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Prince Alfred: Founder of The Royal Philatelic Collection

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Happy to share with you today a cross blog post that I wrote on Scotiana.com‘s website which is a great site about “Everything Scotland”. Photograph of King George V by W.& D Downey   In fact Mairiuna, it was Prince Alfred, the second son of Queen Victoria ( later King George V ) that started the Royal Philatelic Collection. His enthusiasm about stamp collecting was shared with his brother, the Prince of Wales ( later King Edward VII) who bought … Continue reading →

Posted in Famous Stamp Collectors | Tagged Cairngorms, Conan Doyle, Picardy Place, scotiana, Scotland on stamps, scottish philately, Sherlock Holmes | Leave a reply

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