page_title: Heys Collection
hierarchical_section_title: Heys Collection
caption_attribution_description: English: 1940 censored "QSL card" (used by amateur radio [ham] operators) to confirm reception of broadcast signals, from St Vincent to the Canal Zone mailed 24 February 1940 franked with GV halfpenny and 1d postage stamps.
context_page_description: The Heys Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to amateur radio operators in Europe between 1930 and 1997 that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. The collection includes stamps, QSL cards and international reply coupons among other things. It was formed by John Heys and donated to the library in 2001.
context_section_description: The Heys Collection is a collection of philatelic material relating to amateur radio operators in Europe between 1930 and 1997 that forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections. The collection includes stamps, QSL cards and international reply coupons among other things. It was formed by John Heys and donated to the library in 2001.
caption: The postal side of a 1940 QSL card from St. Vincent. (Not from the Heys Collection)
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