List of Members

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

The Royal Philatelic Society London.
Dutch Philatelic Academy.
The Collectors Club New York, Past Governor.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Postal history of the Netherlands and its Colonies.

International awards :

Sindelfingen 2000, Golden Posthorn.
Amphilex 2002, Court of Honour.
Naposta 2005 Grand Prix Master’s Class.
Iphla 2012, Grand Prix literature.
Ibra 99, Philexfrance 99, The Stamp Show London 2000, Belgica 01, Philanippon 01, Philakorea 02,
España 2004, Singapore 2004, Washington 2006, Efiro 08, Portugal 2010, Indonesia 2012, Italia 2018,
Stockholmia 2019, Large Gold.
Awards and medals Van der Willigen 2003, Brühl 2003, König 2006, Lee 2008, Luff 2009, Costerus 2010,
Crawford 2012, Lindenberg 2013.

Publications :

The First Postage Dues – Holland’s ‘3S’ Markings 1667-1811, 2002.
Netherlands Mail in Times of Turmoil, 3 volumes, 2010-2011.
The Paper Trail: World War II in Holland and its Colonies as seen through Mail and Documents (with
Jeffrey Groeneveld), 2018.

Spoken languages :

Dutch, English, French, German.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Secretary General of the AEP.
Honorary member of the Rumanian Federation.
International Association of Philatelic Journalists.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Postal history of Sardinia, Lombardo-Venetia and Italy. Express mail. Via Brindisi.

Research projects :

Postal rates and routes in the former Italian states.

International awards :

Portugal 2010, World Stamp Show New York 2016, Stockholmia 2019, Gold.

Spoken languages :

Italian, French, English, German.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Royal Philatelic Society London, Hon. Secretary.
Roll of Notable Cinderella Philatelists, Chairman.
Keeper of the RDP.
Collectors Club New York.
Club de Monte Carlo.
Egypt Study Circle, Chairman.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Siege of Paris/Ballon Monte, British/French/Italian/Austrian P.O.s in Egypt, Israel, French Islands such as Chausey, Mont-St-Michel, Ouessant.
Some Bulgaria, Egypt, Telegrams, Revenues, Cinderellas.

International awards :

International Gold medals for Traditional and Revenue.

Publications :

10 philatelic publications including the standard catalogues for Lundy Island, Channel Islands locals and Isle of Man locals.

Spoken languages :

English.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

The Collectors Club (New York).
The Royal Philatelic Society London.
Club de Monte-Carlo.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Mesopotamia, Iraq: traditional philately, revenue, airmail, fdc, postal stationery and postal history.
Transjordan: traditional philately and postal history.
Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt: traditional philately.
United Kingdom: traditional philately and postal stationery.

International awards :

Washington 2006, Thailand 2013, Finlandia 2017, Stockholmia 2019, London 2022, Or.
Julian Chapman Memorial Scholarship, 2007.

Publications :

Guide to the Postal Stationery of Iraq (with Clayton Rubic), 2016.

Spoken languages :

English, Arabic, Turkish.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Member of the Board of the AEP.
Auctioneer and founder of Postiljonen AB.
The Royal Philatelic Society London.
Club de Monte-Carlo, First Vice President.
Collectors Club New York.
International Association of Philatelic Journalists.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Stamps of the world 1840-1860. Various first issues of the world.

Publications :

Publisher of Facit catalogues & The FFE-Journal.

Spoken languages :

Swedish, English, German.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Ottoman Association of Studies on Postal History in Turkey.
Royal Philatelic Society London.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Iraq in British Occupation, Ottoman Levant, Ottoman Holy Land, German Empire.

International awards :

Helvetia 2022, Balkanfila XIX 2023, LV.
100th Anniversary of Turkiye International Stamp Exhibition 2023, Gold.

Publications :

Postal History of Ottoman Iraq During the British Occupation 1914-1923.

Spoken languages :

Turkish, English, Arabic.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Past member of the Board of the AEP.
Académie de philatélie (France).
Consilium Philateliæ Helveticæ, corresponding member.
National & International Jury member for postal history.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Switzerland: Air mail - Postage meter impressions - Post office forms - Canton of Vaud.
France: The Merson type and the postcards of Reunion Island - Postal history of Toulon.
Italy: Postal receipts (AR) and postal stationery from the reunion of Rome to Italy in 1895.
Belgium: Postal stationery with address label.

International awards :

Ticino 2003, Large Gold.
Planète timbres 2008, Bulgaria 2009, Indipex 2011, Planète timbres 2012, Gold.
NABA Lugano 2018, Large Gold.

Publications :

Les cartes (entiers postaux) Suchard, 1994.
La poste par exprès en Suisse (1868-2000), 2005.

