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Yet, as ben wilson shows, there was nothing inevitable about this rise to maritime domination, nor was it ever an easy pathfew other nations have fallen so deeply in love with a branch of the armed forces as the british did with its navysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor much of our history britain was a third-rate maritime power on the periphery of europethis is a gripping, fresh take on our national storyoxfam bookshop cheltenham the story of our navy is nothing less than the story of britain, our culture and our empireempire of the deep also reveals how our naval history has shaped us in more subtle and surprising ways - our language, culture, politics and national character all owe a great debt to this conquest of the seasmuch more than a parade of admirals and their battles, this is the story of how an insignificant island nation conquered the world's oceans to become its greatest trading empire
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Don't let me down 4hey jude disc 2 of " minutes): 1pancras old church in london, 27 july , the beatles with the public looking through the railings - it's the same photo on the "red" album)lucy in the sky with diamonds 4old brown shoe 5a day in the life8while my guitar gently weeps 6lady madonna 11across the universe three-way foldout card sleeve the lyrics are intact from the inner sleeves of the original album issue, there's new liner notes and plenty of superb colour photos from the period - it's impressively doneand what an embarrassment of riches they aremagical mystery tour 14even now, it's truly shocking to hear just how accomplished the beatles became during this ludicrously productive periodwere the beatles really 'this' good - the answer is yes - and always will beoctopus's garden 14i am the walrus side 2 9it also houses the two cds - cd1 has the full apple label (14 tracks, minutes) and the 2nd cd has the half apple logo (14 tracks, minutes) when they were finally reissued onto the new cd format in however - they caused consternation because of their extortionate full price - in some cases an eye-watering £30so is this newly remastered 2cd reissue on emi/apple any better (using the remasters) - the answer is an emphatic 'yes'you can't help but think that millions of people globally will take one look at these beauties on a shelf somewhere and slap them straight into their shopping basketsmost bands would kill a close relative to get anywhere near this level of geniusleaving the rest as lennon-mccartney originalshere are the nitty gritty details: disc 1 of " minutes): 1the long and winding road 12here comes the sun side 4 9and by the time you get to the ballads at the end of disc 2 - "the long and winding road" and "across the universe" - adjectives begin to fail youthere's the 3 harrison gems "while my guitar gently weeps", "old brown shoe" and the magical "something" while ringo gets the witty "octopus' garden"hello goodbye 13come together 13oxfam shop new street commonly known as the "blue album" - the 2lp vinyl set "" became an instant classic when it was first released in april - as did its "red" counterpart ""the centre and right flaps picture the photograph on the inner gatefold of the original vinyl double album (st the compilation itself is basically the a-sides of all their uk 7" singles releases between and in chronological release date order with a few key album tracks thrown in for good measurethe ballad of john and yoko 8with a little help from my friends 7 what impresses most is the actual listento sum up - the sound on these new reissues is fabulous; the packaging better than the versions and each is being sold at mid-price - available in most places for less than the price of a single new albumstrawberry fields forever 2all you need is love 57" perfection comes twice - "strawberry fields forever" b/w "penny lane" and arguably the greatest single ever released - "hey jude" b/w "revolution" (melodious paul on the a with rockin' blistering john on the b)the fool on the hill 10ob-la-di, ob-la-da 3see oxfam website for delivery information read morepeppers lonely hearts club band 3
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Externally the bottom right corner of the front cover has been creased and the is some slight signs of edge wear on the front and back covershis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, innoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosaoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionin an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes south african society the story of the nine 'kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing bookinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai riversit was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impasse
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As the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevaraó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gmorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empiresimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americanoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centuryit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first time
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In the course of reading these stories, which are arranged according to the order of saints' feast days throughout the liturgical year, we happen upon many fascinating cultural and historical topics, such as the christianization of roman holidays, the symbolism behind the monk's tonsure, nero's "pregnancy," and the reason why chaste but hot-blooded women can grow beardsit was compiled around by jacobus de voragine, a scholarly friar and eventual archbishop of genoa, whose purpose was to captivate, encourage, and edify the faithful, while preserving a vast store of information pertaining to the legends and traditions of the churchjames the dismembered, who, with the chopping off of each body part by the roman executioner, joyfully proclaims yet another reason for loving godat the same time these stories draw abundantly on holy scripture to shed light on the mysteries of the christian faithin his new translation, the first in english of the complete text, william granger ryan captures the immediacy of this rich, image-filled work, and offers an important guide for readers interested in medieval art and literature and, more generally, in popular religious cultureoxfam books & music beaconsfield depicting