Francis Kiddle is a distinguished philatelist who has achieved an international reputation in the field of philatelic literature

Philatelic literature

Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history- Background to philatelic literature :...

 and cinderella

Cinderella stamp

In philately, a cinderella stamp has been defined as "Virtually anything resembling a postage stamp, but not issued for postal purposes by a government postal administration..." The term also excludes imprinted stamps on postal stationery.- Types :...

 philately.

Philately

Kiddle is a past President of the Royal Philatelic Society London and in 2006 won a Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award

Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award

The Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Awards is a biennial honor presented by the United States National Postal Museum, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution. The award is designed to recognize individuals for "...outstanding lifetime accomplishments in the field of philately...

. He is also an FIP (Federation Internationale de Philatelie

Fédération Internationale de Philatélie

The Fédération Internationale de Philatélie was founded on June 18, 1926 and is the world federation for philately based in Zürich, Switzerland.- Aims :The primary aims of the FIP are:*To promote stamp collecting and philately....

) accredited judge and is currently Chairman of the FIP Revenue Commission. Kiddle is also Chairman of the Trustees of the British Philatelic Trust

British Philatelic Trust

The British Philatelic Trust was established in 1981 by the British Post Office. The governing deed was executed on 26 September 1983. The Trust is independent and was registered as an educational charity on 21 November 1983.- Origins :...

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Since 2005 he has been the Curator of the Perkins Bacon

Perkins Bacon

Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co was a printer of books, bank notes and postage stamps, most notable for printing the Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamps, in 1840.- Origins :...

 Archive for the Royal Philatelic Society London.

Outside philately

Francis Kiddle worked in the space industry retiring in 1997 as Assistant Director of Space Technology Research, UK, at the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency

Defence Evaluation and Research Agency

The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency was a part of the UK Ministry of Defence until July 2, 2001. At the time it was the United Kingdom's largest science and technology organisation...

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Awards and honours

• Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
  Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
  The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists is a philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921...
  
   1995.
• Royal Mail Lifetime Achievement Award 2001.
• Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award
  Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award
  The Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Awards is a biennial honor presented by the United States National Postal Museum, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution. The award is designed to recognize individuals for "...outstanding lifetime accomplishments in the field of philately...
  
  2006
• Roll of Distinguished Cinderella Philatelists 2006.

External links

• Photograph of Francis Kiddle