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The London Philatelic Exhibition 1890 was held 19–26 May at the Portman Rooms, Baker Street, London. It was one of the first international
philatelic exhibition A philatelic exhibition is an exhibition of Philately, stamps and postal history where stamp collectors (philatelists) compete for medals. The displays are shown in glass frames, and the exhibition is normally accompanied by stamp dealer Exchange ...
s anywhere and it was the exhibition at which the Duke of Edinburgh announced that Prince George of Wales, later
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, was a stamp collector. The exhibition marked the fiftieth anniversary of the introduction of penny postage and the issue of the first stamps."British International Stamp Exhibitions" by H.R. Holmes in ''
The London Philatelist ''The London Philatelist'' was first published in January 1892
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British Stamp Exhibitions - Victoria, by Glen Morgan.
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Exhibitors and awards

Prominent exhibitors and some of their awards included: *
Thomas Tapling Thomas Keay Tapling (30 October 1855 – 11 April 1891) was an English businessman and politician. He played first-class cricket and was also an eminent philatelist who formed one of the greatest stamp collections of his era. Early life Taplin ...
* Major E.B. Evans *
Edward Denny Bacon Sir Edward Denny Bacon, KCVO (29 August 1860 – 5 June 1938)Biography
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* M. P. Castle - Gold medal for display of New South Wales *Ludwig Schwarz * Dr Emilio Diena *Anthony de Worms * The Earl of Kingston - Gold medal for display of Great Britain * Douglas Garth - Gold medal for display of India and Ceylon *Louis Blanchard - Gold medal for display of Switzerland * Gilbert Harrison - Gold medal for United States
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s Printers showing their works included: *Blades, East & Blades *
Perkins Bacon Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co was a printer of books, bank notes and postage stamps, most notable for printing the Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamps, in 1840. {{Infobox , above = Details on the mode of preventing the forgery o ...
* Waterlow & Sons Other exhibitors included: * The Board of Inland Revenue *The British Post Office *The Government of New South Wales *The Government of Tasmania *The Government of India *The Government of Victoria *The Government of Cape of Good Hope * The Crown Agents * The British North Borneo Company


See also

*
List of philatelic exhibitions (by country) This article lists international philatelic exhibitions (unless otherwise stated). (FIP) = Fédération Internationale de Philatélie patronage or recognition Africa Algeria * Exposition Philatelique Internationale de L'Afrique du Nord, Alge ...


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British Stamp Exhibitions - Victoria
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