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IMAGE, William Edmund FRCS DL JP 1807-1903. Began a general collection in 1859, which he eventually sold to TK Tapling in 1882 for £3000. It was strong in British Guiana, Australia, Mauritius, USA, Philippines, locals, and unused Europe. The Mauritius, however, lacked the two ‘Post Office’ stamps, Image having declined to buy examples that JB Moens had offered him for £240. The collection was more comprehensive than Tapling’s, who at first considered disposing of his own, but fortunately for the nation decided to retain both. In 1886 Image gave his books on philately to RPSL, a valuable contribution to the founding of the Society’s library.

IMESON, William Edwin d. 1940 age 79. Discovered in 1894 the OP-PC error on a Great Britain 1870 1½d, afterwards disposed of to Harry Hilckes. Contributed comment and verses to philatelic journals. Author in 1903 of ‘The Stamp-Fiends’ Raid in Philatelia’s Cause - A philatelic phantasy .......... with pictorial absurdities by the author’. He destroyed the key to identification of the characters depicted. Dubbed ‘The Poet Laureate of Philately’. Published a monograph on title pages of old comic songs, ballads, and music pieces, which embodied references to postal and philatelic items.

INGRAM, Derek d.1973 age 86. During schooldays launched short-lived ‘Collectors Magazine’. Philatelic and Postcard editor of Collectors’ Journal, 1904-08. Edited Stamp Collecting 1915-28. Wrote handbooks on ‘Italian States’ [1917], 'Postage Stamps of the Red Cross’ [1919], and ‘Foreign and Colonial Currencies - An exhaustive table corrected to 1921’.

IRELAND, John 1882-1965. Cutler. Pioneer of the philatelic simple life, ignoring perforation, watermark, shades etc. Given award for British Empire, London 1912. Did much to publicise the hobby by organising exhibitions and frequently displaying parts of his enormous general collection. Founder member Brighton and Hove P.S. Chairman PCGB Brighton 1932. Chairman of Association of Sussex P.S. 1949. 
RDP 1956.

JEFFRYES, George Kirke. Stamp forger. Exposed by JB Moens in 1883 as fabricator of Ecuador and Colombia provisionals with bogus surcharges. Became known in the trade as ‘Dos y Medio’, his first Colombian surcharge. Later he engraved the plates of forgeries marketed by A Benjamin and JH Sarpy, at their premises in Cullum Street, London. His most successful were New South Wales ‘Sydney Views’, and Grenada ‘Chalon Heads’. The three became known as ‘The London Gang’ and were reported to the police by the Philatelic Protection Association. They appeared at the Thames Police Court in 1892 on charges of forging stamps and conspiracy. Jeffryes, then age 24, was sentenced to 6 months hard labour.

JEWELL, Charles 1892-1975. Ranchowner. Educated Rugby. Studied 19th century postal history of Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia, Spain, Transvaal, Australasia, and Indian Native States. Also Great Britain used in the Americas. Tapling Medal 1925, for ‘The Rivadavia Series of Argentina - Reconstruction of Plate D’. Author of ‘Mensajerias Argentinas’ [1966]. Ten of his articles dealing with early Argentina, Colombia, and Great Britain used in the Americas, were reprinted from the London Philatelist, 1924-66. RDP 1966.

JEX-LONG, William AR JP 1870-1925. House factor and insurance agent. Published in 1906, being the first of its kind, ‘The Philatelic Index’, an alphabetical list of the principal articles contained in a selection of some of the best known philatelic magazines in the English language, up to the end of 1904. President Glasgow and West of Scotland P.S.

JOHNSON, Herbert Frederick 1884-1966. Dealer and publisher. Connected with Junior Philatelic Society from 1900, serving as Hon Treasurer, and President 1946. Chief organiser of its exhibitions, notably the Jubilee International Exhibition, London 1912. Hon Secretary International Exhibition, London 1923. Business Manager for Stamp Lover. Dealer in partnership with AOJ Readhead. Joint author, with B McGowan and Fred J Melville, of ‘Circular Delivery Companies Stamps, Part 4’. Greatly assisted Dr H Osborne in the publication of his ‘British Line-Engraved Stamps - Twopence Blue, Studies of Plates 1 to 15’ [1948].

JONES, Bertram Gordon 1872-1957. Introduced stamp auctions into India, at Calcutta and Simla. A specialist in India, Indian Convention States, Ceylon, and Afghanistan. Served on Expert Committee of P.S. of India. Edited Philatelic Journal of India, 1907-08. Published the Philatelic World, 1894-97 (the first philatelic journal in India), and Stamps, Calcutta, 1897-1905. Edited, with Charles Stewart-Wilson, a revised edition of the latter’s ‘British Indian Adhesive Stamps Surcharged for Native States’ [1904]. Co-author, with Sir David Masson, of ‘The Postage Stamps of Afghanistan’ [1908]. Assisted CSF Crofton and WW Corfield, as to Ceylon, in ‘The Adhesive Fiscal and Telegraph Stamps of British India’ [1905]. Co-author, with CSF Crofton, of ‘The Fiscal and Telegraph Stamps of Ceylon’ [1911]. Returned to England about 1910 and became dealer in London.

KAY, Alexander Berridge 1879-1944. Clerk in War Office. With EJ Bridger, as dealers, 1898. Contributor to Morley’s Philatelic Journal, and Bulletin of the Fiscal P.S. Compiled catalogue of ‘British Colonial Revenue, Telegraph, and Railway Stamps’ [1908]. Discovered in 1910 the dangerous Italian forgeries of the Great Britain, 10/- grey-green, watermark Anchor. His collection of British Colonial Revenue stamps to about 1940 was given to the British Museum by Miss Nora Kay and Mr FR Kay and is now in the British Library.

KING, Charles Whitfield 1855-1930. Began as a dealer in Ipswich in 1869 whilst employed as a clerk in the Customs House. Publisher of the Standard Postage Stamp Albums. The first edition of his Universal Standard Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of the World was issued in 1899. It was in a simplified form, intended to assist young collectors. His son, of the same name, became a partner in the firm.

KING-FARLOW, Roland 1907-1974. Chartered accountant. Interests were Denmark, Scandinavian locals, and philatelic literature. Hon Treasurer RPSL, 1947-49, and Hon Librarian, 1946-52. Compiled indices for London Philatelist (1892-1944), Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, Journal of Philatelic Literature Society, and Collectors Club Philatelist.

KINGSTON, Henry Ernest Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of 1848-1896. President RPSL 1892. Collected Great Britain and British Empire. Awarded Gold medal for Great Britain at London International Exhibition 1890. Possessed entire sheet, less one corner stamp, of the 1847 embossed 1/- green. His collection realised £1800 in 1896.

KUTTNER, Maximilian Zulchaur 1867-1931. Educated City of London School. Journalist. Edited Philatelic Journal of Great Britain for a short period. Dealer, and proprietor with FA Wickhart of Stamp Auction Reporter, 1898. Collected Salvador, South Australia, and Victoria. Silver medal, Manchester 1899, for South Australia.

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