Leslie L. R. Hausburg
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Leslie Leopold Rudolph Hausburg (May 1872 - 3 July 1917) was a British philatelist who was one of the "Fathers of Philately" entered on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
in 1921. He was also a leading tennis player.
, Kent in May 1872. He was educated at Tunbridge Wells, Clifton and then Trinity College, Cambridge
where he graduated with a B.A. in the Mathematical Tripos in 1894. He served an apprenticeship with Electrical Engineers Johnson & Phillips but never practised. At 23 he married Beatrice Riseley, a member of a tennis family. Hausburg played with success at various tennis tournaments including Wimbledon.
in 1916. His contributions to The London Philatelist
are too numerous to list.
In New Zealand he discovered the original plates from which the first stamps of that country were printed.
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists is a philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921...
in 1921. He was also a leading tennis player.
Early life
Hausburg was the son of F.L.L. Hausburg and was born at The Glebe, PenshurstPenshurst
Penshurst is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The parish is located on the northern slopes of the Weald, west of Tonbridge. Within the parish boundaries are the two villages of Penshurst and Fordcombe, with a combined population of some 1,479 persons. The...
, Kent in May 1872. He was educated at Tunbridge Wells, Clifton and then Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
where he graduated with a B.A. in the Mathematical Tripos in 1894. He served an apprenticeship with Electrical Engineers Johnson & Phillips but never practised. At 23 he married Beatrice Riseley, a member of a tennis family. Hausburg played with success at various tennis tournaments including Wimbledon.
Collecting
Hausburg was a specialist in plating. He made plating studies of Victoria, Peru, Mexico, and Venezuela, and was an expert on the perforations of the stamps of Australia. He wrote the first part of The Postage and Telegraph Stamps of British India (1907) and his collection of India passed into the Royal Philatelic CollectionRoyal Philatelic Collection
The Royal Philatelic Collection is the postage stamp collection of the British Royal Family. It is the most comprehensive collection of items related to the philately of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth, with many unique pieces.- Early history :...
in 1916. His contributions to The London Philatelist
The London Philatelist
The London Philatelist was first published in January 1892 and is the journal of the Royal Philatelic Society London.It is published ten times annually and includes coverage of worldwide philatelic and postal history topics...
are too numerous to list.
In New Zealand he discovered the original plates from which the first stamps of that country were printed.
Organised philately
He joined the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1892 and was Honorary Secretary from 1913 to 1917. He was also Vice-President of the Philatelic Society of India. He played a key role in running the National Philatelic War Fund and the 1906 International Philatelic Exhibition, London.Selected publications
- The Postage and Telegraph Stamps of British India. London: Stanley Gibbons for the Philatelic Society of IndiaPhilatelic Society of IndiaThe Philatelic Society of India was formed in 1897 by a group of, mainly, expatriate Englishmen resident in the country as the first all-India philatelic society...
, 1907. (With C.S.F. CroftonC. S. F. CroftonCharles Stanhope Foster Crofton was a British philatelist and a member of the Indian Civil Service.-Early life:Crofton was the only son of Major Henry Crofton R.A. . He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.-Philately:Crofton specialised in the philately of India and Ceylon...
and C. Stewart-WilsonCharles Stewart-WilsonSir Charles Stewart-Wilson KCIE was Barrister and an official in the Indian Civil Service who rose to become the Indian Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs....
.)
