The History of Stamp Collecting 14, Dr. CW Viner
Inspired by a series of articles by K. Kouwenberg that appeared in the monthly magazine Philatelie in the late 1970s, Rob Smit describes the history of stamp collecting anew in biweekly installments. This is part 14, Dr. Charles William Viner.
Before heading to Belgium, we are staying in England for a little while longer in this episode with a name we have encountered before in this series: Dr. CW Viner.
Dr. CW Viner was born in 1812 and died in 1906. In fact, in 1862, at the age of 50, he was already one of the older stamp collectors, which may have contributed to his nickname as 'Father of Philately'. He proceeded with vigor and played an important role in the early days of philately. He envisioned a stamp collection as early as 1854, as he later stated, but did not begin collecting himself until 1860.
An album also appeared in England as early as 1862. This album was published by E. Oppen. Oppen's Postage Album became very popular and eventually went through 33 editions. Its popularity is due in no small part to Dr. Viner, who was responsible for compiling the album from the seventh edition (1865) until 1891.
Furthermore, he helped Mount Brown compile his catalogue based on a draft he had previously prepared himself (see episode 10).
In 1863 he became editor of 'Stamp Collector's Magazine' and later, until 1876, of the 'Philatelist'. A large part of the contributions in these journals is by his hand. He translated the work of JB Moens and published it as 'Postage Stamps Illustrated – A General Nomenclature of Every Postage Stamp and Facsimiles of All Types issued up to the present time in the Different Countries of the World 1840-1864′.
In 1869 he was a co-founder of the 'London Philatelic Society' (the later and still existing Royal Philatelic Society) and present at the founding meeting on April 10. To be continued on October 29.
Published so far:
3. The first catalogueOscar Berger Levrault is the first to provide an overview.
4. Alfred Potiquet, The first commercially published catalogue.
5. Booming 1862, The most turbulent year in philatelic history.
6. Edard de Laplante, the first to live exclusively from the stamp trade.
7. Natalis RondotThe first true philatelic literature appeared in a family magazine.
8. Henri Justin Lallier, Publisher of the first stamp album.
9. Frederick W. Booty, The first catalogue in English.
10. Mount Brown, A successful English catalogue.
11. Dr John Edward Gray, Inventor of the postage stamp, the very first collector, or merely a good cataloguer?
12. The first stamp magazineFirst a failed attempt, but then a sheet of stamps after all.
12. Edward Pemberton, Active philatelist with descendants in philately
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