Ritchie Bodily (1 February 1918 – 13 November 1997) was a British

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and stamp dealer who was added to the

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in 1990.
Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011
', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011
Archived here.
/ref> Bodily formed an important collection of British illustrated envelopes and

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. He was an honorary member of the

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Selected publications

*''British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century''. Collectors Club of Chicago, 1984.

References

Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists British philatelists 1918 births 1997 deaths British stamp dealers {{UK-philatelist-stub