John O. Griffiths

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John O. Griffiths

John Oliver Griffiths (14 July 1923 – 13 April 2001) was a British philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1987.[1]

Griffiths won the Grand Prix d'Honneur plus Large Gold medal at STOCKHOLMIA 74 for his British stamps.[2] He won Large Gold plus Grand Prix d'Honneur at BANGKOK 83 for South Australia and later won gold medals for Leeward Islands in the 1980s.

Griffiths married Lynne Griffiths (1923-1990).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
  2. ^ "The Three Previous Stockholmia World Philatelic Exhibitions" by Bengt Bengtsson, Bulletin 1, STOCKHOLMIA2019, Sweden, 2017, pp. 30-33.