Francis Hugh Vallancey (1879 – 6 September 1950) was a schoolmaster, philatelist, philatelic author and editor, and dealer in philatelic literature. His business was destroyed during the London Blitz of 1941, but he rebuilt it after the war before ill health forced his retirement.
Francis Hugh Vallancey
Born
F. Hugh Vallancey
1879 (1879)
Died
1950 (aged 70–71)
Occupation
Philatelist
The postage stamps of King Edward VIII, 2nd edition, 1948.
Francis Hugh Vallancey was born in 1879.[1] He was a schoolmaster and served in the Boer War.[2] He married and had a daughter.[3]
Philatelyedit
Vallancey was active in philately for 50 years.[3] In 1912, he founded the London Philatelic Club with F.A. Wickhart[2] and in January 1915, he acquired the magazine Stamp Collecting of which he became the editor until it was taken over by Douglas B. Armstrong's Stamp Collecting Limited in 1930.[4] He was one of the first philatelists to take a serious interest in perfins (stamps perforated with firms' initials), about which he published a book in 1933.
He was one of the principal dealers in philatelic literature in Britain and acquired the stock of philatelic publishers Harris Publications after A.H. Harris's death, and the library of Frank A. Bellamy which Vallancey estimated to contain over 200,000 items, though he described much of it as "waste paper". He bought Edward Denny Bacon's library after Bacon's death in 1938. It was transferred to the basement of Vallancey's "Philately House" premises in St Bride Street, London, where it was catalogued by L.N. Williams and began to be sold off. On 10 May 1941, however, a German bomb completely destroyed Philately House, taking Vallancey's business and the remains of the Bacon library with it.[1] Not long afterwards, in 1942, Vallancey sold his collection of British stamps by auction through Robson Lowe in a sale comprising 744 lots.[5]
After the war, Vallancey reestablished his business, working from home, but retired in 1948 due to ill health, selling his magazine stock to H. Garratt-Adams and the remainder, mainly books, to Ramsay Stewart (1931–66).[1][3]
Death and legacyedit
Vallancey died on 6 September 1950. He was survived by his wife and daughter.[3] His publishing interests were taken over by Tom Todd (1911–84) as Vallancey International. His literature stock passed through several hands and were estimated by Harry Hayes in 1980 to still be many tons, principally deriving from the Harris and Bellamy purchases.[1]
Selected publicationsedit
The postage stamps of Great Britain 1840-1922. Stamp Collecting, London, 1923. (With Sidney A.R. Oliver)
A guide to philatelic literature. Vallancey Press, London, 1927-29. (compiler)
British stamps perforated with firms' initials. Vallancey Press, London, 1933. (2nd 1948)
British postmarks with special reference to the 1844 and subsequent numbered obliterations. Vallancey Press, London, 1935.
Check list of British photogravure stamps of King George V, including stamps overprinted for Morocco. Vallancey Press, London, 1939.
The postage stamps of King Edward VIII. 2nd. F. Hugh Vallancey, Sidcup, 1948.
The A.M.G. (Allied Military Government) stamps of Germany. Herman Herst, Shrub Oak, NY, 1958.
^ abVALLANCEY, Francis Hugh 1879-1950. 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine in Who was who in British Philately, The Association of British Philatelic Societies. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
^Birch, Brian. (2014) Bibliography of philatelic periodicals 2022-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. 8th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch. pp. 810-811.
^The "F. Hugh Vallancey" Collection of Great Britain. Robson Lowe, London, 1942.
January 01, 1970
hugh, vallancey, francis, hugh, vallancey, 1879, september, 1950, schoolmaster, philatelist, philatelic, author, editor, dealer, philatelic, literature, business, destroyed, during, london, blitz, 1941, rebuilt, after, before, health, forced, retirement, franc. Francis Hugh Vallancey 1879 6 September 1950 was a schoolmaster philatelist philatelic author and editor and dealer in philatelic literature His business was destroyed during the London Blitz of 1941 but he rebuilt it after the war before ill health forced his retirement Francis Hugh VallanceyBornF Hugh Vallancey1879 1879 Died1950 aged 70 71 OccupationPhilatelist The postage stamps of King Edward VIII 2nd edition 1948 Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Philately 3 Death and legacy 4 Selected publications 5 ReferencesEarly life and family editFrancis Hugh Vallancey was born in 1879 1 He was a schoolmaster and served in the Boer War 2 He married and had a daughter 3 Philately editVallancey was active in philately for 50 years 3 In 1912 he founded the London Philatelic Club with F A Wickhart 2 and in January 1915 he acquired the magazine Stamp Collecting of which he became the editor until it was taken over by Douglas B Armstrong s Stamp Collecting Limited in 1930 4 He was one of the first philatelists to take a serious interest in perfins stamps perforated with firms initials about which he published a book in 1933 He was one of the principal dealers in philatelic literature in Britain and acquired the stock of philatelic publishers Harris Publications after A H Harris s death and the library of Frank A Bellamy which Vallancey estimated to contain over 200 000 items though he described much of it as waste paper He bought Edward Denny Bacon s library after Bacon s death in 1938 It was transferred to the basement of Vallancey s Philately House premises in St Bride Street London where it was catalogued by L N Williams and began to be sold off On 10 May 1941 however a German bomb completely destroyed Philately House taking Vallancey s business and the remains of the Bacon library with it 1 Not long afterwards in 1942 Vallancey sold his collection of British stamps by auction through Robson Lowe in a sale comprising 744 lots 5 After the war Vallancey reestablished his business working from home but retired in 1948 due to ill health selling his magazine stock to H Garratt Adams and the remainder mainly books to Ramsay Stewart 1931 66 1 3 Death and legacy editVallancey died on 6 September 1950 He was survived by his wife and daughter 3 His publishing interests were taken over by Tom Todd 1911 84 as Vallancey International His literature stock passed through several hands and were estimated by Harry Hayes in 1980 to still be many tons principally deriving from the Harris and Bellamy purchases 1 Selected publications editThe postage stamps of Great Britain 1840 1922 Stamp Collecting London 1923 With Sidney A R Oliver A guide to philatelic literature Vallancey Press London 1927 29 compiler British stamps perforated with firms initials Vallancey Press London 1933 2nd 1948 British postmarks with special reference to the 1844 and subsequent numbered obliterations Vallancey Press London 1935 Check list of British photogravure stamps of King George V including stamps overprinted for Morocco Vallancey Press London 1939 The postage stamps of King Edward VIII 2nd F Hugh Vallancey Sidcup 1948 The A M G Allied Military Government stamps of Germany Herman Herst Shrub Oak NY 1958 References edit a b c d Negus James 1991 Philatelic literature compilation techniques and reference sources Limassol Cyprus James Bendon pp 215 216 ISBN 9963762433 a b VALLANCEY Francis Hugh 1879 1950 Archived 2011 07 13 at the Wayback Machine in Who was who in British Philately The Association of British Philatelic Societies Retrieved 20 September 2016 a b c d Death of Mr F H Vallancey Gibbons Stamp Monthly Vol 24 No 2 October 1950 p 17 Birch Brian 2014 Bibliography of philatelic periodicals Archived 2022 12 15 at the Wayback Machine 8th edition Standish Wigan Brian Birch pp 810 811 The F Hugh Vallancey Collection of Great Britain Robson Lowe London 1942 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title F Hugh Vallancey amp oldid 1215779091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
