A. M. Tracey Woodward

Alphonse Marie Tracey Woodward (Réunion, 1876–1938)^[1] was a philatelist who was a specialist in the stamps of Japan. In 1929, he was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for his work The postage stamps of Japan and dependencies.^[2] He was also awarded the Lindenberg Medal.^[1]

The Japan collection of F.J. Peplow was acquired by Woodward after Peplow's death.^[3]

Woodward died on board ship on his way home from Shanghai.^[1] His collection of Japanese stamps was subsequently sold by H.R. Harmer in 1939.^[1]

Selected publications

A Summarized Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of Japan. In: Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. Volume XXXIV: Part III (1906) 90p.
The Postage Stamps of Japan and Dependencies. London: Harris Publications; Tokyo; Shanghai printed: S. Mayéba, 1928 (Two volumes of 537 pages and 243 plates). Reprinted by Quarterman Publications in 1976.
The Syllabic and Numerical Cancellations of Japan: Part I. Oak Ridge, TE.: Martin R. Goodman, 1951? 20p.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Who Was Who in British Philately, Association of British Philatelic Societies, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013. Archived here.
^ The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 2.
^ "The Late F. J. Peplow." in The London Philatelist, Vol. XLIV, No. 526, October 1935, pp. 217-218.

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