Denys R. Martin

Colonel Denys Richard Martin (11 October 1892 – 1970 ) was a distinguished 20th century philatelist. As a systematic scholar and prolific writer, Martin illuminated some of the most difficult topics and set a high standard for the study of the postage stamps and postal history of India and Burma.

He was a member of the India Study Circle.

Awards Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London (FRPSL). Crawford Medal for The Four Annas Lithographed Stamps of India, 1854-55, 1932. Signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1939.

Publications Half Anna Lithographed Stamps of India. 1928. (With E.A. Smythies) The Four Annas Lithographed Stamps of India, 1854-55. London: Philatelic Society of India and Stanley Gibbons, 1930. (With E.A. Smythies) Five appendices in L. E. Dawson, The One Anna and Two Annas Postage Stamps of India, 1854-55. Philatelic Society of India, H. Garratt-Adams & Co. and Stanley Gibbons, Ltd., London (1948): Die I, A Stone, No. 7 - p. 66; Die I, B Stone, Nos. 2, 28 and 64 - p. 67; India, 1854. Pin Perforated - p. 73; One Anna, 1854, Numbers Printed - p. 75; and The Two Annas, 1854, Some Problems - p. 81.. Pakistan Overprints on Indian Stamps, 1948-49, London: Robson Lowe, 1959. The Second Afghan War. 1961. The Bombay-Karachi Sea Post Office. 1963. (With G.C. Danby) Indian Travelling Post Offices 1864-1891. London: Robson Lowe, 1969. First printed in The Philatelist. Numbers in Early Indian Cancellations, London: Robson Lowe, 1970. Burma Postal History, Including the 1987 Supplement. London: Robson Lowe, 1971. (With Gerald Davis.) Overseas Letter Postage from India 1854-1876. 1975. (editor with Neil Blair)