Paul Skinner (philatelist)

Paul Skinner is a British philatelist and head curator of the Philatelic Collections at the British Library.

Paul Skinner
Nationality	British
Occupation	Philatelist

About

Skinner began his philatelic career in the commercial sector, working for international philatelic auctioneers.^[1] He joined the British Library in 2004, and succeeded David Beech as the head curator of the Philatelic Collections. His particular area of interest is in the technology used for security printing and stamp production. He has worked on several exhibitions, including "The British Library Philatelic Rarities" (2010), and "Good Graving is the best security" (2014). His publications include studies on the philatelic bounty of the Pitcairn Islands,^[2] and stamps of Northern Rhodesia.^[3] He is a member of the Royal Philatelic Society London.^[4]

See also

• British Library Philatelic Collections
• List of philatelists
• Royal Philatelic Society London

References

1. Birch, Brian J. (21 February 2018). "Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
2. 'The philatelic bounty of Pitcairn Islands', Stamp & Coin Mart (September, 2011), 66-67
3. (with Alan Drysdall) 'Northern Rhodesia 1963: apparent double printing', The London Philatelist, 117 (2008)
4. "The Crawford Library of Philatelic Literature at the British Library and for the World in Digital Form" (PDF). The London Philatelist. 125. March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

External links

• British Library staff page
• Art Matters podcast: the art of stamp design, podcast with Paul Skinner and Antonio Acala, 2019