The Wineburgh

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History

The library was founded in 1976 by the late Harold Wineburgh and has its own endowment fund that supports its activities.

The collection

Geographically the collection is strong in United States, British, Western European, and Mexican philatelic literature. It also has important collections of literature relating to forgeries, airmail, and state postal histories. Confederate postal history is also strong. Special collections include the official archive of the Texas Philatelic Association, Inc. between 1896 and 2006.

External links

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Finders guide to the records of the Texan Philatelic Association.
Philatelic libraries 1976 establishments in Texas {{philately-stub