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References
- ↑ Bateman, Robert. Stamp collectors' who's who. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1960, p. 90.
- ↑ Birch, Brian. (2012) Biographies of philatelists and dealers Archived 6 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine . 12th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 2116.
- ↑ "Books" in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, December 1981, p. 65.
- ↑ "End of season results" in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, October 1979, p. 64.
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