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TAPLING, Thomas Keay MP 1855-91. Educated Harrow. Head of Thomas Tapling & Co, carpet and Manchester warehousemen, Gresham St. London. Vice-President Philatelic Society, London (RPSL). Contributor to Philatelic Record. Plated the first 4d stamp of Tasmania. Contributed, with FA Philbrick, on New South Wales, in the Society’s volume on the British Colonies of Oceania, 1887. His world collection of stamps and postal stationery, substantially augmented by his purchase of the WE Image collection in 1882, was valued at £50,000 when bequeathed to the British Museum. ED Bacon spent eight years arranging it for display in the King’s Library. The Tapling Medal, in silver, instituted in his memory by RPSL, was first awarded in 1920. The collection is now in the British Library.

TAYLOR, George Overy 1845-1904. Regular contributor to Stamp Collector’s Magazine, and succeeded Dr CW Viner as editor in 1867. Edited Alfred William Smith’s Monthly Circular 1875-78, and compiled with Smith the last editions of Dr JE Gray’s catalogue, 1870-75. Was in business in Boulogne and died there.

TAYLOR, Samuel Allan 1838-1913. b. in Scotland. Emigrant to New York, 1850. Began dealing in stamps in Montreal about 1863. Published Stamp Collector’s Record [1864], the first philatelic periodical in Canada and the USA, which continued, erratically, until 1876. After moving to Boston he produced forged stamps on a large scale, particularly United States locals, Dominica, Guatemala, Paraguay, and the invented Prince Edward Island ‘10 cents’. He was the principal member in what became know to philatelists as ‘The Boston Gang’. His activities apparently ceased in 1893 following charges brought against him and a period in jail.

TELFER, John Stanley Glasspoole d.1938 age 65. Owner for some years of Stamp Collector’s Fortnightly. Life member of Junior Philatelic Society. Hon Secretary Stamp Trade Protection Association. Senior partner in Plumridge & Co Philatelic Auctioneers. On the same day in 1933, sold 1d and 2d ‘Post Office’ Mauritius from the HP Manus collection. Played large part in reconstitution of PCGB after 1914-18 war. He originated the Congress Cup, which became known as the Telfer Cup, in 1920, and gave it the unique philatelic cachet of a genuine triangular Cape stamp let into its polished curve. One of those responsible for establishing RDP, was custodian of the Roll and Hon Secretary to the Board of Election. His brother, JH Telfer (d.1916), was also a partner in Plumridge & Co.

THORNHILL, William Blundell d.1909 in Ireland. Wrote ‘Shanghai’, Stanley Gibbons Philatelic Handbook No.3 [1895] (recently reprinted by the original publishers). Also a student of Ceylon and Australian stamps. His collection of Shanghai acquired by HJ Duveen, and the Ceylon by Anthony de Worms.

TILLEARD, John Alexander d.1913 age 63. Educated Marlborough. Solicitor. Hon Secretary RPSL, 1894-1913. Expert on stamps of Prince Edward Island. Author of ‘Notes on the De la Rue Series of the Adhesive Postage Stamps and Telegraph Stamps of India’ [1896] (a supplement to the work on India and Ceylon published by RPSL in 1892). Drafted the necessary documents on the Society achieving Royal status in 1906. Appointed Philatelist to King George V, 1910. MVO 1911. Tilleard Medal instituted in his memory by RPSL and first awarded in 1920.

TODD, Thomas d.1984 age 79. Owner of Vallancey Press. Edited World Stamp Digest from 1938, afterwards incorporated in Stamp Magazine. Wrote ‘Behind The Stamp Album’ [1939], ‘A History of British Postage Stamps’ [1941], ‘The Embossed Octagonal Postage Stamps of Great Britain’ (Stamp Collecting Handbook No.40), ‘William Dockwra and the Rest of the Undertakers - The story of the London Penny Post 1680-1682’ [1952], and, with LN Williams as consulting editor, ‘An Album of Rare Stamps’ [1982].

TOWNSEND, William Augustus 1904-1993. Collected Montenegro, British West Indies, and British Guiana. Gold medals at several international exhibitions for British Guiana, and Tilleard Medal, 1967. Wrote, with FG Howe, ‘The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana’ [1970]. President RPSL 1969. President Derby P.S. Chief Steward at London International Exhibition 1960.

TREHERNE, Harold. Employed as moneylender’s clerk in Brighton. A London firm of photo-lithographers supplied him with clichés and printing plates, which enabled him to produce forged stamps, overprints, and surcharges. The stamps were principally South and Western Australia, Victoria, India, St Christopher, and Transvaal. False overprints or surcharges were made on Brunei, Ceylon, Cyprus, Great Britain, India, Orange Free State, and Negri Sembilan. He had an associate in Bombay who sent him large quantities of Indian stamps, which Treherne duly doctored and returned for sale there. These activities were exposed by Charles Nissen, and Treherne was arrested, being then in possession of 447 dies or plates. He pleaded guilty and in 1908 at the age of 21 was sentenced to 4 months hard labour.

TRIVETT, Louis Oram 1864-1933. Company director, and alderman of Nottingham. Received awards for his Great Britain, Jamaica, Gibraltar, and Morocco Agencies. Donor of PCGB Trivett Cup. Chairman PCGB Nottingham 1927. President Nottingham P.S. Contributor to British Philatelist. Wrote ‘The Inception of Penny Postage, and Evolution of the Postage Stamp’. His Great Britain collection, auctioned in 1924, included a fine used copy of the 10d plate 1, watermark error, on entire and an imperf block of 40 of the 1860 1½d rosy mauve containing the OP-PC error.

TURNER, Sydney Robert 1880-1972. Architect. Had fine collections of British Newspaper Tax Stamps, Railway Letter stamps, and the steamship stamps of La Guaira. An authority on fiscals and locals. Wrote with AJ Ecclestone, ‘The Railway Letter Stamps of Great Britain 1891-1941’. His Railway Letter covers from 1891 to the mid 1940s, various Revenue stamps, and his collection of forgeries, were bequeathed to the British Library. First President of Cinderella Stamp Club. He was responsible for cover-designs and chapter headings of many philatelic handbooks including Bright’s Philatelic Library, The Melville Stamp Books, and the Stamp Collectors’ Annual. At the age of 80 he produced a cover-design for the Great Britain Philatelist. A keen collector of philatelic literature. RDP 1957.

TYAS, Charles Joseph 1851-1921. Solicitor. Assembled a world collection, mainly of issues up to 1900, and awarded medal at London International Exhibition 1906. It included two superb copies of the Penny Black on covers addressed to his father, John Tyas, a block of eight of the worn plate, and a strip of twelve, on piece, of the 1840 2d. The entire collection, in 20 volumes of the ‘Advanced Collector’s Album’, was purchased by the Birmingham dealer, WT Wilson, who issued an illustrated catalogue/price list. An unused copy of the Spain 1851, 2r red was offered at £100.

URWICK, Reginald Henry MD 1876-1964. Educated Winchester. Researched extensively the embossed issues of Portugal, and Portuguese stamps ‘used abroad’. Received Gold medal and Special trophy at Lisbon International Exhibition 1960. Also studied British West Indies, including pre-adhesive covers, and surcharges of St Christopher and Tobago. President B.W.I. Study Circle. RDP 1962.

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