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LAMB, Frank Fitzroy 1881-1936. Dealer, originally with PL Pemberton, and collected Australian States. Edited Philatelic Journal of Great Britain 1907-14 in which he wrote as ‘Angus McTavish’.

LANE-JOYNT, William Russell 1855-1921. Irish barrister. Hon Curator of the Duke of Leinster’s collection, bequeathed in two Lallier albums to the National Museum of Ireland in 1893. Specialist in line-engraved Great Britain, Cape of Good Hope, Canada, British West Indies, Gold Coast, and USA. Founder, and President in 1900, of Irish P.S. RDP 1921.

LARMOUR, Rev Alwin Corden d.1946 age 60. Son of CF Larmour, editor of Philatelic Journal of India. Assistant Master at Wellington College. Collected Antigua, Barbados, Falkland Islands, Seychelles, Austrian Italy, and Belgium. Edited London Philatelist, 1940-45, in which he wrote on Austrian Italy.

LAWSON, William Henry d.1926 age 62. General collector with special interest in Falkland Islands. Awarded Telfer Cup for his paper ‘Pro Juventute’ at PCGB London 1923. President Liverpool P.S. Joint Chairman PCGB Liverpool 1926, but did not officiate owing to illness.

LEE, Emanuel Joseph d.1941. Received international awards for his Uruguay. Author of ‘The Postage Stamps of Uruguay’ [1931], for which he was given the Crawford Medal in 1933. Also collected Argentina, Buenos Aires, Victoria, and Sarawak. His Uruguay collection filled 120 volumes, and was auctioned by Plumridge & Co in 1936.

LEE, Ronald Albert George 1912-1990. Formed fine collections of Great Britain (Grand Prix d’Honneur, WIPA, 1965), Cape of Good Hope (Grand Prix International, Hafnia, 1976), Cayman Islands, Chile, Falkland Islands, Gambia, St Helena, St Lucia, and Greece. President National Philatelic Society 1969, RPSL 1975-77, British Philatelic Federation 1981, Great Britain P.S. 1964 and 1978; founder member of latter. Served for many years as Chairman of the National Juries. Chairman of Expert Committee RPSL and President of FIP Commission for Protection against Forgeries. Member of Académie Philatélique Belge and Académie de Philatélie Française. Author of ‘Great Britain - The Penny Lilac’. Lichtenstein Award 1979, Lindenberg Medal 1983. RDP 1965.

LEES-JONES, Richard William Thomas 1891-1978. Expert on Canadian stamps. Plated early issues, particularly the 12½c of 1859. Gave to RPSL in 1936 a collection of Canada 1897-1936 in mint blocks of four with plate numbers. Tilleard Medal, 1951, for display of Papermakers’ Watermarks. His collection of these auctioned by HR Harmer Ltd in 1952. Part of his classic Canada was shown, hors concours, at the London International Exhibition 1960. Fellow and President Canadian P.S. RDP 1950.

LEGGE, Harold Dormer 1890-1982. Collector of Australian Commonwealth, Sudan, and Egypt. Received awards in London for Sudan, and in London and Melbourne for Kangaroo issues. Wrote ‘The Kangaroo Issues of the Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia’ [1948], ‘Commonwealth of Australia - The line-engraved Issues of 1914, and the Essays, Die and Plate Proofs of the Georgian 1d’ [1950], and ‘The 1913 Penny Kangaroo of Australia’ [1980].

LE MAY, Reginald Stuart 1885-1972. In Consular Service. Authority on Siam. Wrote monograph on Straits Settlements stamps overprinted ‘B’ (Bangkok), 1913. Joint author with E Wyon Smith of Siam P.S. handbook ‘The Stamps of Siam’ [1920].

LINCOLN, William Simpson d.1922 age 78. First stamp dealer in London, about 1856, and claimed he was “The Oldest Established Stamp Dealer in the World”. His shop was for many years in Holborn, and later in Holles Street, near Oxford Circus. Awarded 20 medals and diplomas for his albums/catalogues. Wrote ‘Stamp Collecting Notes’ [1897], and ‘Random Reminiscences of a Philatelic Veteran’ [Stamp Lover Jan1913]. His stock eventually acquired by Stanley Gibbons Ltd in 1931 from his brother, WE Lincoln.

