPS
INTRODUCTION
Every boy and girl—and, we might add, man and woman—should collect stamps. Our reasons for making this statement are many.
First, stamp-collecting is a highly fascinating pursuit, which helps to while away countless pleasant hours. On this score alone it is worth following.
Secondly, it encourages methodical habits. We examine our stamps carefully, we discriminate between the good and the bad specimens, we keep a watch for minor varieties, we marshal our treasures in correct order, and so on.
Thirdly, a vast amount of geography is learnt by collecting. The stamps bring all sorts of out-of-the-way countries to our notice, whilst the postmarks make us conversant with various towns.
