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Thomas Keay Tapling (October 30, 1855 – April 11, 1891) was an English cricketer, businessman, politician and philatelist. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Philately is the study and collecting of revenue and postage stamps

Thomas Keay Tapling
1855-1891

Born in Norwood, Surrey ^[1], Tapling's father was a Lincolnshire born businessman who made a fortune in London from the manufacture of carpets,^[2] pianos and other furnishings. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Tapling was educated at Harrow^[3] and attended university at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he played first-class cricket, turning out for Trinity College, Cambridge, Trinity College Long Vacation Club and Cambridge University Long Vacation Club. Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. He played for the MCC against Cambridge University in 1886 (his sole official first-class match), and toured India and Ceylon with George Vernon's side in 1889/90. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 George Vernon may also be George Vernon (yachtsman. George Frederick Vernon (20 June 1856 in Marylebone, London, England ^[4]

Tapling was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the Harborough Division of Leicestershire from 1886 to 1891, while also running the family business. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Harborough is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics

Tapling began collecting stamps as a schoolboy in 1865. During the 1870s and 1880s he purchased existing collections from other philatelists, including that of W. E. Image. By 1887 his collection was second only to that of Philippe Ferrari de La Renotière. Philip Ferrari de La Renotière Herzog von Gallièra in Genua ( January 11, 1850 - May 20, 1917) was a legendary stamp collector, Among his holdings were many world famous rarities, including both values of the "Post Office" Mauritius and three examples of the Inverted Head Four Annas of India. The Mauritius "Post Office" stamps are among the rarest Postage stamps in the world and are of legendary status in the world of Philately The Inverted Head Four Annas of India is a famous stamp prized by collectors He joined the Philatelic Society in London in 1871, serving as its vice-president from 1871 to 1881.

Tapling's extraordinary collection was bequeathed to the British Museum. The British Museum is a Museum of human history and culture in London. It currently forms The Tapling Collection in the Philatelic Section of the British Library. The British Library ( BL) is the National library of the United Kingdom. ^[5] ^[6] The collection features these rarities:^[7]

Gold Coast: 1883 (May) 1d on 4d magenta, unique
Great Britain: 1858-79 1d red, plate 77, one of a few known
Hawaii: 1851-52 2 cents to 13 cents (both types), the "Missionaries"
India: 1854 4 anns blue and pale red, error head inverted, two copies used on cover, unique
Mauritius: 1847 1d red used on cover and 2d blue, the "Post Office" issue
Spain: 1851 2 reals, error of colour, one of three known
Switzerland: Zurich: 1843 4 rappen, the unique unsevered horizontal strip of five
Uruguay: 1858 120 centavos blue and 180 centavos green, in tête beche pairs, two of five known
Western Australian: 1854-55 4d blue, error frame inverted

Tapling died at the age of 35 of pleurisy at Gumley Hall, Market Harborough in Leicestershire. The Mauritius "Post Office" stamps are among the rarest Postage stamps in the world and are of legendary status in the world of Philately Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is an Inflammation of the pleura the lining of the Pleural cavity surrounding the Lungs Pleurisy has a variety Gumley is a Village in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. Market Harborough is a Market town in Leicestershire, England. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics

References

^ Thomas Tapling at Cricinfo
^ One-Name Study: Tupling
^ Who Was Who In British Philately
^ "Thomas Keay Tapling", Liberal England
^ The Tapling Collection
^ American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame 1941
^ http://www.bl.uk/collections/stampsprincipal.html The British Library, Principal Collections

External links

http://www.stamps.org/Almanac/alm_HallofFame_1941.htm American Philatelic Society, "Hall of Fame. "
http://www.ukphilately.org.uk/bpt/whowaswho/whowaswho-tu.htm British Philatelic Trust, "Who was Who in British Philately. "
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/21699.html Cricinfo page]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Thomas Tertius Paget	Member of Parliament for Harborough 1886–1891	Succeeded by John William Logan

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Harborough is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results |} Vote summary Seats summary See also MPs elected in the UK general election 1886 John William Logan, known as "Paddy" Logan, (died 1922 was a civil engineering contractor and Liberal MP for Harborough.

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