Richard Garcia
MBE Mbe may refer to:
* Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo
* Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria
* Mbe language, a language of Nigeria
* Mbe' language, language of Cameroon
* ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language
Molal ...
FRPSL
The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on 10 April 1869 as ''The Philatelic Society, London''. The society runs a postal museum, the Spear Museum of Philatelic History, at its he ...
is the former chief secretary of the British government in Gibraltar. He has also been chairman of the
Gibraltar Police Authority and Maritime Accident Investigation Compliance Officer for Gibraltar.
Garcia is a fellow of the
Royal Philatelic Society London
The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on 10 April 1869 as ''The Philatelic Society, London''. The society runs a postal museum, the Spear Museum of Philatelic History, at its he ...
and former president of the Gibraltar Philatelic Society.
Selected publications
* ''The Postal History of Gibraltar''. 1998. (With
Ted Proud
Edward Wilfrid Baxby (Ted) Proud (18 April 1930 – 6 February 2017) was a British postal history, postal historian, philatelic writer, and philatelic dealer who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2008.
Early life and family
Ted Pr ...
)
* ''The Development of the Gibraltar Picture Postcard''. Government of Gibraltar, 2004.
* ''The British Postal Service in Morocco, 1749-1906''. 2009.
* ''The Gibraltar Savings Bank 1882 - 2012''. Gibraltar Garrison Library Press, 2012.
* ''Gibraltar's Currency and Banknotes 1898-2011''. 2012.
* ''Gibraltar Through the Lens''. 2013.
* ''Wholesome Wines and Kindred Spirits: Saccone and Speed 1839-2014''. 2014.
* ''A Quiet Voice That Would Be Heard''. 2014.
* ''A Mighty Fortress set in the Silver Sea''. FotoGrafiks Books, 2014.
* ''A Tradition of Service: The Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service, 1865-2015. Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service, 2015.
* ''The Changing Face of Gibraltar in the 20th Century''. 2017.
* ''Barroco on the Rock: George Borrow and Gibraltar''. Lavengro Press, 2017.
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Gibraltarian historians
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Gibraltarian male writers
Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London
Members of the Order of the British Empire
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