James Negus

James Negus (22 February 1927 – 22 February 2008 ) was a British philatelist and book editor.

Early life Jim Negus was a student of chemistry and then a civil servant. In the 1980s, he studied souvenirs created and distributed for British philatelic exhibitions.

His brother, Ron Negus, was a philatelic author too

Selected publications Polish definitive issues, 1920-1925: A summary of the recorded papers, perforations and major varieties (European philatelic library). J.C. Crimlisk, 1959. in The Philatelic Journal, July–September 1960. Good bibliographic practice: a series of four papers reprinted from the Philatelic Literature Review. State College PA: American Philatelic Research Library, 1971. Ifni: stamps and cancellations. The Spanish Philatelic Society, 1974. How to identify stamps. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1976. Philatelist Index, 1866-1876 and 1934-1974. 1976, 150 pages, cloth, edition of 200. Collect British banknotes: a Stanley Gibbons priced catalogue of British Treasury and Bank of England notes. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1977. Forgeries of China's "large dragons" 1878. Cinderella Stamp Club, 1978. Enjoy stamp collecting. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1987. Index to articles on Czechoslovak philately, 1950-1979. Czechoslovak Philatelic Society of Great Britain, 1989. The Harris index to philatelic literature 1879-1925: reprint edition of The standard index to philatelic literature 1879-1925 with additional material. Limassol: James Bendon, c. 1991. (Editor) Philatelic literature, compilation techniques and reference sources. Limassol: James Bendon, 1991. British stamp design 1993: the work of the Stamp Advisory Committee. London: Royal Mail, 1994. Morgan, Glenn H. (1995) British stamp exhibitions: A priced catalogue of sheets, cards, and labels. London: Glenn H. Morgan, 1995. (Foreword) The book is a catalogue pricing souvenirs Negus studied in the 1980s.