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Grimwood-Taylor, JL, International Postal Reforms, Volume I: Postal Reforms and the Historical Background to the Postage Stamp 1550 to 1839/ Volume II: The Birth of the Postage Stamp and its International Effects 1840 to 1898, The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 2020, the major work on postal reforms and the development of postal rates up to 1898 in 2 volumes with a focus on Great Britain, also contains chapters on the introduction of the first postage stamps from selected countries and much more, see table of contents, 2 hardcover volumes, with dust jacket 1054 pp., art paper with many color illustrations. Recently awarded the Crawford Medal of the Royal Philatelic Society and now out of print, only one more available! #71656