assist with the management of the collection. John Tilleard was the first person to manage the collection from the 1890s until his death in 1913, with the title of "Philatelist to the King". Tilleard was followed by Edward Denny Bacon who became "curator" of the collection from 1913 to 1938, when he died just prior to retirement. He started to organize the collection in a comprehensive manner. Bacon was succeeded by John Wilson, then president of Royal Philatelic Society London, with the title of "keeper" and served until 1969. He introduced the coloured albums to keep intact the work of Bacon. He prepared the first loans for exhibitions after World War II. The last three keepers of the Royal Philatelic Collection have been John Marriott (1969–1995), Charles Wyndham Goodwyn (1995–2002), and Michael Sefi from 1 January 2003 to 2018. By 2012, six men had taken on this responsibility. There has been no official keeper since 2019, when the Collection was moved back to Buckingham Palace. It has been kept secure and largely unattended since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. References Further reading The book is an history of the collection and the catalogue of the "Red Albums", with colour reproduction of some items. External links The Royal Philatelic Collection at the British Monarchy website. The Queen's Own. Stamps That Changed the World, exhibition of a part of the Royal Philatelic Collection at the National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C. Stamps and covers from the Royal Philatelic Collection at the Christie's British monarchy Philatelic collections