|
John Alexander Tilleard (born circa 1850, died 22 September 1913) was a British solicitor and the philatelist who was the first curator of the Royal Philatelic Collection. John Tilleard was a solicitor of the City of London. He spent his free time on collect stamps and the study philately. He was a specialist of stamps issued by Prince Edward Island and British India. About the latter, he wrote ''Notes on the De La Rue Series of Adhesive Postage Stamps and Telegraph Stamps of India'' published in 1896.〔(Biographical note ) in the ''Who Was Who?'', British Philatelic Trust, updated 9 October 2003, retrieved on 5 November 2007.〕 ==The Royal Philatelic Collection== On the Duke of Edinburgh's initiative, Tilleard met the Duke of York on 28 February 1893.〔Date from Prince George's diary, quoted in Nicholas Courtney (2004). ''The Queen's Stamps'', page 41.〕 He agreed to become George's advisor to help manage his stamp collection. George V's biographer, Harold Nicolson, commented that Tilleard was seen at the Duke of York's palace more often than Tanner who taught the future king law and constitutional knowledge.〔Quoted in Nicholas Courtney (2004). ''The Queen's Stamps'', page 42.〕 In 1903, Tilleard and George designed the Canada stamp series figuring King Edward VII, issued between 1903 and 1912.〔Nicholas Courtney (2004). ''The Queen's Stamps'', pages 112 et 114.〕 〔Stamps #77-83 in Michel catalog (2000). ''Nord- und Mittelamerika'', page 357.〕 After the accession of the Duke as King George V in 1910, Tilleard was named "Philatelist to the King" with a yearly 750 pounds salary.〔Nicholas Courtney (2004). ''The Queen's Stamps'', page 133.〕 The next year the King made him a Member in the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his services to the King and philately.〔Nicholas Courtney, The Queen's Stamps, 2004, page 122.〕 In the history of the Royal Philatelic Collection, Tilleard was the principal force behind George V creating the most comprehensive collection of United Kingdom and Commonwealth stamps in the world. However, at the time of his death, the mounting was still to be done; performing this task was the main success of Tilleard's successor Edward Denny Bacon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Alexander Tilleard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|