Raymond Riesco

Raymond Francis Alfred Riesco (15 July 1877 – 9 March 1964)^[1] was a British philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1951. Riesco was a specialist in the stamps of Cape of Good Hope.^[2]

Riesco joined the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1922, later becoming a Vice-President. He formed important collections of Chile and Mexico but later specialised in the philately of the Cape of Good Hope, his collection of which was shown at most of the important exhibitions between the world wars. He also collected Chinese porcelain and that collection was donated to the Croydon corporation. He died at his home, Heathfield, Addington, Surrey.

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