F. E. Wood Explained
Dr. Francis Ernest Wood (23 September 1877[1] - 1964)[2] [3] was a medical practitioner and philatelist who was a specialist in the stamps of the Malay States. In 1949 he was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for his work Straits Settlements postage stamps.[4]
Wood was a Senior Medical Officer in Perak.
Selected publications
- "Straits Settlements and native protected states with special reference to stamps of doubtful catalogue status" in The London Philatelist, Feb/Mar 1939.
- Straits Settlements postage stamps. Betws-y-Coed: F.E. Wood, 1945 or 1948. (Reprinted: Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, Selangor Stamp Club, 1961.)
Notes and References
- Bateman, Robert. Stamp collectors' who's who. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1960, p. 95.
- http://www.abps.org.uk/Home/Who_Was_Who/index.xalter#W Who Was Who in British Philately
- Web site: Fielding. Simon. Malay States Guides officers c. 1914. Great War Forum. 27 March 2018.
- The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 3.