A. J. Sefi
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Alexander Joseph Sefi (1889, St. Pancras, London[1][2] - 10 October 1934, Kensington, London[3][4]) was an English philatelist and stamp dealer who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1933.[4]
Early life
Sefi was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School. Later he spent three years conducting geological and scientific expeditions in Asia Minor, Syria and Arabia.[2]
Stamp dealing
Sefi worked in association with David Field who published several of his works. In 1921 he joined P.L. Pemberton and E.L. Pemberton as Sefi, Pemberton & Co. Ltd. Together, they donated the Sefi-Pemberton Cup to The Junior Philatelic Society, now the National Philatelic Society. The firm continued until 1956 when it was acquired by Robson Lowe.[5]
Philately
Sefi edited the Philatelic Journal of Great Britain from 1926, and also Philatelic World and The West-End Philatelist. He researched the silk thread issues of Switzerland 1854-62.[2] In philatelic literature his magnum opus was his masterful "An Introduction to Advanced Philately...", re-issued in facsimile form by the Royal Philatelic Society London in 2010. At the time of his death, he was engaged with C.H. Mortimer in preparing a book on Jammu-Kashmir which was eventually published in 1937.[4] He won the Bates Prize at the 1923 Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in London, and the Congress Cup for his paper "Forgeries and Fakes" at the 1929 Birmingham Congress.[4] His philatelic interests were wide and he contributed numerous articles to philatelic periodicals.
Other
Sefi played bridge for England.[2]
Selected publications
- The Postage Stamps of Grenada. London: D. Field, 1912.
- King Edward VII Land. London: D. Field, 1912
- The Postage Stamps of Malta. London: D. Field, 1913.
- An Introduction to Advanced Philately, with special reference to typical methods of stamp production. London: Rowley & Rowley, 1926. (2nd edition 1932)
- The stamps of Jammu-Kashmir: including chapters on postal history, obliterations, post cards and telegraph stamps. London: Sefi, Pemberton & Co. Ltd., 1937. (With C.H. Mortimer)
References
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=alexander%20j&lastname=sefi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Who Was Who in British Philately Association of British Philatelic Societies 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=alexander%20j&lastname=sefi&yearofbirth=1889&yearofbirth_offset=0
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "The Late Alexander J. Sefi", The London Philatelist, Vol. XLIII, No. 514, October 1934, pp. 220-221.
- ↑ "Reminiscences of a Stamp Dealer", The London Philatelist, Vol. XLIX, No. 583, July 1940, pp. 121-130.
