集郵館藏展
大英圖書館的「英國國家集郵收藏」藏有超過八百萬枚各式各樣、名目繁多的郵票,從貼用於信件上的郵資郵票、鐵路郵票、航空郵票到藝術收藏價值極高的紀念郵票和專題郵票,這裡擁有世界上規模最大、種類最為稀有的集郵館藏之一。
來大英圖書館探索世界上規模最大、種類最為稀有的集郵館藏之一吧!
位於一樓(Upper Ground Floor)的常設展覽「集郵館藏展」將輪流展出八萬件集郵館藏,觀眾將得以親睹種類繁多的珍稀郵票。
目前正展出的是:
- Banknotes from the Crown Agents Philatelic & Security Printing Archive
- The Tapling Collection World to 1890; exhibited are countries A-M (Mauritius) on 2,000 pages (countries M (Mexico) -Z are available to researchers by appointment)
- The Mosely Collection of British Africa to 1935
- The Bojanowicz Collection of Poland 1939 – 1946 stamps and postal history
- The Model Collection of Germany 1945 – 1946 local provisional stamps
- The Harrison Collection of die proofs 1911 -1937, engraved by J.A.C. Harrison
- The Davies Collection of Libyan revenue stamps 1955 – 1969
- The Fitz Gerald Collection of World Airmails to the 1930s (selected pages)
- The Bailey Collection of Spanish Civil War stamps and postal history 1936 – 1939 (selected pages)
- The Turner Collection of Great Britain and Ireland Railway Letter Stamps 1891 – 1940 (selected pages)
- The Langmead Collection of Great Britain and Ireland Telegraph stamps, 1851 – 1881