Jane Moubray, RDP, Hon FRPSL, FRPSC was born in Yorkshire in 1932 and was lucky in having both a grandfather and a father who collected stamps. Her main interests include the classic stamps of Great Britain, particularly the 1841-1879 Twopence issues and those of British North America until 1946. She has served on the Expert Committee of The Royal Philatelic Society London since 1989 and also as an FIP international judge for both Postal History and Traditional classes from 1979 until 2006.
Michael Moubray, DL, Hon FRPSL was born in London in 1930, the son of Colonel John Moubray, DSO, Coldstream Guards. He would have liked to have followed his father into the army but was prevented by early injury. After two years in Rhodesia he returned to farm near Catterick. He and Jane married in 1955 and they moved to Rutland in 1960 to continue farming. Both joined The Royal Philatelic Society London in 1970 after which Michael began his collection of Rhodesian and Southern Rhodesian stamps and postal history. Together they started their study of the British Mail to Overseas Destinations in the early seventies and their first book was published in 1992. Michael died in 2014