Jacques Legrand

French writer and philatelist (1820-1912) · France · Writers · Died at 91

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Dr. Jacques Amable Legrand was one of the first collectors of French stamps in the nineteenth century and one of the first organizers and scholars of philately in France as a serious topic of study. He used the pseudonym of Dr. Magnus.

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Jacques Legrand and signature as pictured in The Philatelic Record, 1885.

Legrand invented the perforation gauge, or odontometer, in 1866

Awards

Lindenberg Medal1906

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France

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Emilio DienaBoth received Lindenberg Medal

Edward Denny BaconBoth received Lindenberg Medal

Pierre MahéBoth received Lindenberg Medal

Victor SuppantschitschBoth received Lindenberg Medal

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