Harry Birkhead

Harry Birkhead was a South African philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists of South Africa in 1982 and was a Fellow of Royal [Philatelic Society London|The Royal Philatelic Society London]. He was Honorary Life President of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa.
Harry was a specialist in the stamps and postal history of the Anglo-Boer War and the Rhodesias. His Rhodesian collection was sold by Christie's Robson Lowe in 1986.

Selected publications

The wherewithal of Wolmaransstad, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 1999.
The pseudo-siege of Schweizer-Reneke, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2005.
The riddle of Rustenburg, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2007.
The legacy of Lydenburg, Philatelic Federation of South Africa, 2009.