the lives of the saints in an array of both factual and fictional stories--some preposterous, some profound, and some shocking--the golden legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the bible, during the late middle agesthese stories have the effect of bringing the saints to life as real people, in the context of late thirteenth-century living, but in them the saints do things that ordinary people can only wonder atthe book is in good condition with only a little shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pagesthe chapters devoted to christ and to the blessed virgin are particularly moving examples of the mingling of doctrine and narrative to give life to dogmasee oxfam website for delivery information read morejuliana, who, fed up with the propositions of a dull-witted demon, gives him a sound thrashing and tosses him in the sewer; stfifth printing and first paperback printinghilary, who challenges the authority of a corrupt pope and foresees the prelate's death; and st
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Maxwell finds himself in despair over the novel he has been working on for eight years, and it is o'connor who comes to the rescue by reading the various drafts, alternative versions, false starts, dead ends, and by his enthusiasm and concern restores maxwell's confidencethe excitement of cutting this and restoring that, of correcting correctionsa good reading copyhalfway through their correspondence, in , the tables are turnedas the professional relationship turns into a profound friendship, domestic details of their respective households begin to creep into the correspondence and are both vivid and amusingi don't give a hoot what the writing's like"some light stains to dust jacket and fore-edge and former owner's name written to title pageproblems of clarity arise - of what will fly in ireland but not in americain fair conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop birmingham in an interview in the paris review, o'connor was asked the question "how do you start a story?" and his answer was "get black on white, used to be maupassant's advice - that's what i always doin this book there are intimate telegrams, delighted letters of acceptance, announcements of checks sent to o'connor's literary agent (like robert louis stevenson, o'connor suffered from the delusion that he was being overpaid)though in fact he didopposed to this belief in spontaneity and the importance of form over finicky detail was the new yorker's insistence that a given piece of writing be as nearly perfect as humanly possible, down to the last semicolon and commasitting at a table in maxwell's office with pages of manuscript scattered before them or galleys with dozens of queries - some helpful, some exasperating - from the proofreader, the two men would work their way deeper and deeper into the material
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We can make it happen new horizons mix 6:54oh boy ramsey & fen mix 6:04closer than close tuff jams unda vybe mix 6:12the title is this isspin spin sugar armand's dark garage mix 9:04
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First published in the late s, this memoir's savage realism shocked the post-war german publicsome readers were outraged at the book's final scenes, while others wrote, 'now, at last, i know what our men did in the eastthis memoir was his brutal and deeply personal account of the russian front's appalling carnagefaust describes how his tiger unit fought pitch battles in the snows of western russia against the full might of the red army: the t34s, stalin tanks, sturmovik bombers and the feared katyusha rocket brigadesoxfam bookshop knutsford wolfgang faust was the driver of a tiger i tank with the wehrmacht heavy panzer battalions, seeing extensive combat action on the eastern front in' today it stands as one of the great semi-autobiographical accounts of warfare in world war 2: a crescendo of horror, grom survival and a fatalistic acceptance of the panzer man's destinysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis astonishing testimony reveals the merciless decisions that panzer crews made in action, the devastating power of their weaponry and the many ways that men met their deaths in the snow and ice of the ostfront
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinear mint condition - size: 50 x 70 cm - limited and numbered captain rob is the hero of the comic strip the adventures of captain rob, drawn and conceived by pieter kuhn () with text by journalist evert werkman (), which appears in 73 stories from december to january (interrupted by two longer periods) appeared in the parool magazinesdecember captain rob sails with his sailing ship de vrijheid together with his dog skip for his first adventure, but the story still has the character of a tryfor the comic book enthusiast, nostalgia fan, or simply as a beautiful piece of art on the wallthe adventures of captain rob are a success and the books of the newspaper strips that appear at het parool until are in great demandthe adventures in the newspaper did not end until when kuhn died suddenlythe now on offer is a beautiful screen print, which appeared in a strictly limited and numbered edition in the sfrom the second story it is evert werkman and there is more line in the storiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storekuhn is an excellent draftsman, but lacks the gift of the word and is therefore assigned a copywriter by het parool to shape his thoughtscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Interesting hand written inscription inside front coverbook was a gift and the giver wrote this: i looked for an egg which would not crack under the weight of your disdain as i duly read like the man in the street what is rather simple and plain so please be wise and compromise for "ister" because next year oh, peter dear you won't have to endureblack cloth boardgeorge was a russian immigrantbook is in good condition but lacks jacketoxfam bookshop brigg delightful little uk publication of george and helen waite papashvilys' accountof coming to americaschwieger-sister      see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop brigg a collection of the classic winnie-the-pooh series, presented in four bookssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplease note that this donation did not include the box; despite this, all four books are in very good condition with no noteworthy signs of damage
