Ricardo D. Eliçabe
{{Short description|Argentine physician and philatelist (1887–1968)}}
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| birth_place = Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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| death_place = Mar del Plata, Argentina
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| alma mater = University of Buenos Aires
| occupation = Physician
Petroleum industry executive
Philatelist
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- Co-founding "La Isaura" refinery in Bahía Blanca
- Collections and writings on South American stamps
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Josefa Echave
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Ricardo Daniel Eliçabe Echave {{small|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 {{lang|es|Refinería de Petróleo "La Isaura" S.A.|italic=no}} in Bahía Blanca, a company of which he was later president. The Dr. Ricardo Eliçabe Refinery in Bahía Blanca is named for him.
He was also a noted philatelist who edited the journal of the {{lang|es|Sociedad Filatélica Argentina|italic=no}}, 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
Ricardo Eliçabe was born in 1887.Birch, Brian. (2013) Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers. 13th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 842. He qualified as a physicianQuién es quién en la Argentina: biografías contemporáneas. 1969. Vol. 9. G. Kraft. p. 1097. in 1912 at the University of Buenos Aires with a thesis on Addison's disease.{{cite book |title=Catalogo general de la libreria espanõl e hispanoamericana, Anos 1901–1930|date=1944|publisher=Instituto Nacional del Libro Español|place= Vol. II D-G. Madrid |page=147 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bCjsAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA147 |language=es}}
Career
Eliçabe was a co-founder in 1925,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. and later president, of the Refinería de Petróleo "La Isaura" S.A. in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province.World Petroleum Directory: A Yearly Directory of the Active Operating Oil Companies of the World. New York: Russell Palmer, 1937. Vol. 4, p. 1026.
Philately
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[http://www.clubfilatelicodeluruguay.com/books/booksRSFA02.html Índice Revistas de la Sociedad Filatelica Argentina (1916 a 1944).], Club Filatelico Del Uruguay, p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2022.[https://books.google.com/books?id=UYgeAQAAMAAJ&q=Ricardo+D.+Eliçabe The Collectors Club Philatelist], Vols. 36–37 (1957), p. 246. 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."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. He also built a collection of the stamps of the Argentine province of Corrientes.[http://1549.sydneyplus.com/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AAAAIY&record=8d3d00aa-e85e-4061-b0fe-b7a1d67f41b2 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. He was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1922.[http://www.abps.org.uk/Awards/Roll_of_Distinguished_Philatelists/RDP_Background_20111231_LR.pdf Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011] , Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819000841/http://abps.org.uk/Awards/Roll_of_Distinguished_Philatelists/RDP_Background_20111231_LR.pdf |date=2013-08-19 }}"Ninth Philatelic Congress of Great Britain", The London Philatelist, Vol. 31 (1922). pp. 164–168.
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."Revista de la sociedad filatélica argentina", Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Vol. 67 (1933), p. 56. He was elected to the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1933"Royal Philatelic Society, London", The London Philatelist, Vol. 42 (1933). pp. 241–244. and became a fellow in 1937."Election to Fellowship of the Royal Philatelic Society London", The London Philatelist, Vol. 46 (1937). p. 40. 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."The Exhibition Full List of Awards and Final Report of International Jury", The London Philatelist, Vol. 69 (1960), No. 813, p. 160.
He was president of the Museo Postal Argentino.[http://www.clubfilatelicodeluruguay.com/books/UyFilat/1638.pdf "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).
Death and legacy
Eliçabe died in 1968. A philatelic prize, the Premio Eliçabe (Eliçabe Prize), was established in his name in Argentina.Blanco y negro. Vol. 79, Nos. 2957–2969, p. 7. His collection of Corrientes stamps was sold at auction by Stanley Gibbons in London in 1973. The Dr. Ricardo Eliçabe Refinery in Bahía Blanca is named for him.[https://surtidores.com.ar/trafigura-volvera-producir-combustibles-la-refineria-ricardo-elicabe/ Trafigura volverá a producir combustibles en la Refinería Ricardo Elicabe.] Surtidores, 15 August 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
Selected publications
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- "{{lang|es|italic=no|Catálogo de los Sellos Postales de la República Oriental del Uruguay}}", Revista de la Sociedad Filatélica Argentina, Nos. 179-334/35 (28 parts).
- "{{lang|es|italic=no|Las primeras emisiones de Paraguay}}", Revista de la Sociedad Filatélica Argentina, No. 297 (Nov–Dec 1937).
=Books=
- 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.
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