Roll of Distinguished Philatelists explained
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921. The Roll consists of five pieces of parchment to which the signatories add their names.
Selection of the signatories
Those who have assisted the development of philately through their research, expertise or giving their time can be candidates to sign the Roll if they are sponsored by one of the existing signatories. The following four years, the candidate is examined once a year with the other current ones by a Board of election.[1]
The ceremony of signature of the Roll happens at the annual Philatelic Congress of Great Britain.[1] Under the Congress' rules, the signatories can talk and vote during the Congress.[2]
Forty-two philatelists were honoured posthumously on the first page of the Roll as "Fathers of Philately".[3]
Four other names were added in the 1950s at the bottom of the first page. In 1951, Edward R. Woodward (died 1931) and J. Stanley Telfer (died 1938) were honoured by the Board of election because they were two important philatelists and member of the Board. In 1956, because the Board was sure they would have been called to sign the Roll if they would have lived longer, United States citizen Clarence W. Hennan and A. Tort Nicolau of Spain were added too.[3]
History of the Roll
On 30 October 1919, Percy C. Bishop, a member of the London Stamp Club, proposed the institution of an "Philatelic Order of Merit" to honour philatelic writers. This order would be given more importance than existing philatelic prizes and would have an international importance. In late 1919, F. H. Vallencey, president of the club, presented the idea to the readers of his Stamp Collecting paper. In March 1920, a jury of five[4] published a list of twenty-five names who the jury selected from the ninety-one names sent by the readers and British associations.[5]
However, to gain official recognition, the London Stamp Club let the associative members of the 1920 Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in Newcastle upon Tyne decide the future of Bishop's idea. A sub-committee was constituted to find a new name and write rules of the award.[6]
At the 1921 Congress in Harrogate, the "Roll of Distinguished Philatelists" was created without any discussion.[7] The subcommittee has already got the signature of King and philatelist George V on the printed parchment, the twenty-four of the selected by the first jury and fifteen other philatelists were already invited to sign the Roll on the last day of the Congress.[8]
Starting in 1922, the selection of the signatories was annual except between the Congresses of 1940 and 1946 because of World War II.[9]
The "fathers of philately"
The names of forty-two deceased philatelists are printed on the Roll page that was signed between 1921 and 1935. They were placed in the ribbons that ornate the two columns on each side of the page. They were included as "fathers of philately".[3]
- James H. Abbott (1851–1914, United Kingdom),[10] pioneer of the overprint collection.
- Sir William Beilby Avery (1854–1908, United Kingdom), director of W & T Avery Ltd., great collector.[11]
- François Georges Oscar Berger-Levrault (1823–1906, France), printer and collector, author of the first stamp catalogue in 1862.[3]
- Friedrich Andreas Breitfuss (1851–1911, Russia), one of the collectors of essays and proofs.[3]
- Mount Brown (1837–1919, United Kingdom), author of a stamp catalogue between 1862 and 1864.[3]
- Maitland Burnett (1844–1918, United Kingdom), editor of The Philatelic Record.[3]
- Gustave (1848–1894) and Martial Caillebotte (1853–1910, France), artists and stamp collectors.[3]
- Marcellus Purnell Castle (1849–1917, United Kingdom), President of the Royal Philatelic Society London from 1913 to 1917, editor of The London Philatelist.[3]
- Daniel Cooper (1821–1902, United Kingdom),[3] first President of the Philatelic Society, London from 1869 to 1878.[12]
- Henry J. Crocker (1861–1912, United States), great collector.[3]
- J. A. Dunbar-Dunbar (1849–1905, United Kingdom), a Scottish reverend, his Australian collection went to the Museum of Science and Art in Edinburgh.[13]
- Henry J. Duveen (born in the Netherlands), important collector.[3]
- Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844–1900, United Kingdom), King George V's uncle, Honorary President of the Philatelic Society, London of 1890 to 1900.[3]
- Philip la Renotiere von Ferrary[14] (c. 1859 – 1917, Austria),[3] rich buyer of stamps and stationery from many countries.
