Robert Blake Yardley

Robert Blake Yardley, (1858–1943)^[1] was a British Barrister and philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921.^[2] He was a member of the Yardley soap manufacturing family.

Yardley's worldwide collection was auctioned by H.R. Harmer over sixteen days in 1944-45.^[2]

Publications

• The Dies of the Postage Stamps of Portugal of the Reigns of Dona Maria II and Dom Pedro V. 1907.
• The Samoa Express Postage Stamps. 1916.

References

1. ↑ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Who Was Who in British Philately, Association of British Philatelic Societies, 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014. Archived here.