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Tevfik Kuyas
Tevfik Kuyas (1916–1989) was a Turkish philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1980. Kuyas was the Royal Philatelic Society London's special representative for Turkey. He assembled a leading collection of Turkish Tughra stamps from the Brandt, Broadbeck, and Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of ... collections.David Feldman S.A. (2013) Ottoman Empire/Turkey The "Sultan" Collection of the Tughra Issues (Part I) (Formerly the Kuhut Alanyali collection)'. Geneva: David Feldman S.A. p. 118. References External links *http://www.istanbulfilateli.com/hakkimizda.html Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 1916 births 1989 deaths Turkish philatelists Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London {{Philatelist-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tevfik Kuyas
Tevfik Kuyas (1916–1989) was a Turkish philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1980. Kuyas was the Royal Philatelic Society London's special representative for Turkey. He assembled a leading collection of Turkish Tughra stamps from the Brandt, Broadbeck, and Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of ... collections.David Feldman S.A. (2013) Ottoman Empire/Turkey The "Sultan" Collection of the Tughra Issues (Part I) (Formerly the Kuhut Alanyali collection)'. Geneva: David Feldman S.A. p. 118. References External links *http://www.istanbulfilateli.com/hakkimizda.html Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 1916 births 1989 deaths Turkish philatelists Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London {{Philatelist-stu ... [...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] |
Roll Of Distinguished Philatelists
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a Philately, philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921. The Roll consists of five pieces of parchment to which the signatories add their names. Selection of the signatories Those who have assisted the development of philately through their research, expertise or giving their time can be candidates to sign the Roll if they are sponsored by one of the existing signatories. The following four years, the candidate is examined once a year with the other current ones by a Board of election.Arthur Ronald Butler, ''The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists'', The British Philatelic Federation Limited, 1990 The ceremony of signature of the Roll happens at the annual Philatelic Congress of Great Britain. Under the Congress' rules, the signatories can talk and vote during the Congress. Forty-two philatelists were honoured posthumously on the first page of the Roll as "Fathers of Phila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Philatelic Society London
The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on 10 April 1869 as ''The Philatelic Society, London''. The society runs a postal museum, the Spear Museum of Philatelic History, at its headquarters in the City of London. History The society was founded on 10 April 1869 at a meeting at 93 Great Russell Street in the rooms of the stamp dealer J.C. Wilson. The first officers elected were the president, Sir Daniel Cooper, the vice-president, Frederick A. Philbrick, and the secretary, W. Dudley Atlee. The committee comprised Edward Loines Pemberton, Charles W. Viner, Thomas F. Erskine, Joseph Speranza, and W. E. Hayns. Permission to use the prefix "Royal" was granted by King Edward VII in November 1906. Prince George, the Duke of York (future George V), was an enthusiastic stamp collector. He served as honorary vice-president of the society from 1893 to 1910. His father, King Edward VII, had a large stamp collection t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Linz
Arthur Linz FAIC, Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London, FRPSL, (1895 – March 29, 1961) was an American industrial chemist who specialized in the chemistry of molybdenum and its compounds. He was also a noted Philately, philatelist who formed leading collections of the stamps and postal history of Finland, Peru, and Turkey, and wrote extensively about his collecting interests. He formed the majority of the Bernard Payton collection of Peruvian stamps and postal history in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and his collection of Turkish stamps included a block of ''tête-bêche'' "tughra" stamps of the Ottoman Empire that has been described as "arguably the most important Tughra item". Early life and education Arthur Linz was born in 1895 and received his advanced education at Columbia University, New York, and the Zurich Polytechnic Institute. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
