Shelley Collection Explained

The Shelley Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to the Spanish Civil War that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections.^[1]

The collection is in five volumes and mainly comprises covers used to and from the International Brigades.^[2] It was formed by Ronald G. Shelley and bequeathed to the library in 2003.^[1]

See also

• Bailey Collection
• Blackburn Collection
• Postage stamps and postal history of Spain

Further reading

• Shelley, Ronald G. The postal history of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Brighton: R.G. Shelley, 1967.

External links

• Spanish Postal History Resources

Notes and References

1. http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/philatelic/philateliccollections/collectionsoverview/collectionscountry/philcollectionscountry.html The Shelley Collection.
2. "Donations Received: Spanish Civil War - Blackburn Collection" in British Library Philatelic Collections Newsletter, Issue 19, Spring 2012, p. 4.