G. S. F. Napier

Lieut. Colonel George S.F. Napier
Born	c. 1862
Died	29 January 1942
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel

Napier was an expert on the "Bull's Eye" stamps of Brazil.

Lieut. Colonel George S. F. Napier (c. 1862 – 29 January 1942)^[1] was a British Army officer of the 52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry.^[2]

Napier was also a noted philatelist, who was a specialist in the stamps of Brazil. In 1924 he was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for his work The stamps of the first issue of Brazil.^[3] Napier's classification of the Bull's Eyes contained errors, but has largely survived to this day as the most widely used system for describing the issue.^[4]

Napier was also knowledgeable about the stamps of Iran, North Borneo and Liberia. He compiled an index of the fourteen catalogues from the sale of the Ferrary collection.^[1]

Selected publications

• The stamps of the first issue of Brazil. London: Sefi, Pemberton & Co., Ltd., 1923. (Limited edition of 200, later reprinted.)
• "Types of the Second Issue" in The London Philatelist, January 1940.
• "100 Reis Bi-colored Stamps of 1891–92" in Collectors Club Philatelist, 1943. (With Henry A. Meyer)

See also

• Hugo Goeggel

References

1. "Obituaries" in The London Philatelist, Vol. LI, February 1942, No. 602, p. 32.
2. "Deaths" in The Times, 31 January 1942, p. 1, Issue 49148.
3. The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 2.
4. "The Philately of the Empire of Brazil" in Empire of Brazil: The Meyer Collection, auction catalogue, David Feldman, Geneva, 2007, p. 6. Archived here.