Adrian E. Hopkins
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Adrian E. Hopkins MC | |
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 Adrian Hopkins MC | |
| Born | 8 October 1894 |
| Died | 1 March 1967 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Other work | Philatelist |
Major Adrian Edmund Hopkins MC (8 October 1894 – 1 March 1967) was a British philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1947.[1] He was wounded during World War I and lost an arm. Hopkins was the President and a founder member of the Postal History Society and three times Mayor of Bath (1937, 1938 and 1953).[2]
Selected publications
[edit]- Talks about postage stamps - Philately in Bristol. 1927.
- A history of wreck covers originating at sea, on land, and in the air. 1940.
References
[edit]- ^ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
- ^ Who Was Who in British Philately, Association of British Philatelic Societies, 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014. Archived here.
Categories:
- Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
- 1894 births
- 1967 deaths
- British philatelists
- Mayors of Bath, Somerset
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- People from Bath, Somerset
- Royal Artillery officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British stamp dealers
- British amputees
- 20th-century British businesspeople
- British politicians with disabilities