Jean-Pierre Mangin
Encyclopedia
Jean-Pierre Mangin is a French philatelist
specialized in finding error in the design
of postage stamp
s. He wrote a bilingual world guide of Errors on stamps.
Member of the French Académie de philatélie
between 4 June 1994 and its voted eviction in December 2005. He presided the European Academy of Philately for a 2000-2007 mandate, but was evicted there too after his resign to the Presidency. The same happened at the Réal Academia Hispanica de Philatelia.
On 26 October 2007, he became a founding member of the Académie mondiale de philatélie whose he was the first president.
In the 2000s, he wrote a monthly column in French magazine L'Écho de la timbrologie
about errors on stamps found by the readers.
Philately
Philately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting, which does not necessarily involve the study of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps...
specialized in finding error in the design
Postage stamp design error
A postage stamp design error is a mistake made during the design phase of the postage stamp production process. Design errors most commonly occur as minor mistakes, such as a missing letter in the binomial name of an organism depicted on the stamp, but some have been major gaffes, such as a map...
of postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s. He wrote a bilingual world guide of Errors on stamps.
Member of the French Académie de philatélie
Académie de philatélie
The Académie de philatélie is a French philatelic voluntary association created in 1928. Its goal is to promote philately and philatelic studies....
between 4 June 1994 and its voted eviction in December 2005. He presided the European Academy of Philately for a 2000-2007 mandate, but was evicted there too after his resign to the Presidency. The same happened at the Réal Academia Hispanica de Philatelia.
On 26 October 2007, he became a founding member of the Académie mondiale de philatélie whose he was the first president.
In the 2000s, he wrote a monthly column in French magazine L'Écho de la timbrologie
L'Écho de la timbrologie
L'Écho de la timbrologie is a French monthly magazine about philately and stamp collecting. First published in 1887, it is the French oldest surviving philatelic publication. Its subtitle is "La tribune des philatélistes" ....
about errors on stamps found by the readers.
Books
- With René Geslin, Le Cycle et la Poste, 1988. About the importance of bicycle in the mail distribution in France and stamps of this thematic collection.
- Guide mondial des timbres erronés. Errors on stamps, ed. Yvert ; book 1, 1999, ISBN 2-86814-105-6 ; book 2, 2005.