Tomas Bjäringer Explained

Tomas Bjäringer HFRPSL is a Swedish philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1978.^[1]

Bjäringer is the Royal Philatelic Society London's special representative for France.^[2] He is a specialist in the philately of Sweden, particularly the fakes and forgeries of that country. He also collects early philatelic literature. Bjäringer is a director of the Ringström Museum för Filateli.^[3]

Selected publications

• Vad Portot kan Berätta om Brevens Väg: Demonstration av Några Långväga Försändelser. Stockholm: Tomas Bjäringer, 1969.
• Swedish letter rates to foreign destinations 1855-1895. Trelleborg: Skogs boktr., cop. 1986. (With Jan Billgren, Louis H Stone, Yngve Hellström, Vello Kallas.)

Notes and References

1. Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
2. http://www.rpsl.org.uk/society_representatives.asp County & Country Representatives.
3. http://www.ringphilmuseum.se/eng_styrelse.html Board of Directors and Auditors.