- Douglas Garth (15 May 1852 – 6 January 1900 United Kingdom), Honorary Secretary of the Philatelic Society, London from 1888 to 1894, collector of India.[15]
- John Edward Gray (1800–1875, United Kingdom), zoologist at the British Museum, author of A Hand Catalogue for the Use of Collectors.[3]
- Gilbert Harrison (1858–1894, United Kingdom), specialist of Afghanistan and Portuguese India.[3]
- Leslie Leopold Rudolph Hausburg (1872–1917, United Kingdom), Honorary Secretary of the Royal Philatelic Society London from 1913 to 1917, spécialist of plating.[3]
- Andrew Houison (1850–1912, Australia), specialist of the postal history of New South Wales.[3]
- Henry King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston (1848–1896, United Kingdom), President of the Philatelic Society, London from 1892 to 1896.[3]
- Jacques Amable Legrand (1820–1912, France), pioneer of philately in France, inventor of the perforation gauge.[3]
- Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Duke of Leinster (1851–1897, United Kingdom), important Irish collector.[3]
- James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford (1847–1913, United Kingdom), President of the Royal Philatelic Society London from 1910 to 1913,[3] bibliophile, one of the first to include essays and proofs in his collections.[16]
- Pierre Mahé (1833–1913, France), stamp dealer in Paris, in charge of Philipp von Ferrary's collection.[3]
- David Parkes Masson (1857–1915, United Kingdom), specialist of India.[3]
- Arthur Maury (1844–1907, France), stamp dealer in Paris, philatelic author and journalist, editor of Le Collectionneur de timbres-poste.[3]
- Paul Mirabaud (1848–1908, France), specialist of Switzerland.[3]
- Jean-Baptiste Moens (1833–1908, Belgium), stamp dealer in Brussels and philatelic author.[3]
- Edward J. Nankivell (1848–1909, United Kingdom), journalist founder of The Postage Stamp in 1907, collector of China, New Zealand and Transvaal.[3]
- Maria Pardo de Figueroa (1828–1918, Spain), one of the first specialist of postal markings.[3]
- Edward Loines Pemberton (1844–1878, United Kingdom), stamp dealer and philatelic author, founding member of the Philatelic Society, London.[3]
- Frederick Adolphus Philbrick (1835–1910, United Kingdom), founding member of the Philatelic Society, London.[3]
- Dr. José Marcó del Pont (1851–1917, Argentina), specialist of Argentina and Latin America.[3]
- Arthur de Rothschild (1851–1903, Belgium), collector of unused stamps issued between 1860 and 1880.[3]
- Harold Row (1840–1919, United Kingdom),collector of Siam.[3]
- Gordon Smith (1856–1905, United Kingdom), specialist of South Australia and director of Stanley Gibbons.[3]
- Thomas Keay Tapling (1855–1891, United Kingdom), pioneer of stamp collecting.[16]
- John Kerr Tiffany (1842–1897, United States), first President of the American Philatelic Society, specialist of the United States and bibliophile.[16]
- John Alexander Tilleard (1850–1913, United Kingdom), Honorary Secretary of the Royal Philatelic Society London from 1894 to 1913, Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection from 1910 to 1913.[3]
- Charles William Viner (1812–1906, United Kingdom), already a collector in 1860, writer for philatelic papers, founding member and Honorary Secretary (1871–1874) of the Philatelic Society, London.[3]
- William Amos Scarborough Westoby (1815–1899, United Kingdom), philatelic journalist.[3]
- Hastings Elwin Wright (1861–1897, United Kingdom), collector of British stamps in high quality state.[3]
In 2021, two new names were added to the "fathers of philately" to represent the many German and Austrian philatelists who were omitted due to anti-German feeling when the roll was created immediately after the end of the First World War:
List of signatories
1921
Among the forty first signatories are twenty-four out of the twenty-five proposed by the initial jury[4] in 1920:[17]
- Peter John Anderson (1853–1926, United Kingdom), bibliophile and historian of philatelic literature.[18]
- Dr. Justus Anderssen (1867–1938, Norway), specialist of the stamps of Norway.[18]
- Edward Denny Bacon (1860–1938, United Kingdom), President of the Philatelic Society London from 1917 to 1923,[18] Curator of the Royal Philatelic Collection from 1913 to 1938.[19] [20]
- Arthur Thomas Bate (c. 1850–1922, New Zealand), specialist of the stamps of New Zealand.[18]
- Walter Dorning Beckton (1866–1931, United Kingdom), precursor of the "scientific philately" and of the "Manchester School", President of the Manchester Philatelic Society, of the first Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1909[18] and of the Royal Philatelic Society London from 1929 to 1931.[21]
- Carroll Chase (1878-1960,[10] United States), specialist of the stamps of the United States, President of the American Philatelic Society in 1920 and 1922.[18]
- Emilio Diena (1860–1941, Italy), specialist of the stamps of the Italian States.[19] [22]
- Robert Brisco Earée (1846–1928, United Kingdom), specialist of the forged stamps.[18]
- Edward Benjamin Evans (1846–1922, United Kingdom).
