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H. E. Tester
Henry E. Tester (1905 – 31 January 1986) was a Danish chemist and philatelist who, in 1982, with Sigurd Ringström, was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for parts I and II of ''The private ship letter stamps of the world''.''The Society's medals and honorary fellowship''. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 4. In his Will, Henry Tester donated three philatelic medals to the Royal Philatelic Society, his own Crawford Medal, his Amphilex 1977 Silver-Gilt medal and his 1982 Stampex Gold Medal."Museum and Archives" by John H. Levett in '' The London Philatelist'', Vol. 95, No. 1123-24, July–August 1986, p. 122. Selected publications *''The Literature on Cinderella Philately''. Cinderella Stamp Club The Cinderella Stamp Club was founded on 5 June 1959 in London, England, and is an association of philatelists, amateur and professional, whose interests lie in local stamps, telegraph stamps, railway stamps, revenue stamps, fiscals, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philatelist
Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps. For instance, the stamps being studied may be very rare or reside only in museums. Etymology The word "philately" is the English transliteration of the French "", coined by Georges Herpin in 1864. Herpin stated that stamps had been collected and studied for the previous six or seven years and a better name was required for the new hobby than ''timbromanie'' (roughly "stamp quest"), which was disliked.Williams, L.N. & M. ''Fundamentals of Philately''. State College: The American Philatelic Society, 1971, p.20. The alternative terms "timbromania", "timbrophily", and "timbrology" gradually fell out of use as ''philately'' gained acceptance during the 1860s. Herpin took the Greek root word Ï ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurd Ringström
Sigurd (Sigge) Ringström (Trelleborg 1908 – 16 August 1992)"Sigurd (Sigge) Ringström, RDP, FRPSL, An Appreciation" by Tomas Bjaringer ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 101, No. 1199, November 1992, p. 342. was a philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1977 at Blackpool. In 1982, with H.E. Tester, he was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for parts I and II of ''The private ship letter stamps of the world''."Why Sweden", ''Bulletin 1'', STOCKHOLMIA2019, Sweden, 2017, pp. 20-29. Selected publications *''The private ship letter stamps of the world.'' (With Henry E. Tester) References 1992 deaths Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London 1908 births People from Trelleborg Swedish philatelists Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists {{philatelist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
