Adelaide Lucy Fenton

Adelaide Lucy Fenton
Portrait in miniature of Fenton at the time of her coming out ball, painted by Charles Foot Taylor
Born1824 or 1825
Died(1897-02-06)6 February 1897
NationalityBritish
Known forEarly female philatelist

Adelaide Lucy Fenton (1824 or 1825 – 6 February 1897) was an early female philatelist and philatelic journalist who was among the first to adopt a scientific approach to philately. Fenton has been called "...the first female philatelist of note".

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