W. C. Renouf
British philatelist (1868–1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Winter Charles Renouf CIE (5 March 1868 – 28 June 1954) was a British member of the Indian Civil Service who specialised in agriculture. He was also a justice of the peace in India, official member of the Central Legislative Assembly, and political agent at Bahawalpur. In 1921, he was president of the Cantonment Reforms Committee set up by the Government of India. He retired in 1922.
W. C. Renouf | |
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Born | 5 March 1868 |
Died | 28 June 1954 Jersey |
Alma mater | Christ Church, University of Oxford |
Occupation | Civil servant in India |
Employer | Indian Civil Service (1889–1922) |
Known for | Study of the philately of India |
Renouf was a noted philatelist who was one of the first to take an interest in early Indian postal markings and British Indian stamps used abroad. He edited The Philatelic Journal of India and was Hon. Vice-President of the Philatelic Society of India. In 1921, he signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. His philatelic work was continued by Jal Cooper and his classification system of Indian postal markings continues to be referred to as "Renouf types".