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The Dictionary of Stamps in Color, A Comprehensive History of Philately, Over 3000 Stamps from Every Country that has Ever Issued Stamps

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A comprehensive history of philately. Over 3,000 stamps from every country that has ever issued stamps. Description and color plates.

293 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1973

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James A. MacKay

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Also credited as "James MacKay" or "James Alexander MacKay".

Dr. James Alexander MacKay was a prolific Scottish writer and philatelist whose reputation was damaged by a criminal conviction for theft and repeated accusations of plagiarism. In an obituary by John Holman, Editor of the British Philatelic Bulletin, Mackay was described as a "philatelic writer without equal". Mackay's output was broad.

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