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= Jean-Jacques Tillard (philately expert and author) = Born in St. Pierre in the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon on July 26, 1965, Jean-Jacques Tillard developed an interest in stamps at the age of 10. Four years later, he decided to specialize in the philately of this archipelago, located in North America. At the age of 16, discovering philatelic auctions, he started to acquire some fine pieces which allowed him to indulge in different philatelic studies. He ardently wished to have a complete collection, to understand and analyze the mysteries surrounding the manual surcharges applied to the first issues.

From 1986, due to a change in its political status, SPM recommenced issuing stamps. Jean-Jacques Tillard participated in the activities of the Philatelic Commission, a section of the General Council, which was the main proponent behind the selection of themes to be used and the production of philatelic issues. Six years later he became President of the local philatelic society.

In 1991, he organized an original event associating sport and culture: the first postal rowing link between Saint-Pierre and Newfoundland. Thus, several hundred letters were sent and covered with a stamp and a special postmark issued for the event. In 2000, he created his expertizing company for stamps from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. Then, in 2006, he decided to participate on philatelic competitions in order to present his various studies which will, over the years, be awarded FIP "Large Gold", the highest level of medal in this discipline. Willing to demonstrate the strengths of his archipelago, he integrated Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon as a country within the FIAF (Continental Philatelic Federation of the Americas) in 2008. Thus, "SPM" is a full member - like a country - in this continent. In the process, he creates a twinning with Chile, then organizes and chairs the first official international competition in his archipelago. In 2014, he became a national juror on the North American continent.

In order to initiate the youngest and the neophytes, he intervened in the schools and realized with his wife 40 radio broadcasts on the main local station.

Jean-Jacques Tillard also made public the results of his studies by publishing, with the help of his wife Joëlle, eight books between 1999 and 2014. And, in 2017, he decided to launch a listing catalog for the "classics" of SPM which bears his name. The 2021-23 edition, an international reference, has also received the FIAF literature prize. Jean-Jacques is a member of the largest societies such as the European Academy, the Collector's Club of New York, the Club of Monte-Carlo... then was appointed Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society of London and of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada.

To date, Jean-Jacques Tillard is a well known international exhibitor with multiple Awards and 130 Gold / Large Gold medals at all levels. His best memories are :

6 "Large Gold" medals in world championships between 2013 and 2019

3 Continental Grand Prix (Argentina 2015, SPM 2017, Estonia 2020)

Finalist of the FIP "Grand Prix d'Honneur" (Champion of Champions) in Brasilia in 2017.

Furthermore, a very dear wish for him is fulfilled because he passed on his passion for philately to his daughter Livie-Laure, who was born in 1995. She has already exhibited at an international level, and has won the top award for youth category at the world philatelic exhibition in London 2010.

In 2021, the French Minister Annick Girardin decorated him "Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite".

Philatelic collections and exhibits
La surcharge SPM gothique de 1885 (1 Frame)

SPM, la tête de pêcheur de 1909, 1er timbre propre aux îles (1 Frame)

SPM, le 2f "croix de Langlade" de 1947 (1 Frame)

SPM, le 20f "montagne et arbres" de 1947 (1 Frame)

SPM, le 10c rouge "Groupe" (1 Frame)

Les cachets "P P" de SPM en 1926 (1 Frame)

SPM, le renard de 1952 (1 Frame)

SPM, Albert Calmette - 1963 (1 Frame)

SPM, les entiers "pêcheur" et "goéland" 1909-1918 (1 Frame)

La France Libre dans la philatélie de SPM (5 Frames / 8 Frames)

Les entiers postaux de SPM aux types Sage et Dubois (5 Frames)

SPM, ses surcharges au 19ème siècle (5 Frames / 8 Frames)

SPM, le type "Groupe", 1892-1908 (5 Frames / 8 Frames)

Local
Club philatelique de SPM (President 1992-2013, Vice-President 2014-2016, 1982-Present)

Outside Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Club de Monte-Carlo (2016-Present)

Académie Européenne de Philatélie (2007-Present)

Royal Philatelic Society London (2013-Present, Fellow in 2019)

Royal Philatelic Society Canada (2007-Present, Fellow in 2014) Collectors Club of New-York (2012-Present)

American Philatelic Society (2000-Present)

Specialist Philatelic Society of Canada (2007-Present)

American Assoc. of Philatelic Exhibitors (2012-Present)

France and Colonies Philatelic Society USA (2006-Present)

Nova Scotia Stamp Club (2006-Present)

Association Internationale des Journalistes Philatéliques (2017-Present) Fédération Française des Associations Philatéliques (1990-Present)

Federation of Finland (2020-Present)

FIP World Gold or Large Gold Medals
St-Petersburg 2007 (Russia) - 1 Frame Gold (Second best in Class) Efiro Bucarest 2008 (Romania) - 1 Frame Gold

Praga 2008 (Czech Republic) - 5 Frames Gold

China 2009 - 8 Frames Gold

London 2010 (England) - 8 Frames Gold Lisbon 2010 (Portugal) - 8 Frames Gold Australia 2013 - 8 Frames Gold + SP

