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The Tapling Collection of postage stamps was donated to the British Museum from the estate of Thomas Tapling in 1891. The probate value of the Tapling collection was set at £12,000 but on arrival Richard Garnett (assistant keeper of Printed Books) estimated their value at more than £50,000 and described the bequest as the most valuable gift since the Grenville Library in 1847 (equivalent to £24,000,000 in 2011). It is held in the Philatelic Collections of the British Library and selected items are on permanent public exhibition.

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  • The Tapling Collection of postage stamps was donated to the British Museum from the estate of Thomas Tapling in 1891. The probate value of the Tapling collection was set at £12,000 but on arrival Richard Garnett (assistant keeper of Printed Books) estimated their value at more than £50,000 and described the bequest as the most valuable gift since the Grenville Library in 1847 (equivalent to £24,000,000 in 2011). It is held in the Philatelic Collections of the British Library and selected items are on permanent public exhibition. The collection covers the period 1840 to 1890 with some items up to 1900 added subsequently and recorded on the album pages. As of January 2009 the stamps were held in 72 boxes and the postal stationery part held in 113 albums and seven boxes. (en)
  • Колле́кция Та́плинга (англ. Tapling Collection) — филателистическая коллекция, которая была завещана известным коллекционером Томасом Таплингом (1855—1891) библиотеке Британского музея в Лондоне и передана туда на хранение и экспонирование в 1891 году. (ru)
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  • Paul Skinner (en)
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  • The Tapling Collection includes this 1854, 4 annas stamp in blue and pale red from India with the error of having the head inverted. (en)
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  • Tapling collection (en)
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  • Колле́кция Та́плинга (англ. Tapling Collection) — филателистическая коллекция, которая была завещана известным коллекционером Томасом Таплингом (1855—1891) библиотеке Британского музея в Лондоне и передана туда на хранение и экспонирование в 1891 году. (ru)
  • The Tapling Collection of postage stamps was donated to the British Museum from the estate of Thomas Tapling in 1891. The probate value of the Tapling collection was set at £12,000 but on arrival Richard Garnett (assistant keeper of Printed Books) estimated their value at more than £50,000 and described the bequest as the most valuable gift since the Grenville Library in 1847 (equivalent to £24,000,000 in 2011). It is held in the Philatelic Collections of the British Library and selected items are on permanent public exhibition. (en)
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  • Tapling Collection (en)
  • Коллекция Таплинга (ru)
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