Stanley Gibbons

Submitted by Mary L. Shannon on Mon, 2012-05-07 18:19

Not far from the theatres, still on the north side of the Strand, is the world-famous Stanley Gibbons stamp shop.Stanley Gibbons. Photo taken April 2012.Stanley Gibbons. Photo taken April 2012.

Their website shows what the shop looked like in the late-nineteenth century, when it was at 391 Strand:

Stanley Gibbons, founded in 1856, on the late-Victorian Strand. Images from the Stanley Gibbons website.Stanley Gibbons, founded in 1856, on the late-Victorian Strand. Images from the Stanley Gibbons website.

Interior of Stanley Gibbons. Images from the Stanley Gibbons website.Interior of Stanley Gibbons. Images from the Stanley Gibbons website.

 

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