Lionel Fulcher
Lionel William Fulcher B.Sc. (3 January 1866–11 May 1945) was a British philatelist who co-edited, with Stanley Phillips, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, was Vice President of the International Philatelic Union and was a key figure in the Fiscal Philatelic Society.[1] He was an expert on the early stamps of Japan and also studied Venezuela, Peru, Nicaragua, Papal States and Norway.
He was for a time the editor of Morley's Philatelic Journal, A Monthly Paper For Collectors of Postage, Revenue, Telegraph and Railway stamps and also of The Philatelic Record.
Fulcher was a member of the Royal Philatelic Society London from 1901 where he also became the Honorary Librarian[2] and was a frequent exhibitor at meetings.
In 1921, Fulcher was entered on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.
Outside philately[edit]
Professionally, Fulcher was employed as an Assistant Keeper at the Science Museum, South Kensington,[1] retiring in 1928.[2]
Publications[edit]
- Catalogue of the revenue stamps of Spain and Colonies, including the American occupation and revolutionary issues. London: Walter Morley, 1902.
- Roman States. Philatelic Record, 1912.
- The Postage Stamps of Venezuela. (Reprinted from the London Philatelist.) [With plates.]. London: L. Fulcher & T. W. Hall, 1924. (With T. W. Hall)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Who Was Who in British Philately, Association of British Philatelic Societies, 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ a b "L.W. Fulcher" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 54, No. 639, October 1945, p. 102.
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