H. W. Bessemer

H. W. Bessemer
Born
Henry William Bessemer

(1865-11-07)7 November 1865
Died26 April 1956(1956-04-26) (aged 90)
NationalityBritish
OccupationPhilatelist

Henry William Bessemer (7 November 1865 – 26 April 1956) was a British philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1950.[1][2]

Bessemer was an expert in the stamps of France, particularly the tête-bêche, and Bordeaux and Semeuse issues. In 1939 he won the Royal Philatelic Society London's Tilleard Medal. His collection was shown, hors concours, at the London International Stamp Exhibition 1950.[2]

References

  1. ^ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011 Archived 19 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Who Was Who in British Philately Archived 21 July 2012 at archive.today, Association of British Philatelic Societies, 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.


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