Charles James Phillips (15 May 1863 – 2 June 1940) of

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, and

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, was a

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highly regarded in both

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where he started his philatelic career and in the

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, where he emigrated to in 1922.

Philatelic activity in England

In 1890 Phillips purchased Stanley Gibbons & Co."The Story of Stanley Gibbons" by Michael Briggs in ''Gibbons Stamp Monthly'', July 2006, pp.52-5
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for £25,000. It had first been offered to

Theodor Buhl Theodor August Buhl (baptised August Theodor Buhl; 16 May 1865 – 11 October 1922)"Occasional Notes" in '' The London Philatelist'', Vol. XXXI, No. 370, October 1922, p. 260. was a British stamp dealer in London who published ''Stamp News'', whi ...

for £20,000."2422. Western Australia Convict Stamps" by Brian J. Birch in ''The Bulletin'', British Society of Australian Philately, Vol. 66, No. 5, October 2011, p. 103. Phillips wrote numerous philatelic articles, including those published in ''The Gibbons Monthly Journal'', ''The Stamp Advertiser and Auction Record'' and the ''Gibbons Stamp Weekly'' where he wrote articles on various collections he had helped build or sold.