Page 6 - The Royal Philatelic Society London Introduction to the Collections

The library had its first permanent

home when the Society moved into 41

Devonshire Place in 1925.

In November 2014 it was decided that
the library would become an archival

library for philatelic literature

therefore a copy of each item is

retained (including superseded
editions) and every effort is made to

fill any gaps in the collection. The

library grows at a prodigious rate

(approximately 24 linear metres per
annum) despite being reliant upon

donations.

The library had long outgrown No.41
and in 2017 the building was sold and

the hunt for suitable premises began…

© Photograph by J.D.Ray