£3,000 STAMP LIBRARY SOLD
WEIGHS OVER TEN TONS. LONDON, April 3. The world-famous library of philatelic literature formed by the late Air. F. A. Bellamy, of Oxford, has been bought by Air. Albert H. Harris, editor of the “Philatelic Magazine.” Air. Bellamy was an astronomer, but he made his relaxation the study of his stamps. His aim was to form the finest philatelic library in the world for presentation to Oxford University, and he spent over £3,000 in doing so. The University declined the offer, mainly owing to lack of accommodation. The Bellamy library ranks second only to that of the late Earl of Crawford, now in the British Museum. It comprises literature on stamps and postal history in all languages, amounting to over 200,000 items, and weighs ,over ten tons. Many of the items are unique.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 May 1938, Page 11
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