John Stewart "George" Lowden (29 May 1877[1][2] – 7 October 1958)[3] was a British stamp dealer who was involved in a number of cases of suspected stamp forgery and eventually jailed for three years for that offence at the Old Bailey in 1913.[4][5][6][7]

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References

  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  3. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
  4. "Detected by Flaw". 13 December 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 28 March 2018 via Papers Past.
  5. "Who Was Who in Philately". www.abps.org.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. "Perfin Society Article - BOARD OF TRADE PERFIN FORGERIES". www.angelfire.com. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. "The forged one pound stamp of Great Britain" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 22, No. 260 (August 1913), pp. 187-188.


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