Fred Melville

Frederick John Melville
Portrait of Melville from the 1930s
Born22 February 1882
Edinburgh
Died12 January 1940(1940-01-12) (aged 57)
London
Other namesFred
OccupationsJournalist & Philatelic Author
Known forPhilatelic literature

Frederick John Melville (22 February 1882 – 12 January 1940) was a British philatelist, prolific philatelic author and founder of The Junior Philatelic Society. He was also a founder in 1907 of the Philatelic Literature Society. Melville is a member of the American Philatelic Society's Hall of Fame and was a signatory to The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921.

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