Walter Morley
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Walter Morley was a pioneering English philatelist, stamp dealer
and philatelic author.
The first address known for Morley is 186 West Green Road, Tottenham, London N. In 1898 his address is given as 15 Brownhill Gardens, Hither Green, Catford, London S.E. and by 1910 as 325 Brownhill Road, Catford, London S.E.
s, as author or publisher. His 1910 revenue catalogue lists his numerous exhibition medals, including Silver in Paris 1892, Gold in Paris 1894, Silver in London 1897 and Gold in Paris again in 1900, all for displays of Fiscal or Telegraph stamps. Morley also won many other medals and awards during his career.
He published, with Fred G. Lundy, The Fiscal Philatelist and Revenue Stamp Guide: a monthly journal devoted to fiscal collectors, which ran from December 1892.
In 1898 he and G.C. Lundy produced an Album for the Revenue Stamps of the British Colonies in two volumes.
Later, he was responsible for Morley's Philatelic Journal, A Monthly Paper For Collectors of Postage, Revenue, Telegraph and Railway stamp
s between 1900 and 1908 which was edited by A. Preston (Volume 1) and then Lionel Fulcher
.
until it ceased in 1928 and a member of the founding committee of the City of London Philatelic Club.
, journal of the Royal Philatelic Society London, Morley presented an example in black of the famous Prince Consort Essay
to the Tapling Collection
which is now housed in The British Museum. He also offered a copy for sale in the June and July 1902 issues of Morley's Philatelic Journal at a price of 50 shillings, ten shillings more than he was then asking for a mint Penny Black
.
Stamp dealer
A stamp dealer is a company or an individual who deals in postage stamps and philatelic products. It also includes individuals who sell postage stamps for day to day use or official stamps for use on court documents.-Stamps on Approval Basis:...
and philatelic author.
The first address known for Morley is 186 West Green Road, Tottenham, London N. In 1898 his address is given as 15 Brownhill Gardens, Hither Green, Catford, London S.E. and by 1910 as 325 Brownhill Road, Catford, London S.E.
Philatelic publishing
Morley was responsible for many early works on revenue, railway and telegraph stampTelegraph stamp
Telegraph stamps are stamps intended solely for the prepayment of telegraph fees. The customer completed a telegraph form before handing it with payment to the clerk who applied a telegraph stamp and cancelled it to show that payment had been made...
s, as author or publisher. His 1910 revenue catalogue lists his numerous exhibition medals, including Silver in Paris 1892, Gold in Paris 1894, Silver in London 1897 and Gold in Paris again in 1900, all for displays of Fiscal or Telegraph stamps. Morley also won many other medals and awards during his career.
He published, with Fred G. Lundy, The Fiscal Philatelist and Revenue Stamp Guide: a monthly journal devoted to fiscal collectors, which ran from December 1892.
In 1898 he and G.C. Lundy produced an Album for the Revenue Stamps of the British Colonies in two volumes.
Later, he was responsible for Morley's Philatelic Journal, A Monthly Paper For Collectors of Postage, Revenue, Telegraph and Railway stamp
Railway stamp
In philately a railway stamp is a stamp issued to pay the cost of the conveyance of a letter or parcel by rail.A wide variety of railway stamps have been issued by different countries and by private and state railways...
s between 1900 and 1908 which was edited by A. Preston (Volume 1) and then Lionel Fulcher
Lionel Fulcher
Lionel William Fulcher B.Sc. was a British philatelist who co-edited, with Stanley Phillips, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, was Vice President of the International Philatelic Union and was a key figure in the Fiscal Philatelic Society...
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Organised philately
Morley was Vice-President of the Fiscal Philatelic SocietyFiscal Philatelic Society
The Fiscal Philatelic Society was an early twentieth century philatelic society that is seen as a predecessor to today's Cinderella Stamp Club and The Revenue Society...
until it ceased in 1928 and a member of the founding committee of the City of London Philatelic Club.
The Prince Consort essay
According to a report in The London PhilatelistThe 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...
, journal of the Royal Philatelic Society London, Morley presented an example in black of the famous Prince Consort Essay
Prince Consort Essay
The Prince Consort Essay was a surface printed printer's sample stamp created in 1850 as an example of the surface printed stamps that Henry Archer proposed to print and perforate under contract with the British government at a lower price than the current printing firm of Perkins Bacon...
to the Tapling Collection
Thomas Tapling
Thomas Keay Tapling was an English businessman and politician. He played first class cricket and was also an eminent philatelist who formed one of the greatest stamp collections of his era.- Early life :...
which is now housed in The British Museum. He also offered a copy for sale in the June and July 1902 issues of Morley's Philatelic Journal at a price of 50 shillings, ten shillings more than he was then asking for a mint Penny Black
Penny Black
The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was issued in Britain on 1 May 1840, for official use from 6 May of that year....
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Publications (as author or publisher)
Walter Morley's roles as author or publisher often overlapped and it is likely that he was a contributor to many works where he is only credited as a publisher, hence all works published or authored by him are included here.- Varieties of the Penny BlackPenny BlackThe Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was issued in Britain on 1 May 1840, for official use from 6 May of that year....
. - Varieties of The Penny RedPenny RedThe Penny Red was a British postage stamp, issued in 1841. It succeeded the Penny Black and continued as the main type of postage stamp in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until 1879, with only minor changes to the design during that time...
. - The Fiscal Philatelist and Revenue Stamp Guide, 1892-93.
- Stamps of Great Britain, 1893.
- The Embossed Deed Stamps of Great Britain, 1893.
- A Complete Priced Catalogue of the Postal and Telegraph Adhesives of Great Britain by Walter Morley, Herbert L'Estrange EwenHerbert L'Estrange EwenHerbert L'Estrange Ewen was a British stamp dealer and philatelist in Swanage, Dorset and later in Norwood, London who was an authority on railway stamps....
& Harry Hilckes: Hilckes, Kirkpatrick & Co., London, c1894. - Handbook of the Revenue Stamps of Great Britain and Ireland by F.G. Lundy, 1894.
- Catalogue and Price List of the Stamps of Great Britain including Fiscals, Railway Stamps etc., 1895. (Second edition 1897)
- Walter Morley's Catalogue and Price List of the Revenue Stamps of the British Colonies, 1895.
- Album for the Revenue Stamps of the British Colonies, with G.C. Lundy, 1898. (two volumes)
- Morley's Catalogue of the Telegraph Stamps of the World, 1900.
- Morley’s Philatelic Journal, 1900-1908.
- Catalogue of the Revenue Stamps of Spain and Colonies, including the American Occupation and Revolutionary Issues by L.W. Fulcher, 1902.
- Catalogue of the Revenue Stamps of South America. Being a supplement to Morley's Philatelic Journal, 1901-04, 1904.
- The Revenue Stamps of the Dominican Republic (Morley's Philatelic Journal) by Albert W. Hilchey with Walter Morley, 1904.
- Walter Morley's Catalogue of the Revenue Stamps of the British Colonies Including Railway Stamps, 3rd edition, London, 1910.
- The Embossed Revenue Stamps of Great Britain and Ireland, 1911.
- Walter Morley's Catalogue and Price List of the Newspaper Tax Stamps of Great Britain and Ireland, 1912.
- Old Irish postage stamps and franks by F.W. Meredith with a catalogue priced by Walter Morley, 1923.
- "Arab, Syria" in The Collectors Club Philatelist, Vol.14, No.2, 1935.
- Walter Morley's Catalogue of the Revenue Stamps of the British Colonies including Railway Stamps, 3rd edition, Facsimile, Templar House Books, Reading, Berkshire, 2010.