Herbert Oldfield
Appearance
Herbert Rooke Oldfield | |
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Born | 1850 |
Died | 22 December 1940 (aged 80–81) |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Philatelist |
Herbert Rooke Oldfield (1859 – 22 December 1940) was a British solicitor and philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1922.[1][2]
Oldfield was president of the International Philatelic Union and honorary secretary, 1895, of the Society for the Suppression of Speculative Issues. He collected India, Bolivia, Bosnia, Chinese locals and Formosa, Colombia, Persia, and Swiss Cantonals.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
- ^ a b Who Was Who in British Philately, Association of British Philatelic Societies, 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014. Archived here.