Patrick C. PEARSON, VRD, RDP

Year of Birth: 1930

Occupation: Retired

Languages: English, French

Nationality: English

Expert since: 1964

Member of AIEP since: 1990

National Expert Organisation: Member of Expert Committee of RPSL Ltd.

Current Areas of Specialisation: Hong Kong; Western Australia; Ceylon; Iraq

Type of Expert: Individual member of expert committees whereby the committee issues collective opinions, but the individual committee members do not issue certificates

Major FIP Exhibition Awards: Hong Kong (LG); Ceylon (LG); Western Australia (G); British Postal History (G)

Main Publications: Advanced Philatelic Research (1970); The Postal History of (British) Iraq (1996)

Membership: Honorary Fellow, Royal Philatelic Society, London; Postal History Society; Associated foreign member, Académie de Philatélie; Académie de Philatélie de Belgique; Académie Européenne de Philatélie; Oriental Philatelic Association London (OPAL); Ceylon Stud

Offices Held: Vice President FIP (1991-2000); Chairman, FIP Forgeries Commission (since 2000); President, Royal Philatelic Society, London (1988-90); Chairman, Expert Committee of RPSL Ltd.; President Postal History Society (1975-77); Chairman, Board of Election RDP; Vice President, A.I.E.P. (since 1999)

Recognition: Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (1974); Royal Philatelic Society Medal (1998); Mérite Philatélique Européen (2004)

Philatelic Judging: FIP-Accredited Judge; Member of FIP Expert Team