from a review, "A MUST HAVE REFERENCE ...Extensive philatelic terms are translated into German, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Russian, Polish, Greek, etc. Super for figuring out what stamp inscriptions mean and for determining key words in foreign catalogs.
It is " For the postal historian, ... a work of general reference and one which will lead to a greater understanding of the boundary changes, stamp issues, and policies which have taken place."
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