Spoken languages :

French, German.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

The Royal Philatelic Society London.
Association internationale des journalistes philatéliques.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Portugal during The First World War.
Colonial War 1961-1974.
Portuguese India Crown Issue.
Portuguese during the Spain Civil War.

Research projects :

Portuguese India: postal history and first issues.

International awards :

The Lewandowsky Award of the United Postal Stationery Society, USA, for the best book regarding postal
stationery, 2006.
Lubrapex 2009, Italia 2018, Grand Prix International.
London 2022, Grand Prix International candidate.
Stockholmia 2019, London 2022, Large Gold.
Finlandia 2017, Gold.

Publications :

History of the Military Postal Service. Colonial War, 1961-1974 (with Luís Barreiros), 2004
Portuguese India (with Luís Barreiros), 2022.

Spoken languages :

Portuguese, French, English.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

The Royal Philatelic Society London.
International Association of Philatelic Journalists.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Portugal and colonies, pre-adhesive period.
The Native Stamps of Portuguese India.
Maritime mail.

Research projects :

Portuguese India: postal history and first issues.

International awards :

The Lewandowsky Award of the United Postal Stationery Society, USA, for the best book regarding Postal
Stationery, 2006.
Hunphila 2019, Grand Prix International.
London 2022, Grand Prix International candidate.
London 2015, Finlandia 2017, Stockholmia 2019, London 2022, Large Gold.

Publications :

History of the Military Postal Service. Colonial War, 1961-1974, (with Eduardo Barreiros), 2004.
Portuguese India (with Eduardo Barreiros), 2022.

Spoken languages :

Portuguese, French, English.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

The Royal Philatelic Society London.
Member and former President of the FIP Commission for aerophilately.
International Association of Philatelic Journalists.
FIP Jury member for aerophilately.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Aerophilately: Romania and about Romania - First flights of Air France, Lufthansa, Sabena, Swissair.
Postal stationery: Romania - Transport - Tennis.
Thematic philately: Romania - Roads - Tennis - Edelweiss.
Maximaphily: Aviation.
Postcards: Aviation - Tennis.
Cartophilie : Aviation - Tennis.

International awards :

American Air Mail Society, George W. Angers Award for outstanding service to international aerophilately
2007.
Philakorea 2002, Bangkok 2003, España 2004, España 2006, Jakarta 2012, Gold.

Spoken languages :

Romanian, English, German, Russian.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

FIP Jury member for postal history and postal stationery.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Postal stationery of Spain and Peru.
Postal history of the Spanish civil war and of the División Azul.
Postal history of Asturias.

Publications :

Historia postal del Consejo general de Asturias y León (with Manuel Vázquez Enciso), 1997.
Historia postal de la División Azul (with Manuel Vázquez Enciso), 2006.
Las emisiones conocidas y desconocidas de la F.N.M.T. del final de la República 1938-1939, 2006.

Spoken languages :

Spanish, German, English.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Past President of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
Curator of the Philatelic Collections, The British Library, 1983-2013.
The Collectors Club New York.
Past Trustee, Revenue Philately Trust, and of The Stuart Rossiter Trust.
International Association of Philatelic Journalists.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Philately of all countries and all periods.

Research projects :

Mauritius: 1847 “Post Office” issue printing plates.
The H R Harmer auction houses.
Shanahan’s Stamp Auctions Limited.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika: 1954-59 issue.
British Philatelic history.
Hejaz: 1916 issue and its literature.

International awards :

Membership of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to philately.
Smithsonian Institution, National Postal Museum, Philatelic Lifetime Achievement Award 2013.
Tapling Medal 2017.

Publications :

Falkland Islands: The Travis Franks and Covers (with Andrew Norris), 1977.
New Zealand and Dependencies – A Philatelic Bibliography
(with Allan B. Berry and Robin M. Startup), 2004.
Hejaz: The First Postage Stamps of 1916 and T. E. Lawrence, 2005.
How to Look After Your Collection – A Basic Guide, 2006.
Treasures in Focus Stamps, 2009.
The Crawford Library of Philatelic Literature at the British Library
and for the World in Digital Form, 2016.
The Printing Plate of the Mauritius 1847 “Post Office” Issue
[Revised text reflecting new information (2016)], 2016.
A Guide to Philatelic Research at The British Library, 2019.
Philatelic Research A Basic Guide [Third version] 2019.
The History of Philately in Great Britain and Ireland – A Bibliography of Monographs, Grey Literature
and Selected Texts, 2021.
Philatelic Research La recherche en philatélie. How to look after your Collection. Principes élémentaires
pour la conservation d’une collection, 2022.

Spoken languages :

English.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Royal Philatelic Society London.
Club de Monte-Carlo.
Collectors Club New York.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Samoa 1836-1895.
Indian Feudatory State of Rajpipla.
Pre Colonial Madagascar.
The early Cameo Issues of the Gambia.

