Herbert L'Estrange Ewen

[1] Herbert L'Estrange Ewen was a very early adept of Dr L.L.

He is listed as number 2920 in the ‘Adresaro de la personoj kiuj ellernis la lingvon "Esperanto"/Serio XV’ which lists those who learned the language in the period from 13 July to 13 October 1893.

In 1914 the Evening News revealed that Ewen was selling German stamps overprinted Belgien and accused him of trading with the enemy.

Ewen replied in EWSN for 30 January 1915 that the stamps had been brought to England by two Belgian soldiers as their only asset and they had obtained them from a German official in Brussels.

Official approval for the sale had been obtained British Home Office.

A newspaper wrapper stamped with a cut-out and sent out in 1911 from the Ewen's company to Germany
The cover of an 1895 work by L'Estrange Ewen (fourth edition).