Joaquín Rafael Gálvez Naranjo (10 May 1902 – c. 1976 or 1977) was a Chilean philatelist. In 1965, he was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for his work Los primeros sellos de Chile 1853 a 1867. [1] At the time it was published, this book was the first significant work on the philately of Chile since 1919. [2] The book was reprinted by Postilion Publications in the 1990s with an errata sheet and a prologue by Álvaro Bonilla Lara.
At the España 75 stamp exhibition, Galvez Naranjo won the Grand Prix d'Honneur for his entry "Chile". [3]
His collection was sold by Corinphila in Switzerland in 1979.
He was born in La Serena, Chile. [4] His father, Isidoro Gálvez Esquivel, was a lawyer and civil servant. [5]
Joaquín Rafael Gálvez Naranjo (10 May 1902 – c. 1976 or 1977) was a Chilean philatelist. In 1965, he was awarded the Crawford Medal by the Royal Philatelic Society London for his work Los primeros sellos de Chile 1853 a 1867. [1] At the time it was published, this book was the first significant work on the philately of Chile since 1919. [2] The book was reprinted by Postilion Publications in the 1990s with an errata sheet and a prologue by Álvaro Bonilla Lara.
At the España 75 stamp exhibition, Galvez Naranjo won the Grand Prix d'Honneur for his entry "Chile". [3]
His collection was sold by Corinphila in Switzerland in 1979.
He was born in La Serena, Chile. [4] His father, Isidoro Gálvez Esquivel, was a lawyer and civil servant. [5]