Education
University of Melbourne.
University of Melbourne.
His half century of work in Australian philately earned him the title “The personification of Australia in International Philately.” Purves authored philatelic literature based on his detailed studies of postage stamps. These included numerous books and articles: Art and the postage stamp: the present Australian outlook The Half Lengths of Victoria (1953) North-West Pacific Islands: The Nature And Make-Up Of The Different Overprinting Formes (1953) South Australia - The Long Stamps of 1902-1912 (1978) Victoria: the Postage Dues Numerous articles on aspects of the stamps and postal history of Victoria The most significant of Purves’ collections of postage material included collections of philatelic material on: Tasmania Fiji Half Lengths of Victoria Purves was active in all fields of Australian philatelic interest. He helped establish the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria in 1957.
Foreign his work in the field of philately, Purves was provided numerous awards and honors, including:.
Honorary Life Member of the Collectors Club of New New York