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Blackburn Coll
- Record Id:
- 032-003459232
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003459232
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100084529066.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Blackburn Coll
- Title:
- The Blackburn Collection of Spanish Postal History
- Scope & Content:
- Collection of philatelic material relating to the Spanish Civil War. Also includes 17th century letters from Kings Philip II, III and IV of Spain as well as correspondence delivered by the Message Carriers of Cadiz.
- Collection Area:
- Philatelic Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Blackburn Collection
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003459232", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Blackburn Coll: The Blackburn Collection of Spanish Postal History" },{ "id" : "036-003464040", "parent" : "032-003459232", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 1: The Blackburn Collection of Asturias Flag Issues" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-003464041", "parent" : "032-003459232", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 2: The Blackburn Collection of Oviedo Censor Marks" },{ "id" : "040-003464042", "parent" : "036-003464041", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 2/1: The Blackburn Collection of Oviedo Censor Marks" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003464043", "parent" : "036-003464041", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 2/2: The Blackburn Collection of Oviedo Censor Marks" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003464044", "parent" : "036-003464041", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 2/3: The Blackburn Collection of Oviedo Censor Marks" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003464046", "parent" : "036-003464041", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 2/4: The Blackburn Collection of Oviedo Censor Marks" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003464047", "parent" : "036-003464041", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 2/5: The Blackburn Collection of Oviedo Censor Marks" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-003464063", "parent" : "032-003459232", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 3: The Blackburn Collection of the Personalities Series" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-003464065", "parent" : "032-003459232", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 4: The Blackburn Collection of Political Salutations" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-003464066", "parent" : "032-003459232", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 5: The Blackburn Collection of the Province of Huelva" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-003464067", "parent" : "032-003459232", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 6: The Blackburn Collection of the 'Winter Relief' Campaign" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-003464069", "parent" : "032-003459232", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 7: The Blackburn Collection 'Crusades Against the Cold' Campaign" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-003464072", "parent" : "032-003459232", "text" : "Blackburn Coll 8: Spanish Civil War: Junta Issues" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003459232
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Blackburn Coll 1 : The Blackburn Collection of Asturias Flag Issues
Blackburn Coll 2 : The Blackburn Collection of Oviedo Censor Marks
Blackburn Coll 3 : The Blackburn Collection of the Personalities Series
Blackburn Coll 4 : The Blackburn Collection of Political Salutations
Blackburn Coll 5 : The Blackburn Collection of the Province of Huelva
Blackburn Coll 6 : The Blackburn Collection of the 'Winter Relief' Campaign
Blackburn Coll 7 : The Blackburn Collection 'Crusades Against the Cold' Campaign
Blackburn Coll 8 : Spanish Civil War: Junta Issues
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Blackburn Coll - Hierarchy:
- 032-003459232
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Blackburn Coll
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 35 Volumes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1560
- End Date:
- 1939
- Date Range:
- 1560-1939
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Access to these collections is by appointment only. Please email the Philatelic Collections to book an appointment: philatelic@bl.uk
- Former Internal References:
- BLK.0041
- Source of Acquisition:
- This Collection was formed by Anthony (Tony) K. Blackburn and donated to the British Library in 2011.
- Publications:
- Shelley, Ronald G. The postal history of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Brighton: R.G. Shelley, 1967. See Beech, David R. A Guide to Research at the British Library, London: 2019.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Related Material:
- The British Library’s Philatelic Collections Bailey Collection and Shelley Collection also include Spanish Civil War material.