William Hughes-Hughes
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William Hughes-Hughes J.P. D.L. (1817 - 7 January 1902) was a founding member of The Philatelic Society, London, which subsequently became The Royal Philatelic Society London, and one of the small group who met regularly at the Rev. Stainforth's
Rectory before that society was formed. He may therefore be called one of the first philatelists.
He was reported to have become a collector in 1859 and ceased in 1874 having spent £69. His collection was then sold by Stanley Gibbons for £3000 in 1896. It included a number of rarities:
Hughes-Hughes was a Barrister by profession. He had attended Tonbridge School
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Mr M.E. Hughes-Hughes also later became a member of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
Francis Stainforth
The Reverend Francis John Stainforth was an early British philatelist and the Perpetual Curate of All Hallows Staining church in London where Mount Brown compiled large parts of his catalogue. The church was believed to be the one mentioned by Charles Dickens in Dombey & Son...
Rectory before that society was formed. He may therefore be called one of the first philatelists.
He was reported to have become a collector in 1859 and ceased in 1874 having spent £69. His collection was then sold by Stanley Gibbons for £3000 in 1896. It included a number of rarities:
- British Guiana 1856 4 cents on blue 'sugar' paper
- Canada 12d black
- One of the four unused Great Britain Penny RedPenny RedThe Penny Red was a British postage stamp, issued in 1841. It succeeded the Penny Black and continued as the main type of postage stamp in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until 1879, with only minor changes to the design during that time...
plate 77 (subsequently sold to Herbert L'Estrange EwenHerbert L'Estrange EwenHerbert L'Estrange Ewen was a British stamp dealer and philatelist in Swanage, Dorset and later in Norwood, London who was an authority on railway stamps....
who sold it to Henry J. CrockerHenry J. CrockerHenry J. Crocker was a prominent San Franciscan businessman, one of the Committee of Fifty formed after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and a noted philatelist.-Business career:...
, and believed destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake1906 San Francisco earthquakeThe San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, California, and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.9; however, other...
or the fire that followed.) - Cape of Good Hope 4d red Woodblock error of colour (Reckoned to be rarer than a Post Office Mauritius)
- Reunion 1852 15c
- Naples 1860 ½ tornese in both types.
Hughes-Hughes was a Barrister by profession. He had attended Tonbridge School
Tonbridge School
Tonbridge School is a British boys' independent school for both boarding and day pupils in Tonbridge, Kent, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judd . It is a member of the Eton Group, and has close links with the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of the oldest London livery companies...
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Mr M.E. Hughes-Hughes also later became a member of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
Further reading
- Biography in The Biographical Magazine, October 1898.