Herbert L'Estrange Ewen

A newspaper wrapper stamped with a cut-out and sent out in 1911 from the Ewen's company to Germany
The cover of an 1895 work by L'Estrange Ewen (fourth edition).

Herbert L'Estrange Ewen (1876–1912)[1] was a British stamp dealer and philatelist in Swanage, Dorset and later in Norwood, London who was an authority on railway stamps.[2] According to Brian Birch, Ewen collected stamps at the age of ten and started his own firm, the H. L’Estrange Ewen company, on his thirteenth birthday.[1]

  1. ^ a b Birch, Brian. Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers. 9th edition. Standish, Wigan: 2008, p. 504.
  2. ^ "Who Was Who in British Philately". Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2009.