Incredible Rarities at the British Library: #Philately 22

Let's take a trip to London and visit the British Library's incredible philatelic department. In this episode we will hear from the department's curators and learn about some impressive rarities that are available for the public to view.
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[sarahgoodman]

Wow I had no idea the British Library had all those philatelic gems! It is now at the top of my list of places to visit when I go to the UK one day! Also, the intro with the drone footage at the beginning so pretty😍

[kebabking]

Another top vid Graham!! I really enjoyed this type of vid with a curator.

[funkynunky]

Wow, Graham - you certainly got around during your week in London - very informative video - thank you. On my trips up to London, I have been into the British Library many times without ever realising that they had a Philatelic collection. Guess where I'll be going on my next trip up!! Keep up your good work. I am learning much.

[reganvercruysse]

Thanks for taking us with you! Great work

[ab]

Thanks for sharing… not too many of know of the collection the British Library has. Truly a world class impressive collection!

[carolinegreenwell]

I love the British Library. I came across the philatelic collection while I was having a cup of coffee !!

[aadentan]

Great video! When would you make a mail day video?

[AfricaStampsonline]

I tell EVERYONE to go and see the collections. I've only met them once, but the two Richards are super helpful guys. The stamps are amazing, and British viewers, they actually belong to you. I've chosen a couple of items from the Mosely collection for myself, but left them in the display cases so all of you can still see them for yourselves!

[olivermiller]

This is both fascinating and crazy to see so many famous stamps and items around them you will otherwise never see. I liked it very much and I think, I will go the next months to London. In Berlin you also can see Mauritius stamps and several other seldom items, but I think the library can easy top it. At the end you showed a microfilm of the siege of Paris. I own one of the letters sent out with a ballon from Paris of the last month of the siege in January 1871. But it does not have a microfilm, only the cover. I think London is the main city for stamp collecting in the world with the library and the Royal Philateletic Society in London, which I´m not a member with. Thanks for showing.

[musikraj]

Thanks for the wonderful video Graham... 👌👌
I visited London way back in 1998... spent a lot of time at SG & few other stamp shops. But, after seeing this video I regret big time not visiting the British Library.

[TATAA]

This is superb!! Request for the links for the library for research.. couldn't find them!!

[topsail]

Sure I won' t miss the Library if someday I pass by London...👍 A new very very interesting episode..( and has you said in the previous "should arrive soon"...there we are..😉)...👌👏👏👏

[RichardPhilatelist]

Oh, I haven't been to the British Library yet🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️. But I will definitely go to visit! Thanks for sharing☺️☺️

[StampCatStamps]

What an amazing place! Who would have thought you could see an inverted Jenny for free at a public library!? Do they have some good security systems in there!? That's a lot of treasures. One could spend days looking through it all.

[Niovium]

I was in London in 2019. I had no idea this existed. Now I have to go back!

[happyroger]

This movie encouraged me to visit the library, I had no idea that they had post stamps, Thank you Graham, top class as always

[serga.bodrov]

informative review. thanks. I looked with pleasure

[DavePlouffe]

Wow! This was so cool. Loved the registration sheet as well as the watermark roll. Do you ever get emotional viewing these one of a kind items in person?

[IIoveasl]

Graham, vry good video. Thanks. I googled the Britishlibrary. Very interesting. Thanks.

[indiancurrencyandstamps]

British Library has a huge amount of collectible and rare books and other historical materials. Thanks sir for this informative video hope you will share these type of blogs in future also.