Harry Osborne (philatelist)
Harry Osborne MD (28 November 1875[1] – 1959) was a British philatelist who wrote several important works on classic British stamps and signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1954.[2]
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.
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1959 |
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