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Engaged to investigate the curse of the hell hound which plagues the baskerville family, sherlock holmes (cook) immediately decides that he needs a holiday, and leaves his bumbling assistant watson (moore) in charge of the caseoxfam shop brentwood peter cook and dudley moore lampoon the baker street detective's most famous casesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredisc in good conditiona host of famous british comedy faces, including terry-thomas, kenneth williams and spike milligan, fill out the casthe soon makes a mess of things, while holmes receives an ear-bashing from his scolding mother (also moore), who insists on accompanying him when he resumes his investigation
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His status as one of football's greatest stars is undisputed, but what of the challenges beyond the pitch? how did he succeed in coming to terms with life as a former manchester united and ireland leader and champion, reinventing himself as a manager and then a broadcaster, and cope with the psychological struggles this entailed? in a stunning collaboration with booker prize-winning author roddy doyle, the second half blends anecdote and reflection in roy keane's inimitable voiceoxfam shop dumfries memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers, and former captain of manchester united and ireland, roy keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with man booker prize-winner roddy doylein an eighteen-year playing career for cobh ramblers, nottingham forest (under brian clough), manchester united (under sir alex ferguson) and celtic, roy keane dominated every midfield he led to glorythe result is an unforgettable personal odyssey which fearlessly challenges the meaning of successsince retiring as a player, keane has managed sunderland and ipswich and has become a highly respected television punditas part of a tiny elite of football players, roy keane has had a life like no othersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaggressive and highly competitive, his attitude helped him to excel as captain of manchester united from until his departure inplaying at an international level for nearly all his career, he represented the republic of ireland for over fourteen years, mainly as team captain, until an incident with national coach mick mccarthy resulted in keane's walk-out from the world cup
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The ideas presented here form a major addition to the widespread current interest in evolutionary theory as applied to human behaviouroxfam bookshop leeds 259ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese papers bring an interdisciplinary approach to bear on what is arguably the central question in the study of human social evolution: how did the simple hunting and foraging bands of the upper palaeolithic evolve into the institutionally complex societies of the so-called neolithic revolution? the contributors to this volume are leading experts from the fields of archaeology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and game theory, all of whom share a common evolutionary perspective
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Operation herring lasted over 72 hours instead of the 36 initially foreseen, but it turned out to be a successoxfam bookshop cheltenham the war in italy was characterized by a host of special forces actionsthe action did presage the end of the italian campaign and the war in italy, but until now little has been written about this, and other secret operations, on the italian fronton the night of april , the last operational jump of world war 2 took placeae"operation herringthe fact that the italians had formed two governments, one backing the allies and one a puppet german government, meant that the secret war was vital to the allies conventional forces and partisans, the sas, soe, the us oss (precursor to the cia) all played important rolessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit will be an essential reference for students of world war 2
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It s just a shame no-one told the boyle family who move into a gothic style house (by a cemetery) with a bloody past and a guts spraying future, what is yet to come! you d think they d twig given the basement door is nailed shut that they should get the hell outinstead they stay long enough to discover their zombified non rent-paying lodger, the cellar-dwelling, flesh-hungry dr freudstein and boy is he angry! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop gillingham you may have just mortgaged your life!shock gore master lucio fulci s the house by the cemetery is one of the finest typically single-minded exercises in zombie terror
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Oxfam shop devizes the grand tour has become a subject of major interest to scholars and general readers interested in exploring the historic connections between nations and their intellectual and artistic productionfamous men, and an increasing proportion of women, all contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate european cultureit has very minor fading but is otherwise in very good conditionthe english had previously travelled to italy to study the classics; now they travelled to learn italian and study medicine, diplomacy, dancing, riding, fencing, and, eventually, art and architecturealthough traditionally associated with the eighteenth century, when wealthy englishmen would complete their education on the continent, the grand tour is here investigated in a wider context, from the decline of the roman empire to recent timesfrom the mid-sixteenth century, northern europeans justified travel to the south in terms of educationauthors from chaucer to erasmus came to mock the custom but even the reformation did not stop the urge to travelsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredocumenting the lives and travels of these personalities, professor chaney's remarkable book provides a complete picture of one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of western civilisationthis copy is complete with uncut dust jacket
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Dust jacket condition: as newcondition: as newoverview: award-winning writer china miéville has long been inspired by the ideals of the russian revolution and here, on the centenary of the revolution, he provides his own distinctive take on its historyhow did this unimaginable transformation take place?
