The London Philatelist was first published in January 1892 and is the magazine of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921 to honour those who have advanced philately through research, expertise, or service. The Roll...
The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on 10 April 1869 as The Philatelic Society, London. The society runs a postal museum, the Spear Museum of Philatelic History, at its...
William Thorne (September 7, 1845 – January 19, 1907) was a wealthy American businessman and philatelist. In poor health, he retired early from the leather trade and began to collect postage stamps. He was one of the founders of the Philatelic...
Philip Thomas Saunders FRPSL (10 August 1899 – 28 May 1975) was a British banker and philatelist. He started in banking before the First World War but his career was interrupted by service in the Royal Flying Corps during the conflict. Returning to...
John Hall Barron (15 April 1873 – 5 January 1951) was a British philatelist and president of the Royal Philatelic Society London 1940–46. Barron was a specialist in the philately of Mexico.
Seija-Riitta Laakso is a Finnish writer and philatelist, as well as editor and graphic designer of international philatelic journals and yearbooks. In 2021, she was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.
The reverend Alwin Corden "Teddie" Larmour (6 January 1886 – 1 November 1946) was a British churchman, school teacher and philatelist who edited The London Philatelist during the Second World War.
Alexander Berridge Kay (1879 – 4 December 1944) was the founder, with E.J. Bridger, of the stamp dealers Bridger and Kay in 1897 or 1898 and a leading figure in the Fiscal Philatelic Society. In 1910, Kay identified used copies of the Italian...
William Amos Scarborough Westoby M.A. (1815–1899) was an English philatelist who was one of the "Fathers of Philately" entered on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921. His obituary in The London Philatelist stated that he had "...fairly...
