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GARTH, Douglas 1852-1900. Son of Sir Richard Garth. Solicitor. Hon Secretary RPSL, 1888-94. Member of Exhibition Committee 1890. An early promoter of stamp auctions, in particular those held by Thomas Bull, Chancery Lane, London from 1888. Had notable collections of India and British Guiana. Awarded gold medal for India at London International Exhibition 1890.

GEORGE V 1865-1936. President RPSL 1896-1910 (when Duke of York). Patron 1910-36. Displayed Trinidad, Turks Islands, Bermuda, and British Guiana at the Society’s second Exhibition 1893. Showed 800 imperforate stamps of Great Britain at an exhibition arranged by the Society in 1894, and hors concours, at London International Exhibition 1897, imprimaturs, rare essays, and proofs. In 1904 he read to the Society his ‘Notes on the Postal Issues of the United Kingdom during the Present Reign’. He appointed JA Tilleard ‘Philatelist to His Majesty’ 1910, who was succeeded by ED Bacon in 1913. Entered on the RDP in 1921 as ‘Premier Philatelist of the World, and First Signatory to the Roll’, at which time his British Empire collection comprised 350 volumes.

GERRISH, William Ewart Ebenezer OBE 1898-1978. Educated Westminster. Researched and plated early Netherlands. Tapling Medal for ‘Holland 1872 to 1891 - A Study in Serration’ 1955, and for ‘Netherlands 1876’ 1965. Also studied German States, particularly cancellations. Gained international awards from 1950. Received Costerus Medal from Stamp Union of Netherlands for scientific research in 1956. President RPSL 1956-61. First President of Society of Postal Historians, and President Kingston P.S., Director of London Stamp Club Ltd 1926-30. RDP 1958.

GIBBONS, Edward Stanley 1840-1913. Born in Plymouth, and began dealing in stamps there about 1856, in his father’s pharmacy shop. Made the famous purchase for £5 of a kitbag of triangular Capes from two sailors, 1863. President Plymouth Literary Association, 1866. Published albums and catalogues etc. Started business in London, 1874. Based in Gower Street from 1876. Retired in 1890 and went on world tour. The business was then acquired by CJ Phillips.

GILBERT, John Henry Edwards 1901-1974. Collector of Egyptian adhesives, postal history and airmails, and postal history of Southwark. Received international awards for Egyptian material, 1950-56. Chairman of Egypt Study Circle. Member of Council RPSL and Curator of its museum. President Society of Postal Historians, and Herts P.S. RDP 1971.

GILBERT-LODGE, Leicester James 1882-1966. Surveyor. Prospected for gold in Western Australia and later lived in Chile. Specialised in St Vincent and Grenada, for which he gained international awards, and Tilleard Medal, 1952. Joint editor, with AJ Sefi, of the first PCGB Yearbook, 1928. Hon Secretary RPSL 1926-61. RDP 1954.

GILL, Evan Robertson 1892-1968. Specialist collector of Papua and Canada. Studied line-engraved issues of British New Guinea and lithographed issues of Papua, gaining international awards from 1950. President Liverpool P.S. Contributor to ‘The Postmarks of British New Guinea and Papua to 1942’, by Hamilton Crocker [1956].

GILL, Leonard Upcott 1846-1919. Published at 170 Strand, London, The Bazaar, Exchange and Mart for which RB Earée and other philatelists acted at various times as philatelic editors. He also published ‘Postage Stamps and their Collection’ by O Firth [1897], ‘A History of British Postmarks’ by JH Daniels [1898], and ‘The Adhesive Postage Stamps of Europe’ by WAS Westoby, 2 vols [1898 and 1900] (based on articles which had appeared in the Bazaar). The Commissioners of Inland Revenue took legal proceedings against Gill for being in possession of a printing block for illustrating a current Cape of Good Hope stamp in Firth’s book. The outcome was that most of the illustrations of colonial stamps in the book had to be defaced.