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And he must payhis memory has shut down, closed itself off to protect him from the violence in his pastbut fragments are coming backand when shane finds him, he will pay a memory of the man who did this to himsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuggestions of names, places, facesbut a memory has surfaceoxfam bookshop ipswich martin shane was tortured, starved and broken  the memory of a terrible betrayalin order to find peace, martin shane must first find the man who delivered him and his comrades to their enemies
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He can't wait to tuck into a lovely meal with his family, blow out the candles on his cake, and enjoy a glass of bubblyoxfam shop ringwood derek has been looking forward to his birthday celebrationsbut what if the champagne was a little too lively? and what if the celebrations really did "go with a bang"? the picture on this pack shows derek's dream dinnerthe puzzle inside the box shows what really happened! see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Local pickup preferred, as the guitar did not ship with a casepayment by cash or cleared bank transferthe guitar is very comfortable to play and light at just over 6lbs with a c-shape neck profilemade in korea, this guitar has a real vintage vibe and the lipstick pickups have a great tonethe flat neck radius makes it really good for slidemint condition danelectro dc 59, purchased in , with only light home usevisits to view the guitar are welcome
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If you think you know what's the worst than can happen while traveling, the essayists in not so funny when it happened will set you straightin over 30 scathingly funny pieces, a diverse array of authors shows just how quickly a pleasant vacation can turn into an embarrassing anecdotein vietnam, john wood invents increasingly elaborate fictions to explain his ex-wife's
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Travelling entirely on foot and following the inaccessible mountainous route once taken by the mogul emperor, babur the great, stewart was nearly defeated by the extreme, hostile conditionsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the places in between, rory stewart's moving account of his walk across afghanistan in january was immediately hailed as a classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonly with the help of an unexpected companion and the generosity of the people he met on the way did he survive to report back with unique insight on a region closed to the world by twenty-four years of warwinner of the royal society of literature ondaatje award and the spirit of scotland award and shortlisted for the guardian first book award, the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize and the scottish book of the year prizecaught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, at the time afghanistan was in turmoil following the us invasion
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Collection from newchurch, romney marsh or happy to postin , the act for the abolition of the slave trade received royal assent and became a law throughout the british empiregood, circulated conditioncoin: an act for the abolition of the slave tradeit was a result of a long parliamentary campaign by an alliance of evangelical anglicans and quakers led by william wilberforcethe act did not abolish slavery itself but was a major step towards recognising its damaging effects and led toward its complete abolition across the empire inedge inscription: am i not a man and a brother from a pet and smoke-free home
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3cm (height when open) any inspection collection only preston pr2 read moreinsulated cooler keeps drinks cold secure table-top locking system and table-top drain and drain plug for easy clean up holds 34 litres, up to 42 x 354ml cans, a must have for any party colour: white outside, lime green inside size: 495cm (diameter) x 57cm (height when closed), 84there is a link to the keter youtube video,so can be seen in action! only used once and has been stored since,as you can see by the photo's in great condition with some tiny cosmetic blemishes that the camera did not pick upketer cool bar (white +lime green) ideal for the patio, watching football in the garden,hot tub etc
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I have made it up and there are no pieces missingthere is no picture but it is easy to do! read the mystery story assemble the 250 piece puzzle solve the mystery just as the gang did!scooby-doo mystery puzzle ~ 250 piece the case of the television monster
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Some of the stamps are a little tornthe pictures shown on the stamps along with a number show a homing pigeon, a brass instrument, flowers and plants, a crown, a lion, an envelope, pretty patterns, roman gods and goddesses with their hands on a top of a globe, and a roman soldierthe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the netherlands, hungary, denmark, czechoslovakia, france, argentina, turkey, belgium, norway, and romaniathe newest stamp in this collection was issued ina couple of the stamps in this collection have been usedsome of the stamps have a noticeable and clearly shown printed postmark on themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremost of the stamps in this collection are in good conditionall the stamps in this collection have the main picture showing a bold numberthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 31 stampssome of the stamps are a little fragilethe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s,s, s, s, s, s and s