- Louis Hanciau (1835–1924,[10] Belgium), brother-in-law and associate of Jean-Baptiste Moens.[18]
- Harry L. Hayman (1850–1927, United Kingdom).
- Arthur Francis Basset Hull (1862–1945, Australia), specialist of the stamps of the Australian colonies.[18]
- Clifton A. Howes (vers 1860–1936, United States), specialist of North America, the United Kingdom and some Eastern Asian countries, President of the American Philatelic Society from 1915 to 1917.[18]
- William Russell Lane-Joynt (1855–1921, United Kingdom), Honorary Curator of the Duke of Leinster's collection at the Dublin Museum of Science and Art.[18]
- Umejiro Kimura (1869–1927, Japan), specialist of the stamps of Japan, President of Yuraku-kai[23] from 1912 to 1927.[18]
- John Nicholas Luff (United States), founding member of the Collectors Club of New York and President of the American Philatelic Society.[18]
- Charles James Phillips (1863–1940, United Kingdom, then United States), owner of Stanley Gibbons from 1890 to 1922, then a rare stamp dealer in New York.[18]
- Bertram William Henry Poole (1880–1950, United States), philatelic journalist, specialist of Haiti and Latin America, and a stamp dealer after 1916.[18]
- Winter Charles Renouf (1868–1954, India), marcophilelatist specialist of British India.[18]
- William Reynolds Ricketts (1869–1945, United States), bibliophile.[18]
- Axel de Reuterskiöld (Switzerland), specialist of the stamps of Switzerland.[18]
- Charles Esterly Severn (United States), philatelic journalist.[18]
- Emil Tamsen (1861–1957, South Africa), specialist of British Africa.[18]
- Robert Blake Yardley (1858–1943, United Kingdom), President of the Royal Philatelic Society London from 1931 to 1934.[18]
Chosen by the 1920 jury, the British A. B. Creeke was forgotten by the Philatelic Congress' subcommittee in 1921.[8]
The subcommittee added fifteen philatelists in 1921[8] with a larger majority of Britons than in the 1920 jury's selection.[24]
- Percy Cooke Bishop (1869–1961, United Kingdom), philatelic journalist and proposer of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelist.[18]
- Lionel William Fulcher (1865–1945, United Kingdom), first organizer of the Royal Philatelic Society London's library whom he was the Honorary Librarian from 1903 to 1928.[18]
- Hugo Griebert (1867–1924, United Kingdom), London stamp dealer and author.[18]
- Thomas William Hall (1861–1937, United Kingdom), President of the Royal Philatelic Society London from 1923 to 1929.[18]
- David Haworth Hill (1851–1926, Australia), specialist of the stamps of the State of Victoria.[18]
- John Morris Marsden (1857–1939, United Kingdom), specialist of Portugal and its colonies.[18]
- Frederick John Melville (1883–1940,[18] United Kingdom), writer and bibliophile,[16] founder of the Junior Philatelic Society in 1899.[18]
- Francis John Hamilton Scott Napier (1850–1929, United Kingdom), author.[18]
- Charles Lathrop Pack (1857–1937,[18] United States), spécialist, among other topics, of the stamps figuring Queen Victoria.[16]
- Percival Loines Pemberton (1875–1949, United Kingdom), stamp dealer and editor in chief of The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain.[18]
- John Walker (1855–1927, United Kingdom), President, Honorary Librarian and Curator of the forged stamp collection of the Scottish Philatelic Society.[18]
- Arthur John Warren (1847–1930, United Kingdom), specialist of the Netherlands and its colonies.[18]
- Harold William Wescott (United Kingdom), specialist of Gibraltar and foreign offices in Morocco.[18]
- Charles Stewart-Wilson (1864–1950, United Kingdom), specialist of India, Director-General of Indian Posts and Telegraphs.[18]
- Anthony de Worms (1869–1938, United Kingdom), specialist of Ceylon.[18]
Finally, before the day of the first signing ceremony on 6 May 1921, King George V was the first to sign the upper part of the Roll ("George R.I.").[25] He was invited to do so because, when Duke of York, he was President of the Royal Philatelic Society London from 1896 to 1910, and was still a collector and philatelist with the help of the late John Alexander Tilleard and Edward Denny Bacon.
