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GROOM, Thomas Theodore 1863-1943. Professor of Natural History. An authority on Greek stamps, about which he contributed various articles to the Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, 1916-34. Author of 'Prince Edward Island - The Twopenny Value', (reprinted from the London Philatelist) [1940]. He bequeathed his collection of the Large Hermes Heads of Greece, in 43 volumes, to RPSL.

GILL, Evan Robertson 1892-1968. Specialist collector of Papua and Canada. Studied line-engraved issues of British New Guinea and lithographed issues of Papua, gaining international awards from 1950. President Liverpool P.S. Contributor to 'The Postmarks of British New Guinea and Papua to 1942', by Hamilton Crocker [1956].

MANN, Eric William 1882-1954. Son of WW Mann (1848-1915), well known collector of Australasia and Europe. Educated Harrow. Cricket Blue at Cambridge. Council Member RPSL 1932, President 1946-49. Curator of the Society's collections. Tapling Medal for Natal, 1941, and Tilleard Medal for Natal, 1945, although his favourite collection was of Tasmania. Also specialised in modern line-engraved British Colonials. Presented his Natal collection to RPSL, 1950. RDP 1947.