Published 2010 by The Postal History Society, Somerset, England. Hardcover, xiv + 141 pp., color illus., ISBN 978-0-85377-031-2. Retail price £40, price to members £35 plus p&p. Website: www.postalhistory.org.uk
Postal History Society’s review:
This book gives an all round view of the British postal activities in Colombia set against a most informative description of the history, geography and the politics of a very interesting period of the country’s development. Through Malcolm’s approach, one has every chance to enhance ones knowledge of the Victorians’ interest in trade and commerce and in particular how they improved their communications in the Americas through the importance of the Panama/Colon offices.
A dramatic period with mass migration from Europe to North America, California acquiring statehood, the Gold rush of 1849, the construction of a railway linking ports of the Caribbean to the Pacific and the surveying of a canal across the Isthmus.
All of this and much more is covered in this quality printed book, which is well illustrated both in colour and black and white. It is an excellent companion for both readers and collectors new to the area as well as for those more familiar with it.
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