Frederick Adolphus Philbrick, KC (13 June 1835 – 25 December 1910)http://www.rpsl.org.uk/frederick_philbrick/index.html The collection of Frederick Philbrick by Dr. Andreas Hahn 1 March 2008Report of death in ''The Bulletin'', Fiscal Philatelic Society, Vol.I, No.9, February 1911. was an English

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and an early

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 possi ...

Life and career

The eldest son of Frederick Blomfield Philbrick, Frederick Adolphus Philbrick was educated at the University of London (BA 1853). He entered the Middle Temple in 1858 and was called to the bar in 1860, joining the Home Circuit. He was appointed Recorder of Colchester in 1870, a Queen's Counsel in 1874, and was elected a bencher of the Middle Temple in 1876. He was appointed a County Court Judge in 1895.

Philately

In 1866 he acquired the collection of Georges Herpin who coined the word "philatelie" in 1864.Birch, Brian. (2013)
Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers
''. 13th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 1227. He was one of the founders of the "Philatelic Society, London", which later became the

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. He was its first Vice-President and was President of the Society between 1872 and 1892. Philbrick was also an honorary member of the

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. Two pseudonyms used by Philbrick in his philatelic writing were, ''An Amateur'' and ''Damus Petimusque Vicissim'' (the motto of British Guiana).Birch, Brian. ''Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers''. 9th edition. Standish, Wigan: 2008, p.1178. He was named as one of the "fathers of philately" on the

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References

Publications

*''The Postage and Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain'', 1881. (With W.A.S. Westoby) *"Notes on the Proofs and Essays of Great Britain" in ''Stamp Collectors Magazine'', 1868.

External links

Profile at Who Was Who in British Philately
{{DEFAULTSORT:Philbrick, Frederick British philatelists Presidents of the Royal Philatelic Society London 1835 births 1910 deaths 20th-century English judges People from Colchester Fathers of philately English King's Counsel Members of the Middle Temple 19th-century English judges Alumni of the University of London County Court judges (England and Wales)