Jairo Londoño Tamayo (1917 – 14 June 2000) was a Colombian

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 ...

who was added to the

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in 1990.
Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011
', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011
Archived here.
/ref> Tamayo specialised in the

philately of Colombia 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 poss ...

, for his displays of which he won gold medals at Philadelphia 76, Amsterdam 77 and London 1980.

Selected publications

*''Fifty Years of Airmail in Colombia''. 1969. (with E. Gebauer)

References

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