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William Image ‘The Librarian of Philately’ (1807-1903)

So we’ve established that our Duke owed much of his success to our trailblazing Prince, writes Devlan Kruck. And if Ferrary is forever entwined with Tapling, then Tapling will forever be indebted to our next Philatelic Legend, William E. Image.

The first thing you notice about William Image, a Surgeon from Norwich, is that he got in very

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