J. T. Whitney
Dr. John Timothy (Tim) Whitney (14 December 1945[1] - 1990[2]) was an expert on British postmarks who wrote a popular catalogue on the subject that has been through many editions, and the definitive guide to the stamps and postal history of the Isle of Man. He was also an expert on the philately of the French coastal islands.
Tim obtained a degree in theology from Oxford University and in 1975 a Ph.D. from Nottingham University.[3]
He ran the religious studies department at South East Essex Sixth Form College for many years.
He had suffered from Muscular Dystrophy since his teens and was an active fundraiser for MD causes.[3]
Selected publications
- Collect British Postmarks. 4th edition. Benfleet, Essex: J.T. Whitney, 1987. ISBN 0-9511867-0-1
- Isle of Man Handbook of Stamps and Postal History. Chippenham, Wiltshire: Picton Publishing & B.P.H. Publications Ltd., 1981 ISBN 0-902633-67-8, 309p.
References
- ↑ General Register Office birth entry, Leeds registration district, Oct-Dec 1945, Vol. 9b Page 449
- ↑ "Golden Jubilee of the British Postmark Society" by Cyril R.H. Parsons in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Vol. 82, No. 974, Nov. 2008, p. 62.
- 1 2 Whitney, Dr. J.T. Isle of Man Handbook of Stamps and Postal History. Chippenham, Wiltshire: Picton Publishing & B.P.H. Publications Ltd., 1976, cover notes. ISBN 0-902633-67-8
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