William Rundell

William Reeve Rundell, sometimes Reeves, (10 July 1848 – 6 or 8 March 1936) was an Australian postal officer.

He was born in England but emigrated to Australia with his family while still a child. He obtained employment in the Victorian post office and was promoted to senior posts in Melbourne where he was in charge of post office records. He was also a philatelist, specialising in the stamps of Australia and the State of Victoria. He was a founder member and president of the Philatelic Society of Victoria and a life member of Sydney Philatelic Club. He signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1924.

Early life William Rundell was born in Deptford, London, on 10 July 1848,

He was a founding and life member of the Middle Park Bowling Club in Melbourne and a member of the executive body of the choral group the Melbourne Liedertafel. He retired in that year, when he may have visited England with his daughter. and a life member of the Sydney Philatelic Club. including the variety of two pence with "CREVIT" omitted.

In 1914, he was president of the Second Australasian Philatelic Congress, and in December that year was elected a member of the Royal Philatelic Society London. He sold his stamp collection during the First World War.

Death and legacy Rundell died in Sydney on 6 or 8 March 1936, his body being cremated at Lidcombe Crematorium.

Selected publications "Victoria. 4d. in colour of 2d.", Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Vol. 22, No. 253 (January 1914). "Were Sydney Views, the First Stamps used in ?", The Australian Philatelist, Vol. 21, No. 11. "The Stamps of Victoria", The Australian Philatelic Record, 1925–30. "The Six Pence Stamp of Victoria of 1862–65", The London Philatelist, Vol. 41, No. 488 (August 1932). "Postage Stamps of Australia", Australian Stamp Journal, April & August 1935. "Postage Stamps of Victoria", Australian Stamp Journal, 1935–37.