British Library Philatelic Collections
id:
british-library-philatelic-collections-164-11516405
title:
British Library Philatelic Collections
text:
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
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Collection within the British Library
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Library_Philatelic_Collections
date created:
2011-01-10T01:49:19Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T02:54:49Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q4483745","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4483745"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Proof_sheet_of_one_penny_stamps_Stamp_Act_1765.jpg","width":4000,"height":3856}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16