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Cхід, 2019 The article is dedicated to the reconstruction of national historical narratives in light of national stamp publishing. The research is based on the study of the pictorial aspect of the postage stamps of the Ukrainian People’s Republic in 1918-1920 as an
Svetlana Oriekhova
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Recovering historical inflation data from postal stamps prices [PDF]
, 2016 For many developing countries, historical inflation figures are rarely available. We propose a simple method, which aims to recover such figures thereby using prices of postal stamps, issued in earlier years.
Franses, Ph.H.B.F. (Philip Hans) +1 more
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A philatelic history of anesthesiology
Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2013 Thematic or topical philately deals with stamp collection based on a particular topic or theme. This article deals with a thematic depiction of the history of anesthesia from ancient to modern times using stamps, postal stationery and cancellations.
K C Sekhar
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Charity and stamps in Huelva during the Spanish Civil War. Part II
Cultura de los Cuidados, 2012 This work continues the course of investigation started years ago with Postal History and stamps being considered a rich and interesting source for the study of the configuration of Nursing History. Given the fact that there are few studies at a national
José Luis Guerra González
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Postal Poetry: The Significance of Stamps [PDF]
Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference Proceedings, 2015 Postage stamps, quickly receding in usage as we tweet our voices around the world, have for nearly 200 years been key enablers of a system that links humans by physical messages. But beyond their role as facilitators of communication, stamps themselves carry messages embedded in their usage and imagery.
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INTERSEÇÕES GEOGRÁFICAS: UMA ANÁLISE DA CARTOGRAFIA FILATÉLICA BRASILEIRA / Geographical intersections: an analysis of the Brazilian Philatelic Cartography [PDF]
Sociedade & Natureza, 2007 The intersections between Philately and Cartography in Brazil have generated over 350 stampsthroughout history. This study analyzes the Brazilian philatelic cartography and the geographicintersections taking place within Brazilian postal stamps ...
Gislaine Fernanda de Barros +2 more
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Ben Franklin, America’s Postage Stamp Star — on the Wane?
Transatlantica, 2010 This paper is an assessment of Ben Franklin’s evolving figure in U.S. postage stamps, focusing especially on the contrast between the 2006 tercentennial Franklin 4-stamp panel, a rather high-brow representation of Franklin as an intellectual, and his ...
François Brunet
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Painting the Capitol Pink: The Breast Cancer Research Stamp and the Dangers of Congressional Cause Marketing [PDF]
, 2020 Breast cancer awareness campaigns—widespread, largescale efforts focusing on general “awareness” of the breast cancer, rather than the dissemination of information on detection and treatment—are common sights in the American public and private spheres ...
Markham Cameron, Julia
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Le patrimoine postal de la Grande Guerre
In Situ, 2014 The histories of the First World War and of postal services have long since been intertwined with close and complex connections. The letters sent by soldiers to their families and their loved ones today represent one of the principal sources for the ...
Grégory Aupiais
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Postal Envelope Segmentation using Learning-Based Approach
CLEI Electronic Journal, 2008 This paper presents a learning-based approach to segment postal address blocks where the learning step uses only one pair of images (a sample image and its ideal segmented solution).
Horacio A Legal-Ayala +2 more
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