George Ernest Barker (1930 – 16 March 2014)[1][2] was a British philatelist who in 2009 signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. From 1983 to 2001 he was Editor of The London Philatelist. He was a specialist in the stamps of France and its colonies.[3]
Barker was one of the main organisers of the 56th Philatelic Congress of Great Britain held in 1974 at Enghien-les-Bains, Paris.
Memberships
edit- Associate member of the Academy of Philately, Paris.
- Member of the Belgian Academy of Philately.
- Founding member of the Académie Européenne de Philatélie.
- Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
Awards
edit- Award of Merit, British Philatelic Federation.
- Mérite Philatélique Européen, Académie Européenne de Philatélie.
- Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.
References
edit- ^ "Three Notable and Active Philatelists - RIP" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "In Memoriam George Ernest Barker 1930-2014" (PDF).
- ^ "Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 2009" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 118, No. 1365, May 2009, p. 146.
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