Raife Wellsted

Raife William Wellsted (21 July 1929 – 9 August 2012)[1] was a British philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1985.[2]

Raife Wellsted

Wellsted was appointed the third curator of the British National Postal Museum in 1980. He was suspended in December 1985 after stamps from the collection were found to be missing.[3] He was arrested in May 1986[4] and jailed in 1987.

Wellsted was president of the Postal History Society in 1965 and 1981.

References

Birch, Brian. (2013) Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers. 13th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 2530.
Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
"Stamp chief suspended in £3m inquiry." The Times, 5 December 1985, p. 2.
"Stamp chief arrested." The Times, 9 May 1986, p. 5.

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[birch-1] Birch, Brian. (2013) Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers. 13th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 2530.

[2] Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.

[3] "Stamp chief suspended in £3m inquiry." The Times, 5 December 1985, p. 2.

[4] "Stamp chief arrested." The Times, 9 May 1986, p. 5.