Walter Dorning Beckton (1866[2] – 17 or 18 March 1931)[3][4] was a British philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921.[5] He was a Manchester solicitor by profession in the firm of Hockin, Beckton & Hockin.
- ^ "Notable Philatelists W. Dorning Beckton", The Philatelic Record, Vol. 30 (1908), pp. 198-200.
- ^ Ten Letters to Owen Fearnley (1912–1924). The Large Hermes Head Stamps of Greece, 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011. Reprinting an article in Philotelia 2007. Backup here.
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obitwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ A 1931 Collectors Club Philatelist article gives the date of death as 19 March which would appear to be incorrect.
- ^ Who Was Who in British Philately. Association of British Philatelic Societies 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011.