Peng Hian TAY, RDP

Year of Birth: 1944

Occupation: Industrialist and international businessman

Languages: English, Chinese, Japanese

Nationality: Singapore

Expert since: 1989

Member of AIEP since: 1999

Personal Reference Collections: Straits Settlements:  19th Century; Burma:  Pre-stamp period; India used in Burma; Netherlands East Indies:  from pre-stamp period to 1870

Personal Forgeries Collections: As above

Current Areas of Specialisation: Straits Settlements:  19th Century; Burma:  Pre-stamp period; India used in Burma; Netherlands East Indies:  from pre-stamp period to 1872

Type of Expert: The Expert does not issue certificates but is active as a regular or occasional consultant to philatelists, other experts, organisations or expert committees

Major FIP Exhibition Awards: Straits Settlements (Grand Prix); Burma (Grand Prix); Netherlands East Indies (Grand Prix)

Main Publications: Various articles

Membership: Fellow, Royal Philatelic Society, London; Collectors Club, New York; India Study Circle for Philately (ISC); Malaya Study Circle; Grand Prix Club

Offices Held: Director, FIP Board (since 2002); President, Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) (1987-2001), now Hon. Member; President, Association of Singapore Philatelists (since 2002)

Recognition: Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (1996); AMN awarded by the King of Malaysia in recognition of philatelic contribution to Malaysia

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