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Charles Viner

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55: 149:, Viner first became interested in stamp collecting in about 1855 when a lady friend asked him to help her compile a chart representative of the stamps of the world, but Viner did not start his own collection until 1860. However, he noted in 1882 that he saw his first collection in 1854 which was based on an earlier collection owned by someone called Scales. Viner was quoted as saying in 1889: 314: 155:"I saw some collections with two or three hundred and heard of one with five hundred. Cancelled specimens were principally seen; but I can recall one collection rich in unused Naples, Sicily, Tuscany and other Italian States purchased at their several post-offices by a young traveller." 172:
for four years from 1863 where supplements to Brown's catalogue were published and which included numerous contributions by Viner. The pages of the magazine contain a number of spirited but good-humoured exchanges between Viner and
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Postage Stamps Illustrated - A General Nomenclature of Every Postage Stamp and Facsimiles of All Types issued up to the present time in the Different Countries of the World 1840-1864
297: 121:, and who was present at the initial meeting of the society on 10 April 1869, and serving as its Secretary from 1871 to 1874. His obituary in 130: 289: 318: 118: 129:(old guard) of philately having been actively collecting and writing about stamps since 1860. In 1921 he was entered on the 348: 333: 165: 248: 35: 343: 338: 174: 181: 293: 189: 286: 54: 327: 270: 146: 125:
referred to him as the "Father of Philately" and elsewhere he was described as the
110: 17: 151:"I remember counting my stamps with much glee when they reached a hundred." 313: 195:
and produced 24 editions up to 1891. He was also the Editor of
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Stamp News, October 1882, Volume 1, Issue 9/10 pp 79-80
96: 88: 76: 64: 45: 277:. London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1920, pp. 117-118. 109:A.M., Ph.D., (1812 – 14 March 1906) was a British 219:. 9th edition. Standish, Wigan: 2008, p.1468. 8: 298:Association of British Philatelic Societies 53: 42: 252:, Vol. XV, No.172, April 1906, pp. 88-89. 237:London Philatelist Vol. 15 1905 pp 88-89 217:Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers 208: 168:in compiling his catalogue and edited 30:Not to be confused with the author of 7: 188:. In 1865 Viner became compiler of 228:London Philatelist Vol. 116 p. 141 131:Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 25: 193:Postage Stamp Album and Catalogue 113:who was a founding member of the 312: 287:Who Was Who in British Philately 180:Viner translated and published 119:Royal Philatelic Society London 27:British philatelist (1812–1906) 300:, 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 1: 177:, another early philatelist. 246:"The Death of Dr. Viner" in 365: 170:Stamp Collector's Magazine 115:Philatelic Society, London 29: 52: 275:Chats on Postage Stamps 199:between 1866 and 1876. 133:as one of the founding 249:The London Philatelist 123:The London Philatelist 117:, later to become the 36:Charles Viner (jurist) 321:at Wikimedia Commons 319:Charles William Viner 292:25 March 2016 at the 160:Philatelic literature 107:Charles William Viner 69:Charles William Viner 59:Charles Viner in 1882 349:Fathers of philately 334:British philatelists 175:Adelaide Lucy Fenton 135:Fathers of philately 32:Viner's Abridgment 317:Media related to 104: 103: 84:(aged 93–94) 16:(Redirected from 356: 316: 301: 284: 278: 271:Melville, Fred J 268: 262: 259: 253: 244: 238: 235: 229: 226: 220: 213: 83: 57: 43: 21: 18:Charles W. Viner 364: 363: 359: 358: 357: 355: 354: 353: 324: 323: 310: 305: 304: 294:Wayback Machine 285: 281: 269: 265: 260: 256: 245: 241: 236: 232: 227: 223: 214: 210: 205: 197:The Philatelist 164:Viner assisted 162: 143: 81: 71: 70: 60: 48: 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 362: 360: 352: 351: 346: 341: 336: 326: 325: 309: 308:External links 306: 303: 302: 279: 263: 254: 239: 230: 221: 215:Birch, Brian. 207: 206: 204: 201: 190:Edward Oppen's 161: 158: 142: 139: 102: 101: 98: 94: 93: 90: 86: 85: 78: 74: 73: 68: 66: 62: 61: 58: 50: 49: 46: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 361: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 331: 329: 322: 320: 315: 307: 299: 295: 291: 288: 283: 280: 276: 272: 267: 264: 258: 255: 251: 250: 243: 240: 234: 231: 225: 222: 218: 212: 209: 202: 200: 198: 194: 191: 187: 183: 178: 176: 171: 167: 159: 157: 156: 152: 148: 147:Fred Melville 145:According to 140: 138: 136: 132: 128: 127:vieille garde 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 99: 95: 91: 87: 80:14 March 1906 79: 75: 67: 63: 56: 51: 47:Charles Viner 44: 41: 37: 33: 19: 311: 282: 274: 266: 257: 247: 242: 233: 224: 216: 211: 196: 192: 185: 179: 169: 163: 154: 150: 144: 134: 126: 122: 114: 106: 105: 82:(1906-03-14) 40: 31: 344:1906 deaths 339:1812 births 166:Mount Brown 111:philatelist 100:Philatelist 89:Nationality 328:Categories 203:References 141:Early days 97:Occupation 182:J.B. Moen 290:Archived 92:British 153:and 77:Died 72:1812 65:Born 184:'s 330:: 296:, 273:. 137:. 34:, 38:. 20:)

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Charles W. Viner
Charles Viner (jurist)

philatelist
Royal Philatelic Society London
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
Fred Melville
Mount Brown
Adelaide Lucy Fenton
J.B. Moen
Edward Oppen's
The London Philatelist
Melville, Fred J
Who Was Who in British Philately
Archived
Wayback Machine
Association of British Philatelic Societies

Charles William Viner
Categories
British philatelists
1812 births
1906 deaths
Fathers of philately

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