| Brian Young - Research |
Bryan Young has improved our record of knowledge of contemporary stamps since the
commencement of the Decimal period. From the mid 1980's onwards Bryan
established a channel of communications with Australia Post that led to the
availability of detailed information on Australian stamp issues as they were
issued.
Based in Melbourne, Bryan is a member of the Australian Commonwealth Collectors club of NSW the pre-eminent club for collecting and recording information on the stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia.
He has collected the Stamps of the Commonwealth from 1927 onwards. Bryan collected by the catalogue, for the Australian Commonwealth this meant the Australian Commonwealth Specialists Catalogue. He acquired important studies from the Perc Meara collection so that this material could be available for reference.
The introduction for stamp production of offset photo-lithography made specialist collecting much more difficult. As with any change in technology researchers such as Bryan found new avenues to explore. Being based in Melbourne was an advantage because this is where Australia Post and the production centres are.
Bryan is best known for his input to the Australia Post Publication listing specialist production details. He had the ear of production personnel and of the collecting fraternity. If there were differences between the production brief and the actual issue Bryan made sure that the details were recorded for future generations of specialist collectors.
Bryan's knowledge has also been used by the current publishers of the Australian Commonwealth Specialists Catalogue as a consultant editor on their volumes of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II and Decimal Australia.
Bryan joins a select group who have been recognised for researching and recording Australian philatelic information, in this case keeping collectors aware of contemporary events. His efforts have assisted Australia Post by making sure that things were recorded. In turn this has assisted collectors to know what is available to collect and study.