Archibald George Mount Batten (1902[citation needed] – 17 May 1996[1]) was a British insurance industry executive and philatelist who was a specialist in the stamps of the Orange Free State. In 1976, he was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for his work The Orange Free State - its postal offices and their markings 1868-1910 [2] and in 1981 he was the first non South African to be elected to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists of South Africa.[3] His collection of Orange Free State postmarks and covers received over 30 medals worldwide.[1]
Archibald George Mount Batten | |
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| Born | 1902 |
| Died | 17 May 1996 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Philatelist |
Professionally, Batten rose to become a Director and General Manager of Sun Alliance and President of the Chartered Insurance Institute (1965).[1]
Selected insurance publications
edit- Third party insurance. Stone and Cox, 1932.
- The many faces of insurance. The Chartered Insurance Institute, 1966.
Selected philatelic publications
edit- The postmarks of the Orange Free State and the Orange River Colony, 1868-1910. Woking: A.G.M. Batten, 1972. ISBN 0950217603
- More about the postmarks of the Orange Free State and the Orange River Colony, 1868-1910. Woking: A.G.M. Batten, 1973.
- The Orange Free State - its postal offices and their markings 1868-1910. Woking: A.G.M. Batten, 1976. ISBN 0950217646
References
edit- ^ a b c "A.G.M. (Archie) Batten, RDPSA, FRPSL." in The London Philatelist, Vol. 105, No. 1237, July–August 1996, p. 209.
- ^ The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 4.
- ^ RDPSA Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013. Archived here.
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