Related Research Articles
The British Library Philatelic Collections is the national philatelic collection of the United Kingdom with over 8 million items from around the world. It was established in 1891 as part of the British Museum Library, later to become the British Library, with the collection of Thomas Tapling. In addition to bequests and continuing donations, the library received consistent deposits by the Crown Agency and has become a primary research collection for British Empire and international history. The collections contain a wide range of artefacts in addition to postage stamps, from newspaper stamps to a press used to print the first British postage stamps.
The Bailey Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to the Spanish Civil War that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. The collection was donated to the Library by the Spanish Study Circle in 2007.
The Burnett Collection is a collection of Hyderabad stamps, postal stationery, and postal history material formed by A.H. Burnett and given to the British Library by his sons A.D. and R.G. Burnett in 1991. It forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections.
The Chismon Collection is a collection of Croatian philatelic material formed by Harvey John Chismon and given to the British Library by his son Joseph Chismon in 2009. It forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections.
The Blackburn Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to the Spanish Civil War that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. The collection also includes 17th century letters from Kings Philip II, III and IV of Spain and correspondence delivered by the Message Carriers of Cadiz. It was donated to the Library by Tony Blackburn and is in 35 volumes.
The Crown Agents Collection is a collection of unused British Commonwealth philatelic material produced by the Crown Agents since 1922. The collection forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. Material given by the Crown Agents from 1900 to 1922 is included in the Supplementary Collection.
The Feldheim Collection is a collection of philatelic material of Bavaria, Thurn and Taxis that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. The collection was donated to the library on the death of Dr Heinz Feldheim in 1999.
The Foreign Office Collection is a collection of proofs, colour trials, and issued stamps from the Allied Military Administration issues of 1945–48 for occupied Germany. The collection forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. It was transferred from the Foreign Office in 1956.
The Ginger Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to Victoria for the period 1850 to 1883. It was formed by George Ginger and transferred from The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester in 2006. The collection forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections.
The Shelley Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to the Spanish Civil War that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections.
The Murray Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to China that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections.
The Scott Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to British internal airmails that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. The collection is comprehensive in most areas and ends in the 1970s. It includes a specialised section of 1912 Daily Mail flights and was formed by H. Eric Scott. It was donated to the library in 1977.
The Walker Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to the Second World War German occupation issues of the Channel Islands that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. The collection is mainly of Guernsey material. It was formed by G.L. Walker and donated to the British Museum in 1948.
The Row Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to Siam that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. The collection covers the period 1883 to 1918 in 22 volumes. It is mainly of unused material with many blocks, and strong in the various provisional surcharges. It also includes some postal stationery and issues used in Kedah and Kelantan. It was formed by Harold Row and presented to the British Museum in 1919 by Row's mother, Mrs Eliza Row.
The Monks Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to South African Airmails from 1911 to 1960 that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. It was formed by David Monks and bequeathed to the Library in 1981. As of October 2007 it was held in six boxes.
The Wilson-Todd collection is a collection of postage stamps issued during, or associated with, the First World War, including many war tax stamps, that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. It was created by James Wilson-Todd and donated to the British Museum by his mother Lady Wilson-Todd after his death. As of April 2008 it was held in one box.
The Model Collection is a collection of 1945-1946 local provisional stamps of Germany issued following the allied occupation, unused and on covers that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. It was formed by Dr Walther Model von Thunen and donated to the British Museum in 1956.
The Ryan Collection is a collection of municipal revenue stamps of Budapest from 1898 to 1947 formed by Gary Ryan. It forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections and was donated to the Library in 2001.
The Royal Philatelic Society London Meeting Notes Collection is a collection of notes and papers from meetings of the Royal Philatelic Society London from 1950 onwards. The collection forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections.
The Kaluski Collection is a collection of stamps of Poland that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. It was formed by Janusz Kaluski and donated to the library in 2003 and includes 46 volumes detailing the stamps and postal history material of Poland from 1835 to 2002.
References
- ↑ "Donation of The Johnson Collection" in British Library Philatelic Collections Newsletter, Issue 14, Autumn 2008.
 | This British Library-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This philatelic article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |