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Raymond James George Collins (8 August 1897 – 5 June 1965) was a New Zealand philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1936〔''(Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011 )'', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. (Archived here. )〕 and was the youngest man to receive that honour.〔Birch, Brian. (2013) ''(Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers )''. 13th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 633.〕 Collins was unable to attend the signing ceremony in person.〔"The 23rd Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, Paignton. June 9th-12th, 1936." ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 45, pp. 174-176.〕 Collins was the son of James Francis Collins. He married Mabel Lillian Vizer in Christchurch on 14 December 1922. Also in 1922, Collins organized the first New Zealand philatelic exhibition and congress, at which the New Zealand Philatelic Council was formed. That same year he was appointed the New Zealand representative of the Royal Philatelic Society. The founder of Verne Collins & Company of Christchurch,〔 he was a prolific author on the philately of New Zealand〔 and edited and published the ''New Zealand Stamp Collector'' until shortly before his death.〔"R.J.G. Collins, M.B.E." ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 74, pp. 167.〕 He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1957 New Year Honours. ==Selected publications== * * * * * 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「Raymond J. Collins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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