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Overall the stamps in this collection are in good conditionsome of the stamps are a little fadedthe transport shown on the stamps in this collection are the sampan, the aeroplane, the electric locomotive train, the zarook a type of sailing boat, the helicopter, the american motors car, the galleon a type of ship, the racing car, the alfa romeo car, the ship the chusan bfi liner, the lombok sloop which is a type of sailing boat, the jiangu trader a type of ship, the taxi, the linrickshaw, the rocket, the caravel which is a type of ship, the clipper which is a type of ship, the fujan junk which is a type of ship, the golekkan which is a type of ship, the eagle x-ts which is a type of plane, a fishing port with boats in vietnam, a sailing boat, a transport boat, a coaster which is a type of ship, an oil tanker, a vintage car, a fighter plane, and a mcdern steamshipthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued ina couple of the stamps in this collection have been unusedthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 54 stampsthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and sthere is a stamp in this collection celebrating the official opening of changi airport in singaporesome of the used stamps in this collection have a little of the backing of the envelope they were attached to still on the backthe rest of the stamps in this collection specifically show transportthe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are india, singapore, bahrain, manama, ajman state, mongolia, indochine, indonesia, malaysia, and vietnamsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere ia stamp in this collection celebrating the langkawi aero space exposome of the stamps have a very clearly shown printed postmark on themand a mail train
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Some of the stamps are unusedthe places shown on the stamps of this collection from new zealand are hauraki gulf maritime park, champagne pool, egmont national park, the twin bridges, moeraki boulders, auckland, fox glacier in westland national park, wanganui, mount cook national park, great barrier island, stewart island, tongariro national park and chateau, lake wakatipu, stratford, becks bay, the united nations building in the usa, westminster abbey in england, anzac, marlborough, otago university, lake matheson, ewelme cottage in parnel, routeburn track, drysdale, university of auckland, the ahuriri river clay cliffs, franz josef glacier, lake alexandrina, parliament house in wellington, glacier ice, doubtless bay, castle hill, parliament building, abel tasman national park, and the copland trackthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued are s, s, s, s, s, s, s, and sall of the stamps are in good condition with the exception of a couple that are a little folded and a little worn in placesoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 41 stamps that were all issued in new zealandthe used stamps have a postmark on them and a couple still have a little of the backing of the envelope that they were originally attached to on the backthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the other stamps in this collection celebrate the centenaries of universities and other places in new zealandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inone of the stamps in this collection celebrates the 25th anniversary of the united nations
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Some of the stamps stills have a little of the envelope they were originally attached to still visiblethe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s and sall the stamps in the book have been unused, although they are not neatly presentedthe sports shown on the stamps in this collection of the 57 stamps are hang-gliding, fencing, football, fun running, kayaking and canoeing, skateboarding, netball, white water rafting, sailboarding, diving, dance, fishing, horse racing, cycling, golf, running over hurdles, tenpin bowling, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, ice hockey, downhill skiing, mountain biking, squash, beach cricket, tenpin bowling, ski boarding, life guard swimming, kite flying, skiing, shooting, rock climbing, snorkelling, and tennisthere are two copies of each stampthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe book in a cellophane cover shows the full set of commonwealth games from canadathere are photos in the book of vintage sports equipment, famous athletes who had taken part in the commonwealth games in previous years, the natural world of victoria, the beautiful sights of victoria, and photos of some of the sports that were taking place at the commonwealth gamessome of the stamps are a little foldedit briefly explains some of the cultural traditions of victoria in canadasome of the stamps are unusedthe pictures on the stamps in this book show the high jump, wheelchair racing, indoor cycling around a velodrome, bowling and divingit details a brief history of the commonwealth games that took place in canadathe book is written in both english and frenchoverall the stamps in this pack are in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe countries that these 57 stamps were issued in are australia, ajman state, new zealand, north korea, great britain, finland, afghanistan, germany, antigua, hungary, guinea ecuatorial, ireland, jamaica, bulgaria and canadathe sports events that are celebrated in this collection of stamps are the empire games and the commonwealth games, the rugby world cup, the football world cup, the ryder golf cup tournament, the winter olympic games, the summer olympic games, and the international lightning class championships for sailingsome of the stamps have a clearly shown printed postmark on themthe book describes the triumph of the personal achievements that the athletes gain while being able to participant in the commonwealth gamesit is a book of 8 pagesoxfam emporium manchester in this collection there is a book about the commonwealth games stamps that were issued in canada in that took place in victoria in canadaon the inside of the back cover there are white and brown stamps that are neatly presents in a cellophane coveringalong with the book included in this pack of sports there are 57 individual stampsone of the stamps shows the national stadium of jamaicaa couple of the stamps are a little fadedthe book describes the city of victoria and its surrounding countryside
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