Richard Wyatt Bagshawe.

Anyone have information on this gentleman?

I have his monogram inside my "postage stamps in the making"

(forma flos fama flatus)
(Flower is beauty, fame a breath)

I see he may have authored "Roman Roads"
and "Postal History of the Antarctic"
I have never heard of him before.
any assistance welcomed.

Also, this handbook:


But I do not know his biography.

All I can find out is that he is from Peterborough (near Cambridge in eastern England). he also wrote a book on Roman Roads, published 1979.

From http://www.eastmidlandandeastanglia...deration.htm

"16.5.51

ST. PETERSBURG AND THE ANTARCTIC.

We are pleased to note that a Peterborough member (R.A. Bagshawe) in conjunction with Mr John Goldup, has written a short, but authoritative, work on the "Postal History of Antarctica " from 1904-49. We have read this with considerable interest and feel that it is a worthy companion to Richard Bagshawe's previous work on the "Postal History of the Falkland Islands Dependencies". Those two works give a complete picture of the whole of the Antarctic region.

This latest work contains nearly 50 line blocks of cancellations, together with 8 photo-plates; in these days, this is a very lavish proportion of a work to be given up to illustrations.

Reprints may be obtained from, The Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, at the small price of three shillings and ninepence, post free."

Further on, the editor apologises for calling him Richard A instead of Richard W.

Gentlemen! thankyou very much,
SCF... the font of knowledge

What we have here is a rather major published philatelist
somewhat unknown in the antipodes.

I can only assume the book purchsed for me by stampgal,
was once owned by Mr. Bagshawe himself.

Note posthorns, satchel Ooops how about a helmet?
and Tudor Roses....