Edward Denny Bacon of state and the war, and made him consider the curator as a friend like Tilleard. After George V's death in January 1936, Bacon continued his tasks on a collection that became part of the royal heritage. Even if Kings Edward VIII and George VI were less enthusiastic stamp collectors than their father, they made sure that all British and colonial postal authorities continued to send philatelic material to the Curator. But Edward VIII ordered that the collection had to be financially self-sufficient, through the sales of duplicate stamps. In July 1936 Bacon was authorised to sell two 500-dollar stamps
Frederick W. Barrett Frederick W. Barrett Major Frederick W. Barrett (20 June 1875 – 7 November 1949) was an English international polo player. He trained race horses for three British Monarchs George V, Edward VIII and George VI. He was born on 20 June 1875 in England. Barrett was in the 15th Hussars and had been a successful steeplechase rider. He began polo when his regiment went to India in 1902. He competed on the England polo team in the 1914 and 1921 International Polo Cup. The English team were victorious in 1914 ending a series of losses. He won the Roehampton Trophy