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Adolf Passer
Adolf Passer Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London, FRPSL (c. 1864 – 14 August 1938) was an Austrian philately, philatelist and authority on the stamps of Austria, Postage stamps and postal history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Postage stamps and postal history of Turkey, Ottoman Empire and Turkey. A stamp collector from a young age, Passer was able to exploit his professional connections in the shipping industry to expand his collection when he worked in London in the late 1880s. He continued to develop his collection on his return to Austria, joining philatelic societies and winning gold medals for his collection at international exhibitions. He was the organiser of the Vienna Philatelic Exhibition of 1911, for which he was awarded a medal by Franz Joseph I of Austria, Emperor Franz Joseph I. He wrote a book on the stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina and another on those of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, published by the Royal Philatelic Socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Philatelic Record
''The Philatelic Record'' was an important early Philatelic literature, philatelic magazine published in 36 volumes between February 1879 and 1914. It was originally published by Percival Loines Pemberton, Pemberton, Wilson and Company of London and later by Theodor Buhl, Buhl & Company when it was merged with ''The Stamp News'' to form ''The Philatelic Record and Stamp News'', under the editorship of Edward J. Nankivell. It reverted to its original title when it was taken over by Isaac Pitman, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons.Birch, Brian. Bibliography of Philatelic Periodicals'. 7th edition. Standish, Wigan: 2013, p. 595. See also *''The Stamp-Collector's Magazine'' References External links * Complete digitised archive of ''The Philatelic Record'' at Smithsonian Libraries 1879 establishments in the United Kingdom Philatelic periodicals 1914 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1879 Magazines disestablished in 1914 English-language magazines Defunc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
