Herbert Oldfield
British philatelist and solicitor

Herbert Oldfield

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British philatelist and solicitor
A.K.A.
Herbert Rooke Oldfield
Gender:
Male
Places:
United KingdomGreat Britain
Is:
PhilatelistJudgeSolicitor
Work field:
LawSocial science
Birth:
1859
Death:
22 December 1940
Awards:
Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London
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Herbert Rooke Oldfield (1859 – 22 December 1940) was a British solicitor and philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1922.

Oldfield was president of the International Philatelic Union and honorary secretary, 1895, of the Society for the Suppression of Speculative Issues. He collected India, Bolivia, Bosnia, Chinese locals and Formosa, Colombia, Persia, and Swiss Cantonals.