Harry Birkhead Explained

Harry Birkhead (1931-2013)^[1] was a South African philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists of South Africa in 1982^[2] and was a Fellow of The Royal Philatelic Society London. He was Honorary Life President of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa.

Harry was a specialist in the stamps and postal history of the Anglo-Boer War and the Rhodesias. His Rhodesian collection was sold by Christie's Robson Lowe in 1986.

Selected publications

• The wherewithal of Wolmaransstad, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 1999. (With John Groenewald & Richard Stroud)
• The pseudo-siege of Schweizer-Reneke, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2005. (With John Groenewald)
• The riddle of Rustenburg, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2007. (With John Groenewald)
• The legacy of Lydenburg, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2009. (With John Groenewald)

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20130517102013/http://forum.bidorbuy.co.za/stamp-collecting-philatelic-forum/18380-r-i-p-harry-birkhead.html

Notes and References

1. "Harry Birkhead" by Joh Groenwald in The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 Featuring Occupation and Siege Issues The Harry Birkhead Collection. Spink, London, 2014. p. 3.
2. http://www.philatelysa.co.za/?/page/rdpsa RDPSA