LIND, Walter Petersen 1876-1948. Authority on Guatemala, for which he gained international awards. Collaborated with Dr H Munk on Guatemala in Kohl handbook.

LITCHFIELD, Percy Collins MRCS LRCP MC 1879-1950. Educated Charterhouse. Author of ‘Guide Lines to the Penny Black’ [1949], describing each letter position, of each state, of each of the eleven plates. “The collector of British line-engraved stamps will revel in this volume” (LN & M Williams in Stamp Collectors’ Annual). Twice Master of the Vintners’ Company.

LOCKHART, Robert Henry Dixon 1885-1956. Contributor on Sarawak philately in various journals. Wrote ‘A Study of the Stamps of Sarawak’ [1920] (Stamp Collecting Handbook No.18), and ‘The Postage Stamps of the Straits Settlements’ [1925] (Studies in Philately No.3).

LOCKYER, Gilbert Edward d.1896 age 57. Architect and surveyor. Had fine collection of British Empire and Mexico. Wrote ‘Colonial Stamps, including those of Great Britain’ [1887].

LODER, Capt Sydney 1867-1944. Educated Eton. Of Weedon and Market Harborough. Owner of famous collection of Great Britain, including officials and postal fiscals, almost all unused. Received Great Gold medal, London 1912, and various international awards. There were (unused), 1840 2d four blocks of six, 1841 1d entire sheet of plate 10, 1865 9d plate 5, 1876 8d pane of 60, 1882 £5 on blue paper. He disposed of the collection c.1925. He also possessed the copper plate from which the ‘Post Office’ Mauritius stamps had been printed (see NL Stocken).

LOWDEN, John Stewart George. Dealer in Villiers Street, London, as Moore & Co. In 1905 he was accused by H L’Estrange Ewen of selling Orange River Colony and Transvaal stamps with forged CSAR overprints and cancellations. Lowden unsuccessfully sued Ewen for libel. In 1909 Lowden was accused of selling forgeries of the 1887-92 issue of North Borneo made in Paris. His argument that the stamps were reprints from the original plates, and therefore not forgeries, led to his acquittal. In 1913 he sold 2,679 copies of the Great Britain Edward VII £1 with Jersey postmarks. The stamps and postmarks were both forged, and on conviction, being then age 33, he was sentenced to 3 years penal servitude.

LOWE, John Harry Robson 1905-1997. Philatelist of worldwide renown. Joined London dealers, Fox & Co in 1920 for brief period. Established Robson Lowe Ltd at 93 Regent Street in 1926. Issued first edition of Regent Stamp Catalogue in 1932 (later to become Regent Encyclopaedia of Empire Postage Stamps). Began to hold stamp auctions in 1936. Wrote ‘Handstruck Postage Stamps of the Empire’ [1937]. Moved his business to 50 Pall Mall, London in 1940. Auctioned collections of McGowan, Beckton, Jewell, Vallancey, and Ginger. Ran secondary auctions in Bournemouth from 1945. Set up branch in Philadelphia, 1947, and held auctions there, but was obliged to withdraw because of dual taxation. Published six volume Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps [1948-90]. Founded Society of Postal Historians, 1950. In 1956 acquired the firm of PL Pemberton & Co including The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain. Instituted The Raconteur, 1934, later called The Philatelist, and eventually incorporating The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain. Auctioned vast collection of Maurice Burrus, the tobacco magnate. Formed Robson Lowe International, 1968, represented in more than 15 countries. Sold Robson Lowe Ltd to Christies in 1980 but continued with part-time work. Published many monographs etc written by himself and other well known philatelists. Awarded Liechtenstein medal, and John Luff Award of the American Philatelic Society. Declined to be an RDP because [sic] of the failure to delete name of AA Jurgens, South African forger.

LUNDY, Frederick George Calvert b.1859 in Manchester. Worked in association with Walter Morley. Compiled catalogue of Swiss and German revenues, and catalogue of ‘Beer, Bill, Deed, Law, Revenue, Telegraph, Tobacco stamps etc of Great Britain and Colonies’ [1891]. Wrote ‘History of the Revenue Stamps of Mexico’ [1890], ‘The Embossed Deed Stamps of Great Britain’ [1893], ‘The Compound Stamps (Postage and Revenue) of Great Britain’ [1894], and ‘Handbook of the Revenue Stamps of Great Britain and Ireland’ [1894].

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