- Robson Lowe
John Harry Robson Lowe (
7 January ,1905 London –19 August ,1997 Bournemouth ), Robbie to his friends, was a professional philatelist,stamp dealer and stampauctioneer . He is regarded by philatelists as the father ofpostal history , having published many definitive works on the subject and having introduced the term in his first major book "Handstruck Postage Stamps of the Empire 1680-1900" in 1948.Life
His philatelic publishing was prolific; he published many books, journals and pamphlets, as author, co-author and publisher.
Publications
* "Encyclopedia of the Empire"
**1948, Vol. 1, 296p, Great Britain
**1952, Vol. 1, revised, 456p
**1949, Vol. 2, 448p, British Africa
**1951, Vol. 3, 559p, British Asia
**1962, Vol. 4, 624p, Australasia
**1976, Vol. 4, supplement, 19p, Australasia
**1973, Vol. 5, 760p, British North America
**1990, Vol. 6, 309p, The Leeward Islands: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Montserrat, Nevis and St. Christopher, St. Kitts Nevis, Anguilla, Virgin Islands, British PO in Danish, Dutch and French Possessions, Other Packet Services, Postage Rates, etc.* "1922 Ireland", 1972
* "British Line Engraved Stamps Repaired Impressions, 1855-1879", 1982
* "British Postage Stamps of the 19th Century" 1st ed. 1968, 2nd ed. 1979
* "Brunei 1895 Star and Crescent Issue", 1973
* "Codrington Correspondence, 1743-1851", 1968, Antigua
* "The De La Rue Key Plates", 1979
* "The De La Rue Punch Book", 1987
* "From China and Tibet 1844-1865", 1981, Letters written by missionaries in the interior
* "Handstruck Postage Stamps of the Empire 1680-1900",
* "Historical Letters to Gratious Street, London 1570 - 1601", 1988
* "Indian Field Post Offices 1903-04", 1979
* "The Kings of Egypt and Their Stamps 1860-1960", 1969
* "The Knights of Malta, The Lazara Correspondence", 1987, 1789-1797 period, the French Revolution
* "The Uganda Missionaries", 1974* "The Gee-Ma Forgeries", 1980, Forged overprints and cancellations of China, Japanese Occupation, Great Britain and Tibet
* "The Oswald Schröder Forgeries", 1981, A study of this little known forger
* "The Work of Jean de Sperati", 1955, Study of this famous forger
* "The Work of Jean de Sperati II", 2001, A further study, with Carl Walskeee also
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C. D. Desai
* Gerald Davis
*List of philatelists
*L. T. Rose-Hutchinson External links
* [http://www.stamps.org/Almanac/alm_HallofFame_1995-99.htm#Lowe
American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.robsonlowe.co.uk/ Official site]
* [http://www.pbbooks.com/sperati2.htm The Work of Jean de Sperati II]
* [http://www.ukphilately.org.uk/bpt/whowaswho/whowaswho-l.htm Who Was Who in British Philately]
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