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1. Philatelic 0

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Philatelic 0
Title:
The British Library's Philatelic Collections
Scope & Content:
Established in 1891, the British Library’s Philatelic Collections have grown into the United Kingdom’s national philatelic collection. Global in scope it currently comprises more than eighty major collections, totalling in excess of eight and a half-million collection items representing almost e...
Collection Area:
Philatelic Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1600-2022
Extent:
C. 8,500,000 Items

2. Philatelic 65

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Philatelic 65
Title:
Smith Collection
Collection Area:
Philatelic Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1927-1995
Extent:
International collection of League of Nations and United Nations (UN) postage stamps and covers.

3. Philatelic 33

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Philatelic 33
Title:
Heyes Collection
Scope & Content:
Collection of Great Britain commemorative telegrams.
Collection Area:
Philatelic Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1935-1980
Extent:
2 Boxes

4. Philatelic 48

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Philatelic 48
Title:
McInroy Collection
Scope & Content:
Worldwide collection of postal meter stamps.
Collection Area:
Philatelic Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1900-2003
Extent:
116 Boxes

5. Philatelic 51

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Philatelic 51
Title:
Monks Collection
Scope & Content:
Collection of South African air mails.
Collection Area:
Philatelic Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1911-1960
Extent:
6 Boxes

6. Philatelic 52

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Philatelic 52
Title:
Muraleetharan Papers
Scope & Content:
Research papers concerning various British Commonwealth postage stamp issues including the 1935 Silver Jubilee issue, the 1937 Coronation issue, the 1947 Victory or Peace issue and the 1953 Coronation issue. Materials on the Royal portraits adopted on postage stamps from the reigns of George V, ...
Collection Area:
Philatelic Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1907-1953
Extent:

11 Volumes

7. Philatelic 56

Reference (shelfmark):
Philatelic 56
Title:
ProPhil Forum Collection
Scope & Content:
International collection of reproduction, facsimile or forged stamps and covers produced without permission by ProPhil Forum POC GmbH in the mid-1980s from copyright photographs of philatelic material in the Philatelic Collections of the British Library in addition to material from the postal mus...
Collection Area:
Philatelic Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1985-1987
Extent:
1 Volume

8. Philatelic 3

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Philatelic 3
Title:
Blaikie Collection
Scope & Content:
Collection of 19th century German postal seals.
Collection Area:
Philatelic Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1850-1900
Extent:

2 Boxes

9. Philatelic 26

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Philatelic 26
Title:
General Collection
Scope & Content:
Worldwide collection of all small acquisitions philatelic, postal history, paper money and security printing materials revieved from 1922 to the present time. Includes the Great Britain St Kilda Mailboat, the Perkins 'D' Cylinder Press, various printing dies, plates and stamps.
Collection Area:
Philatelic Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1600-2022
Extent:
Extensive

10. Philatelic 41

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Philatelic 41
Title:
Josten Collection
Scope & Content:
Collection of Czechoslovakia 1939-1945 Second World War Government in exile philatelic and postal history materials.
Collection Area:
Philatelic Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1939-1945
Extent:
1 Box