Victoriano G. de Ysasi
Victoriano de Ysasi | |
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Born | c. 1816 Málaga, Spain |
Died | 8 August 1881 (aged 64–65) Blackburn, England |
Occupation | Wine merchant |
Spouse | Clara Ransome Wilkins |
Relatives | Rafael de Ysasi Ransome , Manuel de Ysasi , Alfred Newman Gilbey[citation needed] |
Victoriano Gregorio de Ysasi Jáuregui (c. 1816 – 8 August 1881) was a Spanish wine merchant and
Early life
Victoriano Gregorio de Ysasi Jáuregui was born in
Career
De Ysasi traded as a
In the 1870s, until the time of his death, he lived at 39 Brondesbury Villas, Kilburn.[2]
Philately
De Ysasi was one of the earliest members of
Around 1873, he read a paper to the London society that was translated from an original by Mariano Pardo de Figueroa, also known as "Dr Thebussem". The paper was printed and distributed to members in 1873 as Obliteration Marks, Mata-Sellos, on Spanish Stamps and is the first publication of The Philatelic Society, London.[5]
He was in the habit of describing his stamps as his "grandchildren",[6] and had assembled a nearly complete collection of the stamps of Spain and its colonies[7] that he was in the process of selling, much of which was acquired by Thomas Tapling, when he died unexpectedly.[8][9]
Death
On 8 August 1881, De Ysasi was injured in a railway accident at Blackburn while waiting in a carriage at the railway station[6] when a connecting train failed to stop in time.[10] He died shortly afterwards at the Blackburn Infirmary.[1][11] He was buried at St Mary's Catholic Cemetery at Kensal Green.[6] His will was proved by Joseph Leopold Rosenheim, a cotton merchant in Liverpool and former wine merchant.[12] De Ysasi left an estate of £11,809.[1]
References
- ^ a b c 1881 Probate Calendar, p. 150.
- ^ Victoriano De G Ysasi England, London Electoral Registers, 1847-1913. Family Search. Retrieved 7 September 2019. (subscription required)
- ^ "Past Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Royal Philatelic Society, London", The London Philatelist, Vol. 22, No. 256 (April 1913), pp. 86-87.
- ^ "Oddments En Route", E. Stanley Gibbons, Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, Vol. 5, No. 56 (28 February 1895), p. 120.
- ^ "Reflections on 150 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London" by Chris King, Stockholmia 2019 Bulletin 1, pp. 12-19 (p. 13).
- ^ a b c The Philatelic Record, Vol. 3, No. 31 (August 1881), pp. 121-122.
- The Philatelic Foundation Bulletin, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Summer 1990), pp. 3-7 (p. 7).
- ^ "A Philatelic Centenary", C. W. Hill, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, Vol. 29, No. 3 (November 1955), pp. 27-28.
- ^ Melville, Fred J. (1905) The Tapling Collection of Stamps and Postal Stationery at the British Museum. London: Lawn & Barlow. p. 2.
- ^ "Serious Railway Accident", The Times, 9 August 1881, p. 10.
- ^ Victoriano Gregorio De Ysasi England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007. Family Search. Retrieved 7 September 2019. (subscription required)
- ^ Joseph Leopold Rosenheim (1835-1889). Evelyn Wilcock, Deane Road Cemetery. Retrieved 7 September 2019.