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
- Stanley B. Ashbrook (1950) (United States), writer of standard books and many articles on early U.S.A. issues.
- H.W. Bessemer (1950) (United Kingdom), outstanding research on the stamps of France.
- Ibrahim Chaftar Bey (1950) (Egypt) President of the Club Philatélique d'Egypte, student of early Egyptian stamps.
- Walter H.C. Bromfield (1950) (Australia), President of the Philatelic Society of Western Australia for twenty-one years, intensive research on Western Australian stamps.
- Lester George Brookman (1950) (United States), editor for many years of the American Philatelist, writer of books on the 19th-century issues of the U.S.A.
- Pierre Morel d'Arleux (1950) (France), Honorary Secretary of the Académie de Philatélie, chief organizer of the Citex (Paris) Exhibition, writer on the stamps of France.
- R.W.T. Lees-Jones (1950) (United Kingdom), student and writer on Canadian stamps.[30]
- J. Schmidt-Andersen (1950) (Denmark), Father of Danish philately, wrote extensively on the stamps of Denmark, published the plating of all four plates of Denmark No 1.[30]
- Abraham Odfjell (1951)
- Raymond Riesco (1951)
- Malden Studd (1951)
- John Telfer (1951)
- Gerald Wellburn (1951)
- Edward Robert Woodward (1951)
- Gilbert William Collett (1952) Honorary Treasurer of the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain from 1933 to 1952, played a considerable part in the preparation of the Jamaica Philatelic Society's Handbook.[31]
- Adrian Albert Jurgens (1952) Leading specialist of the stamps and postal history of South Africa, founder of the Philatelic Congress of South Africa.[31]
- Andrew Mackenzie-Low(1952) Leading specialist of the stamps of Egypt, formed a very fine collection which was sold eventually to H.M. King Fuad of Egypt.[31]
- Alfred H. Caspary (1953) (US) One of the greatest philatelists in the world, owner of notable collections of classic stamps.[32]
- Georges Fulpius (1953) (Switzerland) Particularly interested in the stamps of Switzerland and Greece, served on juries at international philatelic exhibitions.[32]
- H. R. Holmes (1953) (UK) Editor of the London Philatelist, member of the Royal Philatelic Society Expert Committee, wrote many articles.[32]
- Carlos Trincão (1953) (Portugal) Formed a very fine collections of Portugal and Colonies, won gold medals at international exhibitions, Chairman of the Lisbon Centenary Philatelic Exhibition.[32]
- Gordon Ward (1953) (UK) Wrote frequently in the philatelic press.[32]
- Alexander Argyropoulos (1954)
- Leicester Gilbert-Lodge (1954)
- Harry Osborne (1954) (UK), author of several important philatelic books. Awarded Grand Gold Medal for his Great Britain at London International Exhibition 1950.
