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The Tapling Collection
AR9116257 
Detail showing the British Museum stamp
AR9112515 
Detail showing the British Museum stamp
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Queen Isabella II
AR9113028 
British Library Entrance hall
AR9115310 
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AR9115316 
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AR9115300 
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AR9115305 
Book delivery system
AR9115208 
British Library King's Library
AR9115192 
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AR9115306 
Reading room
AR9116031 
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Reading room
AR9116028 
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AR9116032 
Penny Black stamp press 
The Penny Black stamp press was one of several used to print the 1d black and 2d blue, the first postage stamps, issued in 1840. The stamp office of the Inland Revenue created them for the printers Perkins, Bacon and Petch, for the British Post Office. The press, known as a Perkins D cylinder, was developed for intaglio recess or line-engraved printing by Jacob Perkins and patented in 1819. This press was presented to the British Library by Perkins Bacon Limited in 1963. Image taken from [Photographs of the British Library building at St.Pancras]. Originally published/produced in 2005. 
Location British Library/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier AR9116025 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 3874px × 4000px 
Photo Credit © British Library Board / Robana / Art Resource, NY 
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20th century
exchange media
Machine
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POSTAGE STAMP
postal stamp
Stamp
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