Robert Tobin represents the invaluable work produced by
rural and regional collectors on behalf of Australian philately.
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Robert Tobin represents the invaluable work produced by
rural and regional collectors on behalf of Australian philately.
Living in Narrabri meant long journeys to undertake research of collections, official records and archives. Working mainly in marcophily, Robert Tobin has also extended his research into main stream postal history. He is the author of The Postmarks of New South Wales Vol 1 and also collaborated with Norman Hopson to produce The Post Offices and Postmarks of ACT and NSW and Tony Orchard in the production of a series of three volumes on the postal history of Sydney. Mr Tobin’s work on postmark types was used extensively in The Postal History of New South Wales 1788-1901, for which he was listed as a co-author.
He has also been a long term contributor to many philatelic journals, including articles on early Australian internal and international airmails. He exemplifies a group of researchers who have made extensive use of archival and Governmental records, which has greatly improved the understanding of Australian philately in the areas of postal history.
[ Source: APF News, October 1998 ]