George E. Barker Explained

George Ernest Barker (1930 – 16 March 2014)^{[1] [2]} was a British philatelist who in 2009 signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. From 1983 to 2001 he was Editor of The London Philatelist. He was a specialist in the stamps of France and its colonies.^[3]

Barker was one of the main organisers of the 56th Philatelic Congress of Great Britain held in 1974 at Enghien-les-Bains, Paris.

Memberships

• Associate member of the Academy of Philately, Paris.
• Member of the Belgian Academy of Philately.
• Founding member of the Académie Européenne de Philatélie.
• Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London.

Awards

• Award of Merit, British Philatelic Federation.
• Mérite Philatélique Européen, Académie Européenne de Philatélie.
• Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Three Notable and Active Philatelists - RIP . 11 January 2015 . 15 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150115060749/http://www.abps.org.uk/News/Magazines/ABPS_News_2014-2.6.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: In Memoriam George Ernest Barker 1930-2014.
3. "Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 2009" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 118, No. 1365, May 2009, p. 146.