Williams Papers

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The Williams Papers are the research papers from 1940 to 1999 of noted philatelic authors Leon Norman & Maurice Williams for their books and articles. The papers form part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. [1]

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References

  1. The Williams Papers. British Library, 29 February 2012.