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Cod. 2631E
EUR 45,00


MICHEL - WWF WORLD WILD FUND FOR NATURE 2016

144 pp. - colour ill. - softbound - 1st ed. 2016
German text

MICHEL - WWF WORLD WILD FUND FOR NATURE
2016

Specialized catalogue of postage stamps from all over the world with around 2000 coloured images of the World Wide Fund for Nature. The themes represented are the Environment, the animal kingdom (including endangered species) and the plant one.
Cod. 2637E
EUR 20,00
Special Price
EUR 16,00


Djana Isufaj
SULLE ORME DEGLI ANNI SANTI
Pellegrinaggi di fede attraverso i francobolli

150 pp. - colour ill. - softbound - printed 2016
Italian text

ON THE TRACKS OF HOLY YEARS
Pilgrimages of faith by means of postage stamps

Result of a deep historical and archival research, the book reports in detail, by means of postage stamps, all the 26 Ordinary Holy Years, besides the numerous Extraordinary ones, that are here examined both from the historical - religious and from the adventurist point of view.

Every Jubilee described in the volume is always accompanied by a rich iconography of deliberately philatelic type, inspired by postage stamps issued by Vatican City, Italy, San Marino and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. All data related to series, date of issue and identification of the State that has produced them are listed in the chapter "Iconographic References". The postage stamps issued to celebrate Jubilees are always represented inside a frame with halo.

The introduction of every single character, the tale of facts and events, the iconographic choice referring exclusively to the images of each postage stamp, everything is deliberately formulated according to a journalistic approach and comes out particularly pleasant.
Cod. 2649E
EUR 75,00
Special Price
EUR 60,00


MICHEL - PESCI DI TUTTO IL MONDO 2017

708 pp. - colour ill. - softbound - 1st ed. 2017
German text

MICHEL - FISH OF THE WORLD 2017

The catalogue is organized alphabetically according to countries. It presents the postage stamps issued from 1866 in over 300 countries. Almost 3,000 are the issues taken into consideration with over 8,500 colour images.
Cod. 2669E
EUR 19,50
Special Price
EUR 16,58

The author will donate his profits to charity to the Association Angela Serra in Modena for the fight against cancer.



Valentino Zanni
I MESSAGGI DEL CUORE
ST. VALENTINES' DAY - 14 FEBBRAIO

202 pp. - colour ill. - softbound - printed 2017
Italian text

THE MESSAGES OF THE HEART
ST. VALENTINES' DAY - 14 FEBRUARY

The origins, the history, the legend of Valentine's day and the messages sent on that occasion, the whole seen by means of postcards, greeting cards and postage stamps.

Easy to read and completely colour illustrated with thousands of images, postcards, postage stamps and greeting cards, the book introduces the theme of love and Valentine's day from various perspectives. From Saint Valentine to Cupid, from flowers to animals as symbols of love to sweet children, from valentines with dreaming figures to the telegrams of the heart, from Liebig or Panini trading cards to cartoons, from comics strips, with the alternation of lovers of the Victorian period to fiancés of the XX Century.

The collector-author offers to readers a precious collection realised with extreme care and passion in the course of years and he addresses both to philatelic collectors and to those who intend to approach the book pushed by curiosity of by interest in the subject concerned.

CONTENTS

* Introduction
* Valentine's day, history and legend
* Valentines
* Cupid God of Love
* Valentines with children
* Valentines with animals
* Valentines of the Victorian period
* Again valentines
* Say it with a kiss
* Say it with a flower
* Lovers by Peynet
* Telegrams of the heart
* Love and Valentine's day in cartoons and in comics strips
Cod. 2675E
EUR 44,99


Umberto Cavallaro
WOMEN SPACEFARERS
SIXTY DIFFERENT PATHS TO SPACE

XXXII+406 pp. - colour ill. - softbound - printed 2017
English text

ISBN: 978-3-319-34047-0
This book tells the fascinating stories of the valiant women who broke down barriers to join the space program. Beginning with the orbital flight of USSR cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963, they became players in the greatest adventure of our time. The author contextualizes their accomplishments in light of the political and cultural climate, from the Cold War in the background to the changing status of women in society at large during the Seventies.
There is one signed cover and/or one postage stamp for almost all the 60 women here introduced.

The book includes the biographies of, and in some cases interviews with, the sixty women who flew in space in the first half century of space history. It reports their achievements and some little known details. The result is a gallery of pioneering women who reached for the stars: women who, with exceptional skill, hard work, and dedication, reached impressive careers as accomplished pilots, researchers, and engineers; many are now in high level managerial positions both at NASA or in public and private organizations, and all left a legacy of strength.

CONTENTS

(60 chapters)
* Valentina Tereshkova: The Icon of Soviet Female Emancipation
* Svetlana Savitskaya: Twice in Space-The Second Soviet First
* Sally Ride: America's Pioneering Woman in Space
* Judith Resnik: The Second "Shuttlenaut"
* Christa McAuliffe: "NASA Teacher in Space"
* Kathryn D. Sullivan: The First American Spacewalker
* Anna Lee Fisher: The First Mother in Space
* Margaret Rhea Seddon: The First Wedding Among NASA Astronauts
* Shannon Lucid: The First American Woman to Participate in a Long-Duration Mission
* Bonnie J. Dunbar: The First Female Astrocosmonaut in History
* Mary L. Cleave: Flying at Age 14
* Ellen Baker: An Internist Physician on the Shuttle
* Kathryn Thornton: The "Space Walker Mom"
* Marsha Ivins: Aspiring Astronaut at 19
* Linda M. Godwin: Physics and Astronomy
* Helen Sharman: The First Briton in Space
* Tamara Jernigan: An Astrophysicist Out Among the Stars
* Millie Hughes-Fulford: The First Female Payload Specialist
* Roberta Bondar: The Pioneer of Space-Medicine Research
* Nancy Jan Davis: Growing Up with the Saturn Rockets
* Mae Jemison: Our Limits Are the Stars
* Susan J. Helms: Three-Star General
* Ellen Ochoa: "Reach for the Stars and Let Nothing Limit Your Potential!"
* Janice Voss: Visits the International Space Station as a Cygnus Craft
* Nancy Currie-Gregg: A Passion for Flying and Concern for Safety
* Chiaki Mukai: The First Japanese Astronaut
* Elena Kondakova: The First Woman to Take Part in a Long-Duration Space Mission
* Eileen Collins: The First Woman "Shuttlenaut" in the Driver's Seat
* Wendy Lawrence: The First Woman Astronaut of the US Navy
* Mary E. Weber: From Skydiving to Stellar Strategies
* Cady Coleman: The Colonel Playing the Flute in Space
* Claudie Haigneré: The First European Space Agency Female Astronaut
* Susan Still Kilrain: The Second Woman to Ever Pilot the Shuttle
* Kalpana Chawla: The Regret of Not Officially Visiting Her Native Country
* Kathryn Hire: The First American Woman Assigned to a Combat Aircrew
* Janet Kavandi: The Rewards of Perseverance and Tenacity
* Julie Payette: "To Assemble a Ship in the Ocean During a Storm"
* Pamela Melroy, the Second and Last Woman to Command a Shuttle
* Peggy Whitson: The First Woman Commander of the International Space Station
* Sandra Magnus: Soaring to New Heights
* Laurel B. Clark: From Deep Oceans to the Stars
* Stephanie Wilson: "Madam Robotics Expert"
* Lisa Nowak: The First Woman Astronaut Ever Dismissed from NASA
* Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper: From Diver to Astronaut
* Anousheh Ansari: The First Iranian Spacewoman
* Sunita Williams: A Marathon Runner in Space
* Joan Higginbotham: An Unplanned Adventure
* Tracy Dyson: The Lead Vocalist for the All-Astronaut Band Max Q
* Barbara Morgan: "I'll Fly with the Eyes, Ears, the Heart and Mind of a Teacher"
* Yi So-Yeon: Korean "Spaceflight Participant"
* Karen Nyberg: The Marathoner Engineer Who Competes with the Space Station
* Megan McArthur: An Aerospace Engineer Riding a Pedal-Powered Submarine
* Nicole Stott: A Steady Flying Passion
* Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger: From Space Camp to Space Station
* Naoko Yamazaki: Astronaut for 4088 Days
* Shannon Walker: The First Native Houstonian Astronaut to Fly into Space with Russians
* Liu Yang: The First Female Taikonaut
* Wang Yaping: A Live Lesson from the "Heavenly Palace"
* Elena Serova: The First Russian Woman Cosmonaut on the International Space Station
* Samantha Cristoforetti: A New Record for Endurance in Space for a Woman
Cod. 2688E
EUR 35,00
Special Price
EUR 26,25


Francesco Maria Amato - Djana Isufaj
MADE IN ITALY
VINI D.O.C.G.
Storia e filatelia

270 pp. - colour ill. - softbound - printed 2017
Italian text

MADE IN ITALY
D.O.C.G. WINES
History and Philately

Poste Italiane wanted to introduce the Italian wine product in the world, creating a succession of issues of postage stamps that, entered between 2012 and 2016, have become an undisputable advertising vehicle of wines with a Designation of Origin and Guaranteed, produced on the whole Italian national territory.

The aim of the Authors of the present work is the contribution to the distribution of such excellence through the detailed analysis of each single postage stamp, including, from time to time, both the oenological and the historical and geographical details of each single production. Postage stamps with individual wine pictures are grouped according to the region they belong in.

To completion of each dissertation, a philatelic and wine data sheet is introduced, where the technical elements are reported, in synthetic form, relevant both to wines (vineyard, colour, taste, perfume) and to postage stamps (date of issue, artist, paper, colour and cataloguing).
Cod. 2703E
EUR 75,00
Special Price
EUR 63,75


MICHEL - FARI DI TUTTO IL MONDO 2018

232 pp. - colour ill. - softbound - 1st ed. 2017
German text

MICHEL - LIGHTHOUSES OF THE WORLD 2018

Postage stamps issued from all over the world that feature the topic "lighthouses", divided by country in alphabetical order, with about 3000 colour illustrations.
Cod. 2736E
EUR 75,00


MICHEL - CANI DI TUTTO IL MONDO 2018

328 pp. - colour ill. - softbound - 1st ed. 2018
German text

MICHEL - DOGS OF THE WORLD 2018

The catalogue is organized alphabetically according to countries. More than 220 are the countries taken into consideration with 2500 colour images of postage stamps from 1887.
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