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Sir Edward Denny Bacon
1860–1938
A leading figure in British philately, he helped shape some of the great stamp collections of his era and spent decades caring for the Royal Philatelic Collection. His work made him one of the best-known stamp experts of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Saint Vincent, with notes and publishers' prices
by Francis John Hamilton Scott Napier, Sir Edward Denny Bacon
About the author
Born on August 29, 1860, and knighted later in life, Sir Edward Denny Bacon was a British philatelist whose career was closely tied to the study, organization, and preservation of major stamp collections. He is especially remembered for serving as curator of the Royal Philatelic Collection from 1913 until his death in 1938.
Bacon also worked for many years as philatelic adviser to the trustees of the British Museum, and he played an important part in building and arranging important private collections for wealthy collectors of his time. His reputation in the field was strong enough that he was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921, and he was later honored in the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame.
He died on June 5, 1938. Today, he is remembered less as a public literary figure than as a careful expert and organizer whose knowledge helped preserve the history of stamps for collectors, museums, and the royal household.