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Ricardo D. Eliçabe

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eliçabe and the second or maternal family name is Echave.

Ricardo Daniel Eliçabe Echave FRPSL (25 August 1887 – 12 June 1968) was an Argentine physician who had a career in the petroleum industry. In 1925, he co-founded the Refinería de Petróleo "La Isaura" S.A. in Bahía Blanca, a company of which he was later president. The Dr. Ricardo Eliçabe Refinery in Bahía Blanca is named for him.

Ricardo D. Eliçabe
FRPSL
Born(1887-08-25)25 August 1887
Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Died12 June 1968(1968-06-12) (aged 80)
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
Occupation(s)Physician
Petroleum industry executive
Philatelist
Known for
  • Co-founding "La Isaura" refinery in Bahía Blanca
  • Collections and writings on South American stamps
Parent(s)Jean Eliçabe Aguer
Josefa Echave

He was also a noted philatelist who edited the journal of the Sociedad Filatélica Argentina, wrote a 28-part catalogue of the stamps of Uruguay, and published a series of monographs on aspects of South American stamps. He was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1922 and was elected a fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1937.

Early life

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Ricardo Eliçabe was born in 1887.[1] He qualified as a physician[2] in 1912 at the University of Buenos Aires with a thesis on Addison's disease.[3]

Career

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Eliçabe was a co-founder in 1925,[2][4] and later president, of the Refinería de Petróleo "La Isaura" S.A. in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province.[5]

Philately

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Eliçabe specialised in South American philately. He published a catalogue of Uruguay stamps in 28 parts in the Revista de la Sociedad Filatélica Argentina between 1917 and 1944[6][7] and also wrote a series of monographs on various aspects of the stamps of South America, such as his study of the first issue of Bolivia and its forgeries.[8] He also built a collection of the stamps of the Argentine province of Corrientes.[9] He was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1922.[10][11]

He took an active part in organised philately and was a member of the Sociedad Filatélica Argentina and edited and contributed to their journal, the Revista de la Sociedad Filatélica Argentina.[12] He was elected to the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1933[13] and became a fellow in 1937.[14] He was their special representative for Argentina. He served on the juries of philatelic exhibitions such as the International Stamp Exhibition in Buenos Aires in 1951, where he was president, and on the juries of Reinatex in Monte Carlo in 1952, and of the London International Stamp Exhibition 1960.[15]

He was president of the Museo Postal Argentino.[16]

Death and legacy

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Eliçabe died in 1968.[10] A philatelic prize, the Premio Eliçabe (Eliçabe Prize), was established in his name in Argentina.[17] His collection of Corrientes stamps was sold at auction by Stanley Gibbons in London in 1973.[9] The Dr. Ricardo Eliçabe Refinery in Bahía Blanca is named for him.[18]

Selected publications

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Articles

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  • "Catálogo de los Sellos Postales de la República Oriental del Uruguay", Revista de la Sociedad Filatélica Argentina, Nos. 179-334/35 (28 parts).
  • "Las primeras emisiones de Paraguay", Revista de la Sociedad Filatélica Argentina, No. 297 (Nov–Dec 1937).

Books

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  • Contribución al estudio de los sellos postales Argentinos: El 2 centavos efigie de Don Vicente López y Planes emitido en al año 1877. Ricardo Eliçabe, Buenos Aires, 1938.
  • Contribución al estudio de los sellos postales Argentinos: El 4 centavos efigie de Don Mariano Moreno emitido en al año 1873. Ricardo Eliçabe, Buenos Aires, 1938.
  • Contribución al estudio de los sellos postales Argentinos: El 80 centavos efigie de Don Bernardino Rivadavia emitido en al año 1877. Ricardo Eliçabe, Buenos Aires, 1939.
  • Contribución al estudio de los sellos postales Uruguayos: Variedades en los sellos grabados en acero. Ricardo Eliçabe, Buenos Aires, 1945.
  • Contribución al estudio de los sellos postales de Bolivia: El 50 centavos tipo "aguila" emitido en el ano 1867 y sus falsificaciones. Ricardo Eliçabe, Buenos Aires, 1947.

References

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  1. ^ Birch, Brian. (2013) Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers. 13th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 842.
  2. ^ a b Quién es quién en la Argentina: biografías contemporáneas. 1969. Vol. 9. G. Kraft. p. 1097.
  3. ^ Catalogo general de la libreria espanõl e hispanoamericana, Anos 1901–1930 (in Spanish). Vol. II D-G. Madrid: Instituto Nacional del Libro Español. 1944. p. 147.
  4. ^ Ray, María Ebelia. (1980) Historia de la industria en Bahía Blanca, 1828–1930. Bahía Blanca: Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Nacional del Sur. p. 153.
  5. ^ World Petroleum Directory: A Yearly Directory of the Active Operating Oil Companies of the World. New York: Russell Palmer, 1937. Vol. 4, p. 1026.
  6. ^ Índice Revistas de la Sociedad Filatelica Argentina (1916 a 1944)., Club Filatelico Del Uruguay, p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ^ The Collectors Club Philatelist, Vols. 36–37 (1957), p. 246.
  8. ^ "Contribución al estudio de los sellos postales de Bolivia: El 50 centavos tipo "aguila" emitido en el ano 1867 y sus falsificaciones", The London Philatelist, Vol. 56 (1947), p. 151.
  9. ^ a b Catalogue of Argentine Buenos Aires and Cordoba featuring the collection of Corrientes formed by the late Dr. Ricardo Elicabe, F.R.P.S.L. of Buenos Aires. David Straight Memorial Philatelic Union Catalog. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011 , Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived 2013-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Ninth Philatelic Congress of Great Britain", The London Philatelist, Vol. 31 (1922). pp. 164–168.
  12. ^ "Revista de la sociedad filatélica argentina", Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Vol. 67 (1933), p. 56.
  13. ^ "Royal Philatelic Society, London", The London Philatelist, Vol. 42 (1933). pp. 241–244.
  14. ^ "Election to Fellowship of the Royal Philatelic Society London", The London Philatelist, Vol. 46 (1937). p. 40.
  15. ^ "The Exhibition Full List of Awards and Final Report of International Jury", The London Philatelist, Vol. 69 (1960), No. 813, p. 160.
  16. ^ "Contribución al estudio de los Sellos Postales de la República Oriental del Uruguay: El 120 cts azul cifras dobles de 1858 ", Ricardo D. Eliçabe, Uruguay Filatelico, No. 243 (Nov–Dec 1927), pp. 7–11 (p. 7).
  17. ^ Blanco y negro. Vol. 79, Nos. 2957–2969, p. 7.
  18. ^ Trafigura volverá a producir combustibles en la Refinería Ricardo Elicabe. Surtidores, 15 August 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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