This is a list of
philatelic
Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possi ...
libraries
A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...
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Philatelic libraries
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American Philatelic Research Library
The American Philatelic Research Library (APRL), based in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, is the largest public philatelic library in the United States.
The library serves the needs of the members of the American Philatelic Society (APS) – with which ...
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Crawford Library, part of the
British Library Philatelic Collection
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 B ...
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Hamburg Philatelic Library (Germany)
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KNBF Bondsbibliotheek (Netherlands)
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Munich Philatelic Library (Germany)
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Northern Philatelic Library (United States)
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Northwest Philatelic Library
The Northwest Philatelic Library is based in Portland, Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the S ...
(United States)
*Philas Library (Australia)
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Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library (United States)
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San Diego Philatelic Library (United States)
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Scandinavian Collectors Club Library (United States)
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Western Philatelic Library
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The Western Philatelic Library is located in Redwood City, California. History
The library was founded in 1969 and is chapter 836 of the American Philatelic Society.
The library has been designated an official proj ...
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Wineburgh Philatelic Research Library The Wineburgh Philatelic Research Library is part of the Eugene McDermott Library at the University of Texas at Dallas
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(United States)
Institutions with philatelic libraries
Istituto di studi storici postali "Aldo Cecchi" onlus(Italy)
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Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library (United States)
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Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History
The Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, also commonly known as the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the appreciation of diversity through the medium of postage stamps and postal history.
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(United States)
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
The National Postal Museum, located opposite Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States, covers large portions of the Postal history of the United States and other countries. It was established through joint agreement between the United ...
(United States)
The Philately Museum of Oaxaca(México)
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The Postal Museum
The Postal Museum (formerly the British Postal Museum & Archive) is a postal museum run by the Postal Heritage Trust. It began in 2004 as The British Postal Museum & Archive and opened in Central London as The Postal Museum on 28 July 2017.
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(U.K.)
The Royal Philatelic Society London(United Kingdom)
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Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation {{unreferenced, date=September 2018
The Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation is based in Ontario, Canada.
History
The Foundation was formed in 1975 through a series of gifts from the renowned Canadian philatelist
Philately ( ...
(The Harry Sutherland Philatelic Library, Canada)
See also
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British Library Philatelic Department Photograph Collection
The British Library Philatelic Department Photograph Collection is a collection of photographs of Philately, philatelic material not in the British Library Philatelic Collections. Mostly composed of material donated by philatelic auctioneers, the c ...
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International Philatelic Libraries Association
The International Philatelic Libraries Association (IPLA) was formed in 1996 at the Capex 96 stamp exhibition in Toronto."The APRL is hobby's greatest treasure trove" by Kathleen Wunderly aLinns.com
Delegates from many countries attended includi ...
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List of philatelic magazines
This is an incomplete list of philatelic periodicals:
English language
*''The American Philatelist'' (Altoona, PA: American Philatelic Association, 1887–1908; Bellefonte, PA: American Philatelic Society, 1908– )
*''Australian STAMPS Profess ...
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Philatelic literature
Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history.
Background to philatelic literature
Philatelic literature is held by stamp collectors and dealers, philatelic soci ...
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Royal Philatelic Society London
The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on 10 April 1869 as ''The Philatelic Society, London''. The society runs a postal museum, the Spear Museum of Philatelic History, at its he ...
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*{{cite web , title=Philatelic Libraries , work=Library History Buff Blog, author= Larry T. Nix, url=http://www.libraryhistorybuff.org/philatelic-libraries.htm , date=January 7, 2011 , access-date=April 10, 2022
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