Sir David Parkes Masson (1847Who Was Who in British Philately

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in 1921. He was a wealthy banker in India, owned large estates in Malaysia, served as a British military officer, and held a number of important public offices in British India."The Late Sir David Parkes Masson." by Jno. Godinho in ''

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Philatelic Society of India The Philatelic Society of India (PSI) was formed in 1897The Royal Philatelic Society London, and a Fellow of that society from 1899. He formed world class collections of Afghanistan and Kashmir, as well as important collections of Ceylon, Portuguese India, Sirmoor, Poonch and British India. His work showed that the so-called first issue of Kashmir was bogus, a feat which ''

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Outside philately

Masson was born in

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in 1847. He lived much of his life in India. He was Managing Director of the Punjab Banking Co. of Lahore, Karachi and Kashmir. He served as ADC to the Commander-in-Chief and Viceroy of India, and for fifteen years was Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles. He was knighted on 20 July 1904. He was a Deputy Grand Master of Freemasonry in the Punjab, holder of the Volunteer Decoration, a Member of the Council of the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab and a Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire.

Death

Masson contracted a serious illness while inspecting his estates in

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and was obliged to return to London, where he died on 30 December 1915. He left a widow, Therese Emilie Louise Masson, and a daughter, Marie Therese Stanley-Creek. He was buried at

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on 1 January 1916.

Selected publications

*''Jammu and Kashmir''. (Two parts bound together) Calcutta & Lahore:

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*''Sirmoor I''. Calcutta: Supplement to the ''British Journal of India'', Vol. 10, 1906. *''The Postage Stamps of Afghanistan''. Madras: Philatelic Society of India, 1908. (With B. Gordon Jones)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Masson, David Parkes 1847 births 1915 deaths British philatelists Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire Indian bankers Burials at Brookwood Cemetery Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London Fathers of philately Knights Bachelor Indian Defence Force officers