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'''Harry Osborne MD''' (28 November 1875<ref name=bateman>Bateman, Robert. ''Stamp Collectors' Who's Who''. London: [[Stanley Gibbons|Stanley Gibbons Ltd]]., 1960, p.66.</ref> – 21 June 1959<ref>British |
'''Harry Osborne MD''' (28 November 1875<ref name=bateman>Bateman, Robert. ''Stamp Collectors' Who's Who''. London: [[Stanley Gibbons|Stanley Gibbons Ltd]]., 1960, p.66.</ref> – 21 June 1959<ref>British Medical Journal, 1959</ref>) was a British [[philately|philatelist]] who wrote several important works on classic British stamps and signed the [[Roll of Distinguished Philatelists]] in 1954.<ref>http://www.abps.org.uk/Home/Who_Was_Who/index.xalter#O</ref> |
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Osborne won the [[Crawford Medal]] from the [[Royal Philatelic Society London|Royal Philatelic Society, London]] for his work on the Great Britain Twopence stamp, plate 9. |
Osborne won the [[Crawford Medal]] from the [[Royal Philatelic Society London|Royal Philatelic Society, London]] for his work on the Great Britain Twopence stamp, plate 9. |
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Revision as of 18:31, 3 October 2012
Harry Osborne MD (28 November 1875[1] – 21 June 1959[2]) was a British philatelist who wrote several important works on classic British stamps and signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1954.[3]
Osborne won the Crawford Medal from the Royal Philatelic Society, London for his work on the Great Britain Twopence stamp, plate 9.
He won a Grand Gold Medal for his stamps of Great Britain at the London International Stamp Exhibition 1950 and was also a student of the stamps of Ceylon and New South Wales.
Publications
- The Ray Flaws of Plates 1 and 2 of the Penny Black, 1935.
- Great Britain Twopence Plate Nine - A Study of the Plate and its Repairs, Chas. Nissen & Co., London, 1939.
- British Line Engraved Stamps, Twopence Blue - Studies of Plates 1 to 15, H.F. Johnson, London 1948.
- British Line Engraved Stamps - Repaired Impressions, H.F. Johnson, London, 1949.
References
- ^ Bateman, Robert. Stamp Collectors' Who's Who. London: Stanley Gibbons Ltd., 1960, p.66.
- ^ British Medical Journal, 1959
- ^ http://www.abps.org.uk/Home/Who_Was_Who/index.xalter#O
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