H. L. White Postage Stamp Collection, 1838-1913
H. L. White Postage Stamp Collection, 1838-1913
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Date
1838-1913
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H. L. White Postage Stamp Collection
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Physical Description
Contents
352 trays in 8 cabinets and 1 album of postage stamps and philatelic material - 315 x 133.5 x 70 cm (cabinets) - printed
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Finding aids
F.W. Hill catalogue of the H. L. White stamp collection. Sydney, 1958, is available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room at REF 1/Q339.3/H. The catalogue is arranged by the slide or tray number under each state. All particulars in the F. W. Hill catalogue have been taken from Stanley Gibbons' priced catalogue of postage stamps, Londo...
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Scope and Contents
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The emphasis in White’s collection is on New South Wales stamps, beginning with the 1838 pre-stamped letter sheets (embossed covers) and the ‘Sydney Views’ stamps of 1850 through to 1913, when the printing and issue of postage stamps became the responsibility of the Commonwealth. The collection also includes sets of Queensland and Western Australia...
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Full title
H. L. White Postage Stamp Collection, 1838-1913
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Published information
Contents list of the H.L. White postage stamp collection. Sydney : W.A. Gullick, 1918 located at ML 339.3/M ¶¶The Australian Philatelist, 23 (10) (1917) located at ML 339.3/M ¶¶The art of collecting national heritage : the letters of Henry Luke White, 1910-1913 compiled by Judy White. Scone : Seven Press, 2006 ¶¶Treasures of the State Library of Ne...
Contextual Information
Source
New South Wales component of the collection was donated by H. L. White in 1917, the Queensland and West Australian stamps were donated in June 1921, and the postage stamps of Tasmania were presented by H. V. Hordern (daughter) in July 1922
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Administrative / Biographical history
Henry Luke White (1860-1927) began collecting stamps in 1871 but spent much of his life managing the family estates of Edinglassie and Belltrees in the Hunter Valley. He became a noted ornithologist and philatelist and with guidance from Sydney stamp-dealer Fred Hagen, he began building an extensive specialised collection of postage stamps from all...
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Primary Identifiers
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H. L. White Postage Stamp Collection
Record Identifier
93QVMal1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/93QVMal1
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Reference code
825523
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