▁phil atel ic ▁soci eties ▁and ▁contributed ▁numerous ▁articles ▁to ▁their ▁journ als . ▁His ▁interests ▁were ▁diverse . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Editor ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Chinese ▁Phil ately ▁of ▁the ▁China ▁Phil atel ic ▁Society ▁of ▁London . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁studied ▁sou ven irs ▁created ▁and ▁distributed ▁for ▁British ▁phil atel ic ▁exhib itions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Neg us ▁stopped ▁all ▁phil atel ic ▁activity ▁and ▁sold ▁his ▁book ▁and ▁stamp ▁collections ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁non - ph il atel ic ▁interests . ▁He ▁lived ▁at ▁Mil ford ▁on ▁Sea , ▁Ham pshire ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Ron ▁Butler , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phil atel ic ▁Society ▁London ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" the ▁best ▁of ▁bibli ograph ers ▁and ▁[...] ▁the ▁most ▁compet ent ▁of ▁research ers ". ▁ ▁His ▁brother , ▁Ron ▁Neg us , ▁was ▁a ▁phil atel ic ▁author ▁too ▁and ▁honor ary ▁archiv ist ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phil atel ic ▁Society ▁London . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁▁ ▁Polish ▁definit ive ▁issues , ▁ 1 9 2 0 - 1 9 2 5 : ▁A ▁summary ▁of ▁the ▁recorded ▁papers , ▁per for ations ▁and ▁major ▁vari eties ▁( Europe an ▁phil atel ic ▁library ). ▁J . C . ▁C rim l isk , ▁