Acknowledgments:
Such a compilation as this is due to ready
availability of images on the internet and I wish to thank all of the
people
who post their auctions, their internet sales pages, and just plain
interesting
items to share, intentionally or not, with the world. Without
this
resource, I would have been unable to complete this work.
Further, I am grateful to the many wonderful posters on the eBay
Stamps
Chat Board and StampChat
hosted
by David Frick and Mauro Mowscowisc whose comments and information have
improved the
accuracy
of the descriptions and enhanced the stories with further interesting
information. Their comments concerning my postings are always
encouraging
to me and are deeply appreciated. I've also found the resources
of Google helpful in finding references which illuminate the item's
history.
Finally, I am indebted to my 1987 The Concise International
Atlas
published by Rand McNally. It's a fabulous book with a gazetteer
second
to none. Unfortunately, it does not include the changes of the
past
15 years.
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