Samuel began collecting specimen stamps in 1924 when his father acquired a collection which contained many specimens. He was allowed to keep the specimens in return for removing the other stamps from the album. He subsequently formed a comprehensive collection of specimen stamps at a time when few other collectors were interested in them. Dealers were pleased to sell him their unwanted stamps and one was quoted as saying "The trouble with Marcus is that all his stamps are overprinted specimen".[2]
Professional lifeedit
In 1937 Samuel joined the Royal Philatelic Society, resigning when he became a professional philatelist with Robson Lowe after the end of World War II. In 1971 he retired and rejoined the Royal as a Fellow in 1972. During World War II he served in the RAFVR where he used his knowledge of wireless.[1][2]
Organised philatelyedit
Samuel was also a founder member of the Society of Postal Historians and an early member of the Cinderella Stamp Club.[1]
marcus, samuel, philatelist, marcus, francis, javier, samuel, november, 1904, october, 1997, distinguished, british, philatelist, expert, specimen, stamps, revenue, stamps, britain, british, commonwealth, fellow, royal, philatelic, society, london, catalogue, . Marcus Francis Javier Samuel 6 November 1904 16 October 1997 1 2 was a distinguished British philatelist who was an expert on the specimen stamps and revenue stamps of Britain and the British Commonwealth He was a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London The catalogue for the sale of Samuel s collection of British specimen stamps Spink 2003 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional life 3 Organised philately 4 Awards 5 Later years 6 Selected publications 7 ReferencesEarly life editSamuel began collecting specimen stamps in 1924 when his father acquired a collection which contained many specimens He was allowed to keep the specimens in return for removing the other stamps from the album He subsequently formed a comprehensive collection of specimen stamps at a time when few other collectors were interested in them Dealers were pleased to sell him their unwanted stamps and one was quoted as saying The trouble with Marcus is that all his stamps are overprinted specimen 2 Professional life editIn 1937 Samuel joined the Royal Philatelic Society resigning when he became a professional philatelist with Robson Lowe after the end of World War II In 1971 he retired and rejoined the Royal as a Fellow in 1972 During World War II he served in the RAFVR where he used his knowledge of wireless 1 2 Organised philately editSamuel was also a founder member of the Society of Postal Historians and an early member of the Cinderella Stamp Club 1 Awards editIn 1981 with Alan K Huggins he won the Crawford Medal for his work Specimen stamps and stationery of Great Britain 3 Later years editThe loss of his sight in the early 1990s caused Samuel to give up active philately 1 Selected publications editSpecimen stamps of the crown colonies 1857 1948 London Royal Philatelic Society London 1976 Supplement 1984 Specimen stamps and stationery of Great Britain Safron Walden G B Philatelic Publications Ltd 1980 With Alan Huggins References edit a b c d Marcus Samuel FRPSL 1904 1997 by Gerald Davis in The London Philatelist Vol 106 No 1251 December 1997 a b c Introduction to the catalogue of the sale of the Marcus Samuel Revenue Collection by Gerald Davis Spink Auctions London 2005 p 3 The Society s medals and honorary fellowship The Royal Philatelic Society London 2009 p 4 nbsp This article about a British philatelist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marcus Samuel philatelist amp oldid 1182275150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
