History of Ornithology

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Birder, philatelist and writer, exploring the life and times of ornithologists and ornithological institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries, through the lens of postal artifacts.

Photograph of Dr. William Serle taken in later life

Airmail envelope from Cameroun, addressed to Dr. William Serle and The Manse, Drumoak, Grampian, U.K.

Philatelically-inspired airmail cover to Miss. Serle, 64 Strathearn Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland (Écosse); bearing stamps from the Afrique Occidentale Française (French West Africa) 1947 definitive series for a total of 50 French Francs; tied by Niamey R.P. / Niger circular date stamps, c.1949.