H. Garratt-Adams

Kinnersley Castle, Garratt-Adams' home and the location of his hoard of philatelic literature. Henry Garratt-Adams (13 April 1916 – 6 September 1992) was a British philatelist, philatelic publisher and dealer in philatelic literature based in Kinnersley Castle in Herefordshire, England. After his death, a large hoard of philatelic literature was found at the castle that included many rare items dating to the earliest days of philately.

Early life and family Henry Garratt-Adams was born on 13 April 1916.

He married Tonks-D'Esmonde and they had a daughter Anne K. Garratt-Adams in 1944.

He bought Kinnersley Castle in 1954.

Philatelic career Part of the H. Garratt-Adams philatelic literature hoard in the cellar of Kinnersley Castle. Garratt-Adams was a philatelist, philatelic publisher and dealer in philatelic literature. After F. Hugh Vallancey's retirement in 1948, Garratt-Adams bought Vallancey's magazine stock and in 1955, he bought the Albert Harris library and stock for about £5,000 which included material that Harris had bought from Frank Bellamy and Edward Denny Bacon.

Death and legacy Garratt-Adams died on 6 September 1992, leaving an estate of £606,712. His Indian States stamps were sold at auction by Christie's in early 1993 and his Nepal and Tibet stamps by Christie's Robson Lowe in April 1993. His philatelic library was sold separately in three auction sales by Huys-Berlingin of Triesen, Liechtenstein, and one by Schwanke & Sohn of Hamburg, Germany, amounting to around 10,000 lots in total.

Selected publications "War-Time Issues of Nepal, 1941–1946", The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, July–September 1947, pp. 57–60. "Duttia, An Issue of 50 Years Ago Discovered", The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, April–June 1950, pp. 28–32. "Duttia, Some further notes on the issue recently discovered", The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, Vol. 60, October–December 1950, pp. 78-?. A Short History and Guide to Kinnersley Castle, Herefordshire. Kinnersley, 1989. (Revised edition 2004)