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- ↑ Bateman, Robert. Stamp collectors' who's who. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1960, p. 11.
- ↑ Nicholas André (Ambrose) Argenti. www.christopherlong.co.uk 7 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013. Archived here.
- ↑ The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 4.
- ↑ "Nova Scotia stamps realize £16,810" in The Times, 9 November 1963, p. 10.
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