Gerald James Ellott (1926 - 6 December 2024) was a New Zealand architect and

philatelist Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possible ...

who signed the

Roll of Distinguished Philatelists The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a Philately, philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921 to honour those who have advanced philately through research, expertise, or service. ...

in 1988. He was a past president of the

Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand is an international society for collectors of the postage stamps and postal history of New Zealand and her Dependencies. The Society was formed in 1888 by stamp collectors based in Wellington, New Ze ...

, and a member of the

Royal Institute of British Architects The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

. In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Ellott was appointed a

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit () is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ...

, for services to philately. Ellott has been awarded the

Fédération Internationale de Philatélie The Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) is the world federation for philately (the study of postage stamps and postal history). Based in Zürich, Switzerland, the FIP was founded on 18 June 1926. Aims The FIP was founded in 1926 w ...

Research Medal.THE NEW ZEALAND MEDAL OF PHILATELIC EXCELLENCE
Auckland Philatelic Society, 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2014

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Publications

*''The Michael Sullivan Correspondence 1874 & 1882 to 1885''. Forces Postal History Society and Society of Postal Historians, 2007.

References

External links

Ellott's postal history website
New Zealand philatelists Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London New Zealand architects Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit {{Philatelist-stub