Postage Stamps: Metallurgy, Art, History

Postage stamps are important means of communication and many countries have recorded important events, honoured worthy individuals, and described interesting facts through this medium. Many historical facts, sometimes obscure, can be found on stamps. Stamps have artistic value, they are created by artists. The present 125-page book is a facsimile edition of 20 articles published by the author in different technical journals; fully illustrated in colour. They cover the history of metallurgy, industrial minerals, history of mining, and selected topics such as refractories, metal casting, welding, and mining equipment. 125 pages. ISBN 2-922686-10-8. Published February 2008. Price $30 + postage.

Table of Contents

Part I — History of Metallurgy

1. Postage Stamps: A Convergence of Metallurgy, Art, and History
2. An Illustrated History of Metallurgy
3. History of Gold on Postage Stamps
4. History of Copper on Postage Stamps
5. History of Iron on Postage Stamps
6. History of Nickel on Postage Stamps
7. History of Rare Earths on Postage Stamps
8. Postage Stamps Highlight History of Uranium
9. History of Aluminum on Postage Stamps
10. A History of Steel on Postage Stamps

Part II — Industrial Minerals

11. Industrial Minerals on Postage Stamps
12. Commemorating Coal
13. The Phosphate Industry on Postage Stamps
14. History of Diamonds on Postage Stamps

Part III — History of Mining

15. Stamped and Approved. Imprints of Canadian Mining and Metallurgy
16. History of Mining in Africa. A Philatelic Study

Part IV — Selected Topics

17. Refractories. The Stamps of Approval
18. Postage Stamps Deliver History of Metal Casting
19. Welding on Stamps
20. Mining Equipment on Postage Stamps

Appendix — The Stamps Book