ENCYCLOPEDIE (B.142)

ENCYCLOPEDIE DE TIMBRES-POSTE DE FRANCE (B.142)
Volume I (1849-1853) covers in great detail the birth of the first stamp issue (Ceres) in 1849, postal tariffs and postal organisation, postal conventions with foreign countries and overseas rates. Volume II lays out the tariffs and agreements in detail, largely quoting Acts in entirety and full post office lists from the 1830s to 1850s. A classic work of research and valuable tool for the postal historian. About 1400 pages bound in two volumes (weight over 5 kilos), published 1968 by the Académire de Philatélie.
The two volumes can be mailed together as one packet in the UK. But in view of the weight, must be mailed by DHL etc if sent outside the UK - - please check before ordering on costs for sending outside the UK .

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