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Peter Cockburn

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Peter Cockburn
Peter Cockburn presenting at Autumn Stampex 2021
BornJanuary 1946 (age 77–78)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford

Peter Francis Cockburn FRPSL[1] (born January 1946) is the president of the Royal Philatelic Society London.[2][3] He is a leading revenue philatelist whose collection of stamps and covers of South East Asia was sold by Spink in Singapore in 2014.[4] He also collects the postage stamps of the BMA period of Malaya.[5]

He came up to University College, Oxford, to study for a degree in plant sciences in 1964.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Peter Cockburn FRPSL. ABPS. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ Officers, Council, Past Presidents & Staff. Royal Philatelic Society London. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ Peter Cockburn (Sc. 1959-64) elected as President of the Royal Philatelic Society. Old Brightonians, 1 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ Spink to Offer The Peter Cockburn Award Winning Collection. Spink, 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ BMA Display by Peter Cockburn 2017. Dominic Morris, Malaya Study Group, 10 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ "President of the Royal Philatelic Society - University College Oxford - Univ". University College Oxford. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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