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George Ernest Barker (1930 – 16 March 2014) was a British philatelist who in 2009 signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. From 1983 to 2001 he was Editor of The London Philatelist. He was a specialist in the stamps of France and its colonies.

Barker was one of the main organisers of the 56th Philatelic Congress of Great Britain held in 1974 at Enghien-les-Bains, Paris.

Memberships

• Associate member of the Academy of Philately, Paris.
• Member of the Belgian Academy of Philately.
• Founding member of the Académie Européenne de Philatélie.
• Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London.

Awards

• Award of Merit, British Philatelic Federation.
• Mérite Philatélique Européen, Académie Européenne de Philatélie.
• Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.

References

1. "Three Notable and Active Philatelists - RIP" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
2. "In Memoriam George Ernest Barker 1930-2014" (PDF).
3. "Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 2009" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 118, No. 1365, May 2009, p. 146.

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