Percival Loines Pemberton (4 May 1875 – 11 June 1949),"Obituary Percival Loines Pemberton" by H.R.H. in ''
The London Philatelist
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philatelist
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and
stamp dealer
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who signed the
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 n ...
Association of British Philatelic Societies
The Association of British Philatelic Societies, commonly known as the ''ABPS'', is the British national association of philatelic societies, regional philatelic federations, and specialist philatelic societies.Walter Dorning Beckton, a future president of The Royal Philatelic Society, London, James H. Abbott and many other members of what was called ''The Manchester School''. Pemberton did little business in Manchester, however, and in 1896 he moved to London. There he was able to participate in larger auctions, where the bidders were sometimes given alcoholic drinks to encourage the bidding, and he was able to make many contacts.
In 1897 Pemberon was able to buy part of the collection of
Adelaide Lucy Fenton
Adelaide Lucy Fenton (1824 or 1825 – 6 February 1897) de Worms, Percy. ''The Royal Philatelic Society London. 1869–April 10th-1919''. Bath: 1919, p.67-69. was an early female philatelist and philatelic journalist who was among the first ...
(who wrote under the pen name ''Fentonia''), one of the first lady collectors, with whom his father had frequently crossed swords in the pages of ''Stamp-Collector's Magazine'', according to Percival, without ever knowing that ''Fentonia'' was a woman. Pemberton was in partnership with W.B. Kirkpatrick, then E.P. Airlie Dry. In 1921 he and his son went into business with Alexander J. Sefi. Together, they donated the Sefi-Pemberton Cup to ''The Junior Philatelic Society'', now the National Philatelic Society. His son, A.L. Pemberton, became a director of the firm, which continued until 1956 when it was acquired by
Robson Lowe
John Harry Robson Lowe (7 January 1905, London – 19 August 1997, Bournemouth) was an English professional philatelist, stamp dealer and stamp auctioneer.
Life and career
Lowe is regarded by philatelists as the father of postal history, ha ...
."Reminiscences of a Stamp Dealer" in ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. XLIX, No. 583, July 1940, pp. 121-130.Schofield, Brian. ''Who Was Who in British Philately''. London:
British Philatelic Trust
The British Philatelic Trust was established in 1981 by the British Post Office. The governing deed was executed on 26 September 1983.International Philatelic Union and, from 1938, the official publication of the Manchester, City of London, Herts and Birmingham Philatelic Societies. After Robson Lowe acquired the Pemberton business in 1956, including the ''Philatelic Journal'', it was incorporated into Lowe's ''The Philatelist''.
Stamp collecting
Pemberton had wide collecting interests and wrote on most countries in the fifty volumes of the ''Philatelic Journal of Great Britain'', but his principal interest was the first stamps of Greece, about which he wrote and corresponded extensively. He was a member of the ''British Philatelic Association'' Expert Committee and The Fiscal Philatelic Society, and a corresponding member of the ''L'Académie de Philatélie''
Publications
*"The Stamps of Greece" – a series of articles published in ''The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain'', 1911–1914.
*''Priced Descriptive Catalogue of the Stamps of Greece'' (1923).
References
Further reading
*Obituary of P.L. Pemberton in ''The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain'', April–June 1949, p. 26.