The British Library Philatelic Collections
Diary of Presentations and Tours - London 2010 Festival of Stamps
Events marked “Request Ticket” can be booked in advance online at boxoffice.bl.uk, by telephone +44 (0)1937 546 546, or in person at the Information Desk in the Entrance Hall at the British Library 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB.
Events marked “Booking details” must be booked in advance through Philatelic Collections by email: philatelic@bl.uk marked “2010 Tickets”, or by telephone: +44 (0)20 7412 7635.
PDF list of events [31 KB]
| 10 March - Wednesday | |||
| • 14.00-15.00 | Presentation | Issues of Philatelic Conservation - Paul Skinner (Curator) | Request Ticket |
| • 15.00-16.00 | Tour | Tour of the British Library Centre for Conservation | Booking details |
| 14 April - Wednesday | |||
| • 15.00-16.00 | Presentation | The British Library Philatelic Rarities – David Beech (Curator) | Request Ticket |
| 9 May - Sunday | |||
| • 11.30 | Tour | Tour of the British Library Philatelic Exhibition | Attend |
| 10 May - Monday | |||
| • 11.30 | Tour | Tour of the British Library Philatelic Exhibition | Attend |
| • 15.00-16.00 | Presentation | The British Library Philatelic Rarities – David Beech (Curator) | Request Ticket |
| 11 May - Tuesday | |||
| • 11.30 | Tour | Tour of the British Library Philatelic Exhibition | Attend |
| • 14.00-15.00 | Presentation | Issues of Philatelic Conservation - Paul Skinner (Curator) | Request Ticket |
| • 15.00-16.00 | Tour | Tour of the British Library Centre for Conservation | Booking details |
| 12 May - Wednesday | |||
| • 11.30 | Tour | Tour of the British Library Philatelic Exhibition | Attend |
| • 15.00-16.00 | Presentation | Philatelic aspects of the 1919 Newfoundland to England Transatlantic Flight attempts - Paul Skinner (Curator) | Request Ticket |
| 13 May - Thursday | |||
| • 11.30 | Tour | Tour of the British Library Philatelic Exhibition | Attend |
| • 15.00-16.00 | Presentation | Introduction to the Resources of the British Library for Philatelic Research – David Beech (Curator) | Request Ticket |
| 14 May - Friday | |||
| • 11.30 | Tour | Tour of the British Library Philatelic Exhibition | Attend |
| • 15.00-16.00 | Presentation | Philatelic Fakes & Forgeries – Paul Skinner (Curator) | Request Ticket |
| 15 May - Saturday | |||
| • 11.30 | Tour | Tour of the British Library Philatelic Exhibition | Attend |
| • 15.00-16.00 | Presentation | The British Post Office as shown on Picture Post Cards – Robert Johnson (Guest Speaker) | Request Ticket |
| 9 June - Wednesday | |||
| • 15.00-16.00 | Presentation | Introduction to the Resources of the British Library for Philatelic Research – David Beech (Curator) | Request Ticket |
Dates for the second half of the year’s events will be announced later
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