RBY
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
British philatelist
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Male
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Birth:
1858
Death:
1943
The details
Biography
Introduction
Robert Blake Yardley (1858–1943) was a British Barrister and philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921. He was a member of the Yardley soap manufacturing family.
Yardley's worldwide collection was auctioned by H.R. Harmer over sixteen days in 1944–45.
Publications
- The Dies of the Postage Stamps of Portugal of the Reigns of Dona Maria II and Dom Pedro V. 1907.
- The Samoa Express Postage Stamps. 1916.