Harry Birkhead

South African philatelist (1931–2013)

Harry Birkhead (1931-2013)^[1] was a South African philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists of South Africa in 1982^[2] and was a Fellow of The Royal Philatelic Society London. He was Honorary Life President of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa.

Harry was a specialist in the stamps and postal history of the Anglo-Boer War and the Rhodesias. His Rhodesian collection was sold by Christie's Robson Lowe in 1986.

Selected publications

The wherewithal of Wolmaransstad, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 1999. (With John Groenewald & Richard Stroud) ISBN 0620234997
The pseudo-siege of Schweizer-Reneke, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2005. (With John Groenewald) ISBN 0620334916
The riddle of Rustenburg, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2007. (With John Groenewald) ISBN 0620370092
The legacy of Lydenburg, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2009. (With John Groenewald) ISBN 0620416882

References

^ "Harry Birkhead" by Joh Groenwald in The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 Featuring Occupation and Siege Issues The Harry Birkhead Collection. Spink, London, 2014. p. 3.
^ RDPSA, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013. Archived here.