Harry Birkhead

Harry Birkhead (1931-2013)[1] was a South African philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists of South Africa in 1982[2] and was a Fellow of The Royal Philatelic Society London. He was Honorary Life President of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa.

Harry was a specialist in the stamps and postal history of the Anglo-Boer War and the Rhodesias. His Rhodesian collection was sold by Christie's Robson Lowe in 1986.

Selected publications

  • The wherewithal of Wolmaransstad, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 1999. (With John Groenewald & Richard Stroud) ISBN 0620234997
  • The pseudo-siege of Schweizer-Reneke, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2005. (With John Groenewald) ISBN 0620334916
  • The riddle of Rustenburg, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2007. (With John Groenewald) ISBN 0620370092
  • The legacy of Lydenburg, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2009. (With John Groenewald) ISBN 0620416882

References

  1. ^ "Harry Birkhead" by Joh Groenwald in The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 Featuring Occupation and Siege Issues The Harry Birkhead Collection. Spink, London, 2014. p. 3.
  2. ^ RDPSA, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013. Archived here.


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