Agriculture and Science 1923
by Franti–ek Zampach, Jan Karásek, Pavel Pitterman
Before his untimely death, Franti–ek Zampach was considered the leading
specialist on this issue. In this work one can see why. This 104 page,
soft cover book contains a detailed study on the very interesting Agriculture
and Science 1923 issue. The study begins with a discussion of the stamps'
production and then goes on to a detail consideration of the types and
sub-types of the issue. In this section the author explains and illustrates
how the types and sub-types came to be. Then he lays out the plate composition
and location of the types and, of course, sub-types.
Details of the illustrations are blown up to supply the
collector with excellent markers help the collector identify and differentiate
these differences. This process is followed for each of the values and
the types within those values.
The second half of the book gives a detailed description,
both in words and illustrations, of the plate flaws and their repair,
when repair was made. Plate where these flaws appear positions are identified,
again with illustrations.
While it is true that the text is in Czech, the study is so highly
illustrated that it will be very easy for even collectors who have never
tried to decipher a Czech philatelic text should have little difficulty
using this study. It is well worth the price.
Jaroslav Verner
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