Richard
Breckon’s most significant research interests have been in Australian postal
history, airmails and Victorian postal stationery. The articles on Australian
Commonwealth Postal Rates 1901-1966, which were published in The Australian
Philatelist and subsequently, in revised format, as part of The
Australian Commonwealth Specialists Catalogue, are probably the most used
and most quoted series to be published in this country in modern times. His
articles on modern Australian stamps, based in part on his insights during his
time at Australia Post, have placed on record many aspects of their history
which otherwise may have been lost. His writings on Victorian postal stationery,
based on archival researches and backed up by the formation of a significant
collection, were eventually published as part of The Stamps of Victoria in 1990.