- Walter Wolff de Beer (1954)
- Kenneth Macdonald Beaumont (1955)
- Maurice Burrus (1955) Known for his worldwide collection, considered one of the greatest ever formed.[33]
- Guy Crouch (1955)
- Gunnar Hagemann (1955)
- Louise Boyd Dale (1956)
- John Campbell Cartwright (1956)
- Mario Diena (1956)
- Clarence W. Hennan (1956)
- John Ireland (1956)
- A. Tort Nicolau (1956)
- Leon Dubus (1957)
- Max G. Johl (1957)
- Georg Menzinsky (1957)
- Sydney R. Turner (1957)
- Orhan Brandt (1958)
- William Gerrish (1958)
- Alec Kaplan (1958)
- Douglas B. Armstrong (1959)
- Winthrop Smillie Boggs (1959)
- Eduardo Cohen (1959)
- Ernest Hunt (1959)
- Campbell Walter Watts (1959)
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Arthur Ronald Butler, The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Limited, 1990
- Arthur Ronald Butler, "The Beginning", chapter one of The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Limited, 1990, page 7.
- Arthur Ronald Butler, "The Roll and the 'Fathers of Philately'", chapter 2 of The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Limited, 1990
- The members of the jury were Percy C. Bishop, Derek Ingram, Fred J. Melville, G. L. Tinker and F. Hugh Vallencey ; in Arthur Ronald Butler, The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, 1990, pages 3-4.
- Arthur Ronald Butler, "The Beginning", chapter 1 of The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Limited, 1990, pages 1—5.
- Arthur Ronald Butler, "The Beginning", chapter 1 of The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Limited, 1990, pages 5—6.
- "Not only was the Roll presented as a fait accompli", wrote Arthur Ronald Butler, in « The Beginning », chapter 1 of The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Limited, 1990, page 6.
- Arthur Ronald Butler, "The Beginning", chapter 1 of The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Limited, 1990, pages 6—7.
- Arthur Ronald Butler, The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Limited, 1990, page 89.
- Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
- "Death of Sir W.B. Avery, Bart." in The London Philatelist, Vol. XVII, No. 203, November 1908, pp. 256-7.
- http://www.ukphilately.org.uk/bpt/whowaswho/whowaswho-c.htm Note biographique
- "Death of the Rev. J.A. Dunbar-Dunbar" in The London Philatelist, Vol. XV, No. 169, January 1906, pp. 11-12.
- As printed in Arthur Ronald Butler, "The Roll and the 'Fathers of Philately'", chapter 2 of The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation Limited, 1990, page 14.
- "The Late Mr. Douglas Garth." in The London Philatelist, Vol. IX, No. 97, January 1900, pp. 2-3.
- http://www.stamps.org/Almanac/alm_HallofFame_1941.htm Biographic note
- Arthur Ronald Butler, "The Beginning", chapter 1 of The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, 1990, pages 4-5.
- Biographies of the 1921 signatories in Arthur Ronald Butler, The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, 1990, pages 46-64.
- André Hurtré, "L'Académie de philatélie a 80 ans - son histoire - ses membres", Documents philatéliques #197, Académie de philatélie, 3rd trimester 2008, pages 5–44.
- http://www.stamps.org/Almanac/alm_HallofFame_1970-74.htm Biography
- http://www.ukphilately.org.uk/bpt/whowaswho/whowaswho-b.htm Biographical note
- http://www.stamps.org/almanac/alm_HallofFame_2005-09.htm Biography
- A philatelic society in Japan.
- "The Committee obviously has fewer qualms in proclaiming the wothiness of home-grown philatelists than had the London Stamp Club Jury", wrote Arthur Ronald Butler, in "The Beginning", chapter 1 of The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, 1990, page 7.
- "R.I.", in latin: Rex Imperator, meaning King (in the United Kingdom and colonies) and Emperor (of India).
- Gibbons Stamp Monthly, August 1930, p. 209. Stanley Phillips (editor of Gibbons Stamp Monthly) wrote as follows: "As the veteran philatelic auctioneer, now, alas! in poor health, moved to the table to sign the Roll, after an impressive oration by Captain H R Oldfield, I must confess that my eyes were wet, and I do not think I was alone in being thus affected. In honouring Mr Hadlow, the Congress, showed its appreciation of a personality of sterling merit and a lifetime of unselfish service to Philately."
