Harry Sutherland Philatelic Library announces winter ‘Open Saturday’ dates

The “Open Saturday” dates and extended hours for the upcoming season were recently announced by the Harry Sutherland Philatelic Library (HSPL).

Located at 10 Summerhill Ave. in downtown Toronto, the library is part of the Toronto-based Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation. It’s open regularly on Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can also research at the HSPL on the fourth Wednesday of most months.

In addition, the library will be open on the following Saturdays:

  • Jan. 19 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;
  • Feb. 9 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; and
  • March 9 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m, which coincides with the nearby North Toronto Stamp Club Bourse.

EXTENDED HOURS

The library’s extended hours include:

  • Jan. 23 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.;
  • Feb. 27 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and
  • March 27 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

The HSPL is also available for use by appointment. For more information, click here.

A PHILATELIC DESTINATION

Among the library’s many claims to fame is its collection of British North American reference material, which is considered the world’s best. The library also holds a significant collection of early Canadian philatelic journals in optical character recognition (OCR) searchable format as well as a comprehensive collection of Canadian auction catalogues and historical runs of selected auction catalogues. What’s more, the library preserves research collections from important Canadian philatelists in addition to its historical collection of exhibition prospectuses.

The HSPL is arguably Canada’s top philatelic destination—and for a number of reasons, the foremost of which is its distinct nature. Nowhere else in the world can a philatelist find such a comprehensive collection of items relating to the philately of Canada and British North America.

“People are generally very pleased with what we have here,” said Librarian Sheila Moll. “It’s important because until we became intentional about collecting everything to do with Canadian philately, it wasn’t being done in Canada or anywhere else.”

“We’re really trying to preserve what will someday be unique because nobody else is going to have as much as we do or make any effort to save these early Canadian materials,” added Moll.

To sign up for the library’s Friends of the Harry Sutherland Newsletter and receive the latest updates, email library@greenefoundation.ca or call 1-416-921-2073.

The library catalogue is also searchable via greenefoundation.ca.

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