George Ernest Barker (1930 – 16 March 2014)[1][2] was a British philatelist who in 2009 signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. From 1983 to 2001 he was Editor of The London Philatelist. He was a specialist in the stamps of France and its colonies.[3]

Barker was one of the main organisers of the 56th Philatelic Congress of Great Britain held in 1974 at Enghien-les-Bains, Paris.

Memberships

  • Associate member of the Academy of Philately, Paris.
  • Member of the Belgian Academy of Philately.
  • Founding member of the Académie Européenne de Philatélie.
  • Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London.

Awards

  • Award of Merit, British Philatelic Federation.
  • Mérite Philatélique Européen, Académie Européenne de Philatélie.
  • Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.

References

  1. ↑ "Three Notable and Active Philatelists - RIP" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "In Memoriam George Ernest Barker 1930-2014" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 2009" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 118, No. 1365, May 2009, p. 146.


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