- "The Late F. J. Peplow." in The London Philatelist, Vol. XLIV, No. 526, October 1935, pp. 217-218.
- http://www.abps.org.uk/Home/Who_Was_Who/index.xalter#S Who Was Who in British Philately
- "Dr. J.H. Harvey Pirie" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 74, No. 876, December 1965, p. 223.
- Gibbons Stamp Monthly, June 1950, p. 118
- Gibbons Stamp Monthly, May 1952, p. 97
- Gibbons Stamp Monthly, June 1953, p. 115
- Stone . Harlan F. . Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Includes Eight from Switzerland . Tell . XIX . 2 . 17 . American Helvetia Philatelic Society . March 1993 . 1042-2072 . 2012-05-24 .
- http://www.abps.org.uk/Home/Who_Was_Who/index.xalter#F Who Was Who in British Philately
- "Deaths of Two Honorary Fellows" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 101, July–August 1992, No. 1195–96, p. 198.
- "A. Ronald (Ron) Butler RDP Hon FRPSL 1916–2003." in The London Philatelist, Vol. 113, No. 1312, January–February 2004, p. 2.
- "Sigurd (Sigge) Ringström, RDP, FRPSL, An Appreciation" by Tomas Bjaringer The London Philatelist, Vol. 101, No. 1199, November 1992, p. 342.
- "Newsdesk: Harold Fisher - An Appreciation" by Eric Allen in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, September 1986, p. 10.
- The London Philatelist, No 1232, p. 2, Jan/Feb 1996
- "Here & There: RDP 1984" in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, May 1984, p. 41.
- http://www.aiep-experts.net/cms/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=208 VOLLMEIERRDP Profile Page.
- "The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists", The London Philatelist, Vol. 105, No. 1235 (May 1996), pp. 103-104.
- http://forums.delphiforums.com/stamps/messages?msg=31053.1 "Winter, Proud, Startup Invited to Sign Roll of Distinguished Philatelists"
- http://www.academiedephilatelie.org/bio-membres/barker.htm Index card
- http://www.apf.org.au/kellowmap.htm Biography
- http://forums.delphiforums.com/stamps/messages?msg=35518.1 "Barbara R. Mueller One of Four Invited to Sign Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in July"
- https://www.webcitation.org/6172A4o59?url=http://fepanews.com/sites/fepanews.com/files/Press%20Release%20RDP%202010_Kenilworth.pdf NEW RDPs TO SIGN ROLL IN LEAMINGTON SPA.
- "2011 RDP Ceremony" in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Vol. 42, No. 3, August 2011, pp.52-53.
- New Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelist. London Philatelist . 1394 . 120 . April 2012.
- "New signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists" by Jane Moubray in The London Philatelist, Vol. 123, No. 1414, April 2014, pp. 130-131.
- "New Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelist", Chris King, The London Philatelist, Vol. 124, No. 1424, April 2015, pp. 114-115.
- "The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists", The London Philatelist, Vol. 125, No. 1434, April 2016, pp. 150-151.
- "Roll of Distinguished Philatelists", Jon Aitchison, The London Philatelist, Vol. 126, No. 1445 (May 2017), pp. 194-195.
- "New RDPs Elected 2018", http://www.abps.org.uk/News/articles/rdp2018 .
- "New Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists", The London Philatelist, Vol. 128, No. 1465 (May 2019), pp. 198-199.
- News: March 12, 2020. Distinguished philatelists for 2020 announced. Linn's Stamp News. February 18, 2021.
- Web site: Distinguished philatelists for 2020 announced . 2023-12-08 . Linns Stamp News . en.
- Web site: Distinguished philatelists for 2020 announced . 2023-12-08 . Linns Stamp News . en.
- "The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists - Five New Signatories for 2021", The London Philatelist, Vol. 130, No. 1484 (April 2021), pp. 177-180.
- "RDP 2022 announcement."
- https://stamps.org/news/c/news/cat/aps-news/post/the-roll-of-distinguished-philatelists "The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists - New Signatories for 2023"
- https://www.abps.org.uk/the-roll-of-distinguished-philatelists-2024/ "2024 Signatories to The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists"
