Stanley Phillips

Frederick Stanley Phillips (31 December 1891 – 29 March 1954)[2] was a British philatelist and prolific philatelic author who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists at Folkestone in 1937.

[2] Phillips served in the British Army during World War I including in Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine.

[2] Returning to the firm after the end of World War I, he was asked to create the Stanley Gibbons Monthly Circular[2] and from 1922 he was the editor of all Stanley Gibbons publications.

[2] In 1934 he created the "Simplified" catalogue at Stanley Gibbons which has since become the key work "Stamps of the World".

[3] Phillips has been called a "crusader for philately"[2] and he was particularly noted for his many books on Stamp Collecting that introduced a whole generation to the hobby.