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44: 303: 138:, Viner first became interested in stamp collecting in about 1855 when a lady friend asked him to help her compile a chart representative of the stamps of the world, but Viner did not start his own collection until 1860. However, he noted in 1882 that he saw his first collection in 1854 which was based on an earlier collection owned by someone called Scales. Viner was quoted as saying in 1889: 144:"I saw some collections with two or three hundred and heard of one with five hundred. Cancelled specimens were principally seen; but I can recall one collection rich in unused Naples, Sicily, Tuscany and other Italian States purchased at their several post-offices by a young traveller." 161:
for four years from 1863 where supplements to Brown's catalogue were published and which included numerous contributions by Viner. The pages of the magazine contain a number of spirited but good-humoured exchanges between Viner and
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Postage Stamps Illustrated - A General Nomenclature of Every Postage Stamp and Facsimiles of All Types issued up to the present time in the Different Countries of the World 1840-1864
110:, and who was present at the initial meeting of the society on 10 April 1869, and serving as its Secretary from 1871 to 1874. His obituary in 286: 278: 307: 118:(old guard) of philately having been actively collecting and writing about stamps since 1860. In 1921 he was entered on the 119: 107: 337: 322: 154: 237: 24: 332: 327: 163: 8: 275: 170: 114:
referred to him as the "Father of Philately" and elsewhere he was described as the
282: 178: 316: 259: 135: 140:"I remember counting my stamps with much glee when they reached a hundred." 99: 43: 302: 184:
and produced 24 editions up to 1891. He was also the Editor of
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Stamp News, October 1882, Volume 1, Issue 9/10 pp 79-80
266:. London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1920, pp. 117-118. 98:A.M., Ph.D., (1812 – 14 March 1906) was a British 314: 208:. 9th edition. Standish, Wigan: 2008, p.1468. 287:Association of British Philatelic Societies 42: 241:, Vol. XV, No.172, April 1906, pp. 88-89. 226:London Philatelist Vol. 15 1905 pp 88-89 148: 206:Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers 315: 157:in compiling his catalogue and edited 19:Not to be confused with the author of 198: 269: 177:. In 1865 Viner became compiler of 13: 217:London Philatelist Vol. 116 p. 141 120:Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 14: 349: 296: 229: 182:Postage Stamp Album and Catalogue 102:who was a founding member of the 301: 276:Who Was Who in British Philately 169:Viner translated and published 108:Royal Philatelic Society London 16:British philatelist (1812–1906) 289:, 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 253: 244: 220: 211: 1: 191: 166:, another early philatelist. 129: 235:"The Death of Dr. Viner" in 7: 10: 354: 159:Stamp Collector's Magazine 104:Philatelic Society, London 18: 85: 77: 65: 53: 41: 34: 264:Chats on Postage Stamps 188:between 1866 and 1876. 122:as one of the founding 238:The London Philatelist 112:The London Philatelist 106:, later to become the 25:Charles Viner (jurist) 310:at Wikimedia Commons 308:Charles William Viner 281:25 March 2016 at the 149:Philatelic literature 96:Charles William Viner 58:Charles William Viner 48:Charles Viner in 1882 338:Fathers of philately 323:British philatelists 164:Adelaide Lucy Fenton 124:Fathers of philately 21:Viner's Abridgment 306:Media related to 93: 92: 73:(aged 93–94) 345: 305: 290: 273: 267: 260:Melville, Fred J 257: 251: 248: 242: 233: 227: 224: 218: 215: 209: 202: 72: 46: 32: 31: 353: 352: 348: 347: 346: 344: 343: 342: 313: 312: 299: 294: 293: 283:Wayback Machine 274: 270: 258: 254: 249: 245: 234: 230: 225: 221: 216: 212: 203: 199: 194: 186:The Philatelist 153:Viner assisted 151: 132: 70: 60: 59: 49: 37: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 351: 341: 340: 335: 330: 325: 298: 297:External links 295: 292: 291: 268: 252: 243: 228: 219: 210: 204:Birch, Brian. 196: 195: 193: 190: 179:Edward Oppen's 150: 147: 131: 128: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 67: 63: 62: 57: 55: 51: 50: 47: 39: 38: 35: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 350: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 320: 318: 311: 309: 304: 288: 284: 280: 277: 272: 265: 261: 256: 247: 240: 239: 232: 223: 214: 207: 201: 197: 189: 187: 183: 180: 176: 172: 167: 165: 160: 156: 146: 145: 141: 137: 136:Fred Melville 134:According to 127: 125: 121: 117: 116:vieille garde 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 88: 84: 80: 76: 69:14 March 1906 68: 64: 56: 52: 45: 40: 36:Charles Viner 33: 30: 26: 22: 300: 271: 263: 255: 246: 236: 231: 222: 213: 205: 200: 185: 181: 174: 168: 158: 152: 143: 139: 133: 123: 115: 111: 103: 95: 94: 71:(1906-03-14) 29: 20: 333:1906 deaths 328:1812 births 155:Mount Brown 100:philatelist 89:Philatelist 78:Nationality 317:Categories 192:References 130:Early days 86:Occupation 171:J.B. Moen 279:Archived 81:British 142:and 66:Died 61:1812 54:Born 173:'s 319:: 285:, 262:. 126:. 23:, 27:.

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Charles Viner (jurist)

philatelist
Royal Philatelic Society London
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
Fred Melville
Mount Brown
Adelaide Lucy Fenton
J.B. Moen
Edward Oppen's
The London Philatelist
Melville, Fred J
Who Was Who in British Philately
Archived
Wayback Machine
Association of British Philatelic Societies

Charles William Viner
Categories
British philatelists
1812 births
1906 deaths
Fathers of philately

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