James Alfred Birch
British philatelist
About James Alfred Birch
Lived 1888 – 1969 (aged 81). James Alfred Birch was a philatelist.
James Alfred Birch (8 October 1888 – 11 December 1969) was a British philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1960.
Birch had award-winning collections of the stamps of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Danish West Indies, Greenland, and Faroe Islands. He was a writer for numerous journals on Scandinavian topics and was awarded the Medal of Honour by the Copenhagen Philatelic Club for distinguished work in Danish philately.
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James Alfred Birch was born on 8 October 1888.
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James Alfred Birch died on 11 December 1969.
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