
Richard Breckon works as the Historian in the Philatelic Group at Australia Post Headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. He is a philatelist with an interest in the history of Australian postal services, particularly the development of air mail facilities and the use of postcards and mailing cards in the postal system. He is a member of the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria and occupies the position of Librarian in the society. In 1998, he was awarded the Australian Philatelic Federation's Australian Philatelic Research Award.