GINGER, George d.1938 age 76. Builder. President Manchester Junior P.S., and Vice-President Manchester P.S. Had fine collection of New South Wales with special attention to cancellations. Tapling Medal, 1930. Awarded medals in London, Paris, New York, Le Havre, and Vienna. Edited New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania, in the Regent Stamp Catalogue published by Robson Lowe. RDP 1934. His collection of Victoria 1850-1883 was donated to the Manchester Museum and is on loan to the British Library.

GISBURN, Harold Gordon Dundonald d.1956 age 55. Civil servant. Co-author, with GS Thompson, of 'Stamps and Posts of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan’ [1946]. Wrote manuals on Bahamas, 1950, and British Solomon Islands, 1956. Received international awards.

GODDEN, Lewis Sidney Frank MBE d.1954 age 77. Dealer in Strand, London from 1912, latterly with son, Frank Ambrose Godden. Expert in arranging and writing-up collections, notably the Calcutta Victoria Memorial collection of India and Native States. Organised philatelic section of British Empire Exhibition 1924. Founder member BPA. Issued monthly ‘Godden’s Gazette’ from 1933. Published HC Dann’s ‘The Romance of the Posts of Rhodesia’ [1940]. President London International Stamp Dealers Bourse, 1928-30. British Commissioner for many international exhibitions and took official exhibits abroad. Presented Special Gold Medal for award by PCGB. RDP 1946.

GOODFELLOW, Benjamin 1864-1946. Solicitor. Awarded medals internationally for Norway and New Zealand. Tapling Medal for Norway, 1924. Vice-President RPSL, 1934. His discoveries in the stamps of Prince Edward Island were incorporated in Gibbons’ catalogue. Judge at international exhibitions. Corresponding member of L’Académie de Philatélie. Contributed to articles on Persia in Philatelic Journal of Great Britain. President Southport P.S. and Manchester P.S. Translated the work of Justus Anderssen on various issues of Norway. Edited jointly, with Augustus Wallace Macgregor, sectional catalogue of Malay States. Awarded Congress Cup at PCGB Newcastle 1920 for his paper ‘Status of Perforations in Philately’. Chairman PCGB Manchester 1934. Articles by him were reprinted from the London Philatelist: ‘Norway - 4 skill. 1863-66’ [1923], and ‘New Zealand First Type - Notes on Postal Cancellations’ [1923], ‘New Zealand First Type - Notes on Postal Cancellations’ [1925]. Possessed entire sheet of 240 of New Zealand 2d vermilion, 1871. Edited New Zealand in Regent Stamp Catalogue published by Robson Lowe. RDP 1923.

GOULD, Miss Agnes Ellen LLA (Lady Literate in Arts) 1896-1990. Specialised in Airmails, and aircraft on stamps, all identified, and often traced to original source of design. Awarded Junior Philatelic Society Cup 1947 and 2nd prize at National Stamp Exhibition 1955 for thematic collection ‘French Literature on Stamps’. Wrote ‘Native Races of the Stamp Album’ [1935], ‘Literature and Stamps’ [1936], ‘Land Transport in the Stamp Album’ [1936]. ‘Cycling and Postage Stamps’, and ‘Postage Stamps and the Bible Story’ [1968]. Contributed several hundred articles to philatelic journals in Great Britain and the USA

GRANT, Bernhard Shirley Henniker 1887-1966. Gained awards internationally for Falkland Islands and Iceland Experimental Airmails 1930-50. Wrote ‘The Postage Stamps of the Falkland Islands & Dependencies’ [1952]. President Maidstone P.S. and Kent Federation. First President of BPA, 1949. RDP 1940.

