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William Hughes-Hughes


William Hughes-Hughes D.L. (1817 - 7 January 1902) was a barrister and founding member of The Philatelic Society, London. He may therefore be called one of the first philatelists.

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Early life and family

William Hughes-Hughes was born in 1817. He was educated at Tonbridge School.

Mr M.E. Hughes-Hughes also later became a member of the Royal Philatelic Society London.

Career

Hughes-Hughes was a barrister by profession. Later he was a Justice of the Peace.

Philately

Hughes-Hughes was a founding member of The Philatelic Society, London. which subsequently became The Royal Philatelic Society London, and one of the small group who met regularly at the Rev. Stainforth's Rectory before that society was formed. He may therefore be called one of the first philatelists.

He was reported to have become a collector in 1859 and ceased in 1874 having spent £69. His collection was then sold by Stanley Gibbons for £3,000 in 1896. It included a number of rarities:

  • British Guiana 1856 4 cents on blue 'sugar' paper
  • Canada 12d black
  • One of the four unused Great Britain Penny Red plate 77 (subsequently sold to Herbert L'Estrange Ewen who sold it to Henry J. Crocker, and believed destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake or the fire that followed.)
  • Cape of Good Hope 4d red Woodblock error of colour (Reckoned to be rarer than a Post Office Mauritius)
  • Reunion 1852 15c
  • Naples 1860 ½ tornese in both types.

    • Death

    Hughes-Hughes died on 7 January 1902.

    References

    William Hughes-Hughes Wikipedia
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