Gilbert "Gillie" Harrison (13 June 1858 – 9 November 1894) was an English

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 ...

, and

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footballer who played in the 1870s and 1880s. He was one of the "Fathers of Philately" entered on the

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in 1921.

Birth

Harrison was born in

Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire Cottingham is a large village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England with average affluence. It lies north-west of the centre of Kingston upon Hull, and south-east of Beverley on the eastern edge o ...

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Rugby

Harrison played at representative level for

, and at club level was

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for

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, as a

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, e.g. front row,

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, or back row. Before Thursday 29 August 1895, Hull F.C. was a

club. Gillie Harrison won caps for

while at Hull F.C. in 1877 against Ireland, and Scotland, in 1879 against Scotland, and Ireland, in 1880 against Scotland, and in 1885 against Wales, and Ireland.

Philately

He joined ''The Philatelic Society, London'', now The Royal Philatelic Society London, in February 1889 de Worms, Percy. ''The Royal Philatelic Society London 1869 – 10–1 April, 919''. Bath: 1919. and was an expert on the stamps of Afghanistan, Portuguese India, Kashmir, and on United States

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. It was reported in

The London Philatelist ''The London Philatelist'' was first published in January 1892
by

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collection alone but still lacked many varieties. He won a gold medal at the

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for his display of US stamped envelopes. He died on 9 November 1894, at Ferriby (

Sculcoates Sculcoates is a suburb of Kingston upon Hull, north of the city centre, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. For many centuries, much of what was called Hull came within the parish of St Mary's Church. Sculcoates railway station closed ...

), at the age of 36. His notes for a work on the early postage stamps of Afghanistan, uncompleted at the time of his death, were handed to

Edward Denny Bacon Sir Edward Denny Bacon, KCVO (29 August 1860 – 5 June 1938)Biography
in the ...

and the book was eventually published by the

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, 1893. (With Lieut. F. H. Napier, R.N.) Reprinted from articles in ''Stanley Gibbons' Monthly Journal''. *''The Nesbitt Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers of the United States of America''. A supplement to

The London Philatelist ''The London Philatelist'' was first published in January 1892
by

Biography of Arthur Budd with an England team photograph including Gilbert HarrisonFootball; the Rugby union gameSearch for "Harrison" at rugbyleagueproject.org
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