John R. Holman
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John R. Holman was the editor of the British Philatelic Bulletin
from 1988 till 2010 and a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
John has been a philatelist since 1957 and his collecting interests include British private posts, postal stationery
, postal labels, postmark
s and government mail. He writes the long running and popular New Collector series in Gibbons Stamp Monthly
.
He is a former civil servant and a past employee of the stamp dealers Stanley Gibbons. His cousin is David Beech
, curator
of the philatelic collection at the British Library
British Philatelic Bulletin
The British Philatelic Bulletin is the official publication of the British Post Office Philatelic Bureau aimed at stamp collectors.The Bulletin gives detailed information about future British stamp issues and also features articles about past issues from noted philatelists.-History:The Bulletin was...
from 1988 till 2010 and a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
John has been a philatelist since 1957 and his collecting interests include British private posts, postal stationery
Postal stationery
A piece of postal stationery is a stationery item, such as a stamped envelope, letter sheet, postal card, lettercard, aerogram or wrapper, with an imprinted stamp or inscription indicating that a specific rate of postage or related service has been prepaid...
, postal labels, postmark
Postmark
thumb|USS TexasA postmark is a postal marking made on a letter, package, postcard or the like indicating the date and time that the item was delivered into the care of the postal service...
s and government mail. He writes the long running and popular New Collector series in Gibbons Stamp Monthly
Gibbons Stamp Monthly
Gibbons Stamp Monthly is a leading British philatelic magazine which can trace its roots back to 1890. GSM is published by the famous stamps and collectables firm of Stanley Gibbons and each issue includes updates to their various catalogues....
.
He is a former civil servant and a past employee of the stamp dealers Stanley Gibbons. His cousin is David Beech
David Beech
David Richard Beech is the curator of the British Library Philatelic Collections. He is also a Fellow and former President of the Royal Philatelic Society London ....
, curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
of the philatelic collection at the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
External links
- http://www.gbstamps.com/gbcc/gbcc_holman_intvw.html