Mariano Pardo de Figueroa

Mariano Pardo de Figueroa of Medina, who used the nom-de-plume Dr. Thebussem, was a Spanish nobleman and philatelist who was one of the "Fathers of Philately" entered on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921. He was elected an Ordinary Member of The Philatelic Society, London, now the Royal Philatelic Society London, in 1870 and an Honorary Member of that Society in 1875, and as such he was one of the first members of the Society. Election as an honorary member probably related to the rule that once existed that full members should be resident in London.