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 Britis
A primary object in the Collections is this unique proof sheet of one-penny revenue stamps for America submitted for approval to the Commissioners of Stamps by the engraver, dated 10 May 1765.
Panoramic view of the collections on display.
A unique block of nine penny stamps from New South Wales, Australia, with an illustration of Sydney, dating from 1850 (August). Part of the Tapling Collection.
Perkins D cylinder press used to print the first postage stamps of Great Britain and Ireland, the Penny Black.
The Crown Agents Philatelic and Security Printing Archive was deposited with the British Museum from the 1960s, though the first recorded deposit from the Crown Agents was in 1900. The archive consist
The 6d Gold Coast 1943 war savings stamp in a block of four (not from the archive). Examples of this stamp and a 1d in turquoise-blue are part of the archive.