International awards :

Singapore 2015, Grand Prix d’Honneur.
Nordia, Grand Prix International, Grand Prix National.
Thailandia 2013, Taipei 2016, Nordia 2017, Israel 2018, London 2022, Large Gold.
Europhilex London 2015, Singapore 2015, Gold.

Spoken languages :

Swedish, English.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Royal Philatelic Society London.
Club de Monte-Carlo.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Austria.
Hungary.
Switzerland (Ticino).

International awards :

Philataipei 2016, Finlandia 2017, Large Gold.
London 2022, Gold.
HUNFILEX 2022, Grand Prix National.
HELVETIA 2022, World Stamp Champion.

Spoken languages :

Italian, French, German, English.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Académie Royale de Philatélie de Belgique, Honorary member.
Royal Philatelic Society London.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Postal History of Great Britain.
UK Used Abroad.
Postal History of the Ionian Islands.

International awards :

Belgica 1982, Belgique 2016, Grand Prix.
London 1980, Belgica 1982, Large Gold.

Publications :

Catalogus der plaatnummers van de Belgische zegels, 1960
The Mobile Box service, 1973
The use of Great Britain Postal Stationery abroad, 1973
The Siege and Fall of the Citadel of Antwerp in 1832, 2010
Postal History of the Ionian Islands from Venice to Greece (1270-1875), 2013
British Post Offices in Foreign Countries - The Americas, 2015

Spoken languages :

Dutch, French, English, German.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Collectors Club New York.
US Philatelic Classics Society, Board member.
Club de Monte-Carlo.
Royal Philatelic Society London.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Transatlantic postal history to and from the U.S. 1840-1875.

Research projects :

In-depth study of mail volumes to the U.S.

International awards :

Nojex 2018 (États-Unis), Grand Prix National.
Stockholmia 2019, London 2022, Large Gold.
Singapore 2015, WSS New York 2016, Gold.

Spoken languages :

English.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Accademia italiana di filatelia e storia postale.
Royal Philatelic Society London.
Club de Monte-Carlo.
Association internationale des journalistes philatéliques.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Kingdom of Italy 1796-1814.
West Indies, Caribbean area.
Trient Südtirol 1770-1850.
Wafer seals.

International awards :

Italia 85, Moscow 97, Philexfrance 99, Salon du timbre 2012, Large Gold.
London 2010, Italia 2018, Gold.
Sindelfingen 2012, Silver posthorn.

Publications :

I luoghi della posta. Sedi ed uffici dalla Cisalpina al Regno d’Italia 1796-1814.
Catalogo delle timbrature, 1997.
Nevis. The Stamps and Postal History, 1661-1890, 2014.

Spoken languages :

Italian, French, English.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Vice President of the Académie Royale de Philatélie de Belgique.
President Oost-Phila (Federation Philatelic Clubs East-Flanders).
Royal Philatelic Society London – DASV – B.S.C. – PO & PO.
International Association of Philatelic Journalists, member of the Board.
National Jury member for postal history, thematic and maximaphily

Collections and philatelic interests :

Thematic philately: History of religious orders - Religious music.
Postal history: Thurn & Taxis in the Netherlands - Ghent - Albert I with Kepi.
Reorganisation of the Belgian Post after WW I.
Traditional Philately: Albert I with Kepi.
Open class: Goethe.

International awards :

Spoorenberg Medal 2015 (The Netherlands).
Efiro 2008, China 2009, Singapore 2015, Large Gold.
Belgica 2001, Amphilex 2002, España 2004, Washington 2006, España 2006, St. Petersburg 2007, Gold.

Publications :

Editor De Postzegel.

Spoken languages :

French, English, German, Dutch.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Club de Monte-Carlo, founder member.
Member of the philatelic commission of HSH the Prince of Monaco.
International Association of Philatelic Experts.

Collections and philatelic interests :

Monaco and Corsica.

Publications :

Histoire postale de la Principauté de Monaco, 1993.
Histoire postale de la Corse, 2017.

Spoken languages :

French, Italian.

Society membership and principal philatelic positions held :

Deputy Director of the Dutch Corinphila Veilingen B.V.
Past Editor and reviewer at the national monthly magazine Filatelie.
Author of the web blog Dutch Philately http://dutchphilately.blogspot.com/
Royal Philatelic Society London.

Collections and philatelic interests :

- Dutch New-Guinea and precursors (1900-1962c.)
- Postal packet cards of the Netherlands, collected on destination.
- The so-called Scottish Twin Arc Double Circle cancels with number, on stamps and postcards.
- Postal History West-Friesland (historic triangle Hoorn, Enkhuizen, Medemblik).

Spoken languages :

Dutch, English.