John Tilleard was a solicitor of the City of London. He spent his free time on collect stamps and the study of philately. He was a specialist of stamps issued by Prince Edward Island and British India. About the latter, he published Notes on the De La Rue Series of Adhesive Postage Stamps and Telegraph Stamps of India published in 1896.[1]
The Royal Philatelic Collection
On the Duke of Edinburgh's initiative, Tilleard met the Duke of York on 28 February 1893.[2] He agreed to become the Duke's advisor to help manage his stamp collection. In a letter, the Duke, later King George V, told Tilleard, "I wish to have the best collection & not one of the best collections in England."[3] George V's biographer, Harold Nicolson, commented that Tilleard was seen at the Duke of York's palace more often than Tanner who taught the future king law and constitutional knowledge.[4]
1903 Canada stamp designed by J. A. Tilleard
In 1903, Tilleard and George designed the Canada stamp series figuring King Edward VII, issued between 1903 and 1912.[5][6]
After the accession of the Duke as King George V in 1910, Tilleard was named "Philatelist to the King" with a yearly 750 pounds salary.[7] The next year the King made him a Member in the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his services to the King and philately.[8]
In the history of the Royal Philatelic Collection, Tilleard was the principal force behind George V creating the most comprehensive collection of United Kingdom and Commonwealth stamps in the world. However, at the time of his death, the mounting was still to be done; performing this task was the main success of Tilleard's successor Edward Denny Bacon.
In 1906, he helped the Philatelic Society, London obtain the "Royal" title,[1] to become the Royal Philatelic Society London whose president was the Duke of York from 1896.
In memory of Tilleard, the Royal Philatelic Society London created the Tilleard Medal, first awarded in 1920 to one (or two, if they are associated) members of the Society for the best philatelic display.[9]
↑ Date from Prince George's diary, quoted in Nicholas Courtney (2004). The Queen's Stamps, page 41.
↑ Smithsonian Museum, Introduction to "The Queen’s Own: Stamps That Changed the World", exhibition held between April 6, 2004 and January 11, 2005, Washington DC
↑ Quoted in Nicholas Courtney (2004). The Queen's Stamps, page 42.
↑ Nicholas Courtney (2004). The Queen's Stamps, pages 112 et 114.
↑ Stamps #77-83 in Michel catalog (2000). Nord- und Mittelamerika, page 357.
↑ Nicholas Courtney (2004). The Queen's Stamps, page 133.
↑ Nicholas Courtney, The Queen's Stamps, 2004, page 122.
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