GRAVESON, Samuel 1868-1957. Printer. Specialised in British postal history. Editor of Postal History Society Bulletin, 1936-47. Author of ‘Ocean Penny Post’ (the pictorial envelopes issued following Elihu Burritt’s proposal of 1850). Responsible for article on the postal reforms of 1840 in ‘The Penny Postage Centenary’ [1940], and the section on telegraph and telephone stamps in Robson Lowe’s Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps, Vol.1. Author of 'British Mails in Madagascar 1883-1895’ [1936]. RDP 1948.

GRAY, Donald Christopher OBE d.1962 age 80. Solicitor. Had extensive collection of Netherlands from 1852 to date, with 1852 issues almost completely plated. Tilleard Medal 1937 and Gold medal, London 1950. Also collected Norway, early Luxembourg, India 1854, Switzerland 1854-62, Italian States, and early Great Britain, particularly on cover. Died while bringing covers for display at RPSL during severe weather in January 1962. His collection of Netherlands and Colonies was presented to the Society, and his other holdings were auctioned by HR Harmer in that year.

GRAY, Dr John Edward FRS 1800-1875. Educated at St Bartholomew’s and Middlesex Hospitals. Zoological Keeper at British Museum 1840-74. Compiled ‘A Hand Catalogue of Postage Stamps’ [1862], based on a series of articles which he had written in ‘Young England’. There were seven editions (see also GO Taylor).

GREEN, Doris Mary 1904-1999. Had fine collection of the Saar and its postal history from mid 18th century. International awards 1946-50, and Saar Medal, 1955, for research on construction of the 1924 booklets. Contributed numerous articles to philatelic press from 1939. Also collected Belgian Congo, Greetings Telegrams of Great Britain, and postmarks, labels etc of PCGB. Member of Permanent Executive Committee of PCGB 1946-63, and awarded Congress Medal in the latter year. President and founder member Hampstead P.S. RDP 1970. Her husband, Harry Green (b.1901), was a specialist in Belgian philately and also was awarded the Congress Medal.

GREENWOOD, Charles Herbert b.1887. Schoolmaster until 1912, then dealer as manager for David Field. Edited West-End Philatelist. Wrote ‘Togo - The Stamps of the British and French Occupations’ [1916] (WEP Handbook No 11). ‘The Provisional Issues of the Postage Stamps of Mafia’ [1930] (WEP handbook No 12). Co-author, with DB Armstrong, of ‘War Stamps of the Allies’ [1920]. President Hastings P.S. Founder member and Hon Secretary Huddersfield P.S.

GRIEBERT, Hugo 1869-1924. London dealer. Published Griebert’s Philatelic Notes and Offers, 1908-1921. Wrote ‘A Study of the Stamps of Uruguay’ [1910], and ‘The Stamps of Spain 1850-54’ [1919]. Received Crawford Medal for the latter, 1920. Disposed of his stock to Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1920. RDP 1921.

GRINDALL, Henry d.1947 age 85. Editor of Stamp Collector in the 1890s. Hon Secretary PCGB Birmingham 1929. President Birmingham P.S.

GROOM, Thomas Theodore 1863-1943. Professor of Natural History. An authority on Greek stamps, about which he contributed various articles to the Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, 1916-34. Author of ‘Prince Edward Island - The Twopenny Value’, (reprinted from the London Philatelist) [1940]. He bequeathed his collection of the Large Hermes Heads of Greece, in 43 volumes, to RPSL.

GROVES, Geoffrey William 1897-1967. Civil servant. Held specialised collections of Malta, Leeward Islands, and Windward Islands. Particular interest in maritime philately and postmarks. Curator at Society of Postal Historians. Chairman Admiralty P.S. and President Wallington P.S. Member of Permanent Executive Committee of PCGB.

GRUMBRIDGE, Jack Louis OBE PhD 1908-1970. Personnel director, British European Airways. Specialist in postal history of Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Also collected El Salvador. Founder member of Society of Postal Historians and editor for many years of its journal ‘Postscript’. Chairman BPA. President Willesden P.S. Contributed papers to PCGB. Author of 'Introduction to Stamps’ [1951].

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