Thailand 2013 - 8 Frames Large Gold Thailand 2013 (Brazil) - 5 Frames Gold

Rio 2013 (Brazil) - 8 Frames Large Gold + SP Rio 2013 (Brazil) - 5 Frames Gold

Singapore 2015 - 8 Frames Large Gold + SP

New-York 2016 (USA) - 8 Frames Large Gold + SP

Taipei 2016 (Taiwan) - 8 Frames Large Gold

Brasilia 2017 (Brazil) - 1 Frame Gold + Felicitations

Brasilia 2017 (Brazil) - 8 Frames Large Gold in Championship Class - Candidate for the Grand Prix d'Honneur (Champion of champions)

Thailand 2018 - 8 Frames Large Gold in Championship Class

Jerusalem 2018 (Israel) - "WSC" competition - SP

Stockholmia 2019 (Sweden - private RPSL World Show) - 8 Frames Large Gold

FIAF-FEPA International Gold or Large Gold Medals and GRAND PRIX
Costa-Rica 2010 – 5 Frames Gold + SP

Paraguay 2011 - 1 Frame Gold (1/2)

Paraguay 2011 - 1 Frame Gold (2/2)

Paraguay 2011 - 5 Frames Gold + SP

Quito 2012 (Ecuador) - 1 Frame Gold

Quito 2012 (Ecuador) - 5 Frames Gold

Exfil 2014 (Chili) - 1 Frame Gold + SP

Rio Grande 2015 (Argentine) - 1 Frame Gold (1/2)

Rio Grande 2015 (Argentine) - 1 Frame Gold (2/2)

Rio Grande 2015 (Argentine) - 8 Frames Large Gold + GRAND PRIX

Quito 2015 (Ecuador) - 1 Frame Gold (1/2)

Quito 2015 (Ecuador) - 1 Frame Gold (2/2)

Quito 2015 (Ecuador) - 5 Frames Gold + SP

Quito 2015 (Ecuador) - 8 Frames in COURT OF HONOR + SP

SPM Expo 2017 - 1 Frame Gold (1/2)

SPM Expo 2017 - 1 Frame Gold (2/2) + SP

SPM Expo 2017 - 8 Frames Large Gold (1/2) + GRAND PRIX

SPM Expo 2017 - 8 Frames Large Gold (2/2) + SP

Exfil 2018 (Chili) - 8 Frames Large Gold + SP

Buenos Aires 2019 (Argentine) - 1 Frame Gold

Estonia 2020 - 8 Frames Large Gold + GRAND PRIX

Savpex 2020 (Afrique du Sud) - Virtual - 1 Frame Gold

All of his thirteen exhibits won at least Gold Medals.

National GRAND AWARD
Royal 2010 (Windsor, Canada) - 8 Frames Grand Award

SPM Expo 2011 (St-Pierre & Miquelon) - 5 Frames Grand Award

Garfield Perry 2012 (Cleveland, USA) - 8 Frames Grand Award

Spring Show 2013 (Edmonton, Canada) - 8 Frames Grand Award

Spring Show 2014 (Edmonton, Canada) - 5 Frames Grand Award

Orapex 2015 (Ottawa, Canada) - 8 Frames Grand Award

Okpex 2015 (Oklahoma City, USA) - 5 Frames Grand Award

Garfield Perry 2016 (Cleveland, USA) - 8 Frames Grand Award

Novapex 2016 (Halifax, Canada) - 8 Frames Grand Award

Canpex 2016 (London, Canada) - 8 Frames Grand Award

Milcopex 2017 (Milwaukee, USA) - 8 Frames Grand Award

Novapex 2018 (Halifax, Canada) - 8 Frames Grand Award

National "1 Frame" GRAND AWARD
Spring Show 2010 (Edmonton, Canada) - Single Grand

Orapex 2010 (Ottawa, Canada) - Single Grand

Chicagopex 2010 (USA) - Single Grand

Orapex 2011 (Ottawa, Canada) - Single Grand

Royal 2011 (Québec, Canada) - Single Grand

Garfiel Perry 2012 (Cleveland, USA) - Single Grand

Orapex 2012 (Ottawa, Canada) - Single Grand

Novapex 2012 (Halifax, Canada) - Single Grand

Spring Show 2014 (Edmonton, Canada) - Single Grand

Orapex 2015 (Ottawa, Canada) - Single Grand

Okpex 2015 (Oklahoma, USA) - Single Grand

Spring Show 2016 (Edmonton, Canada) - Single Grand

Garfiel Perry 2016 (Cleveland, USA) - Single Grand

Novapex 2016 (Halifax, Canada) - Single Grand

Canpex 2016 (London, Canada) - Single Grand

Orapex 2017 (Ottawa, Canada) - Single Grand

Novapex 2018 (Halifax, Canada) - Single Grand

Ameristamp 2019 (Mesa, USA) - Single Grand

Royal 2019 (Mississauga, Canada) - Single Grand

He won the Grand and Single Grand in the same exhibition seven times.

Other Awards
National Reserve Grand / Single Grand Awards (Canada and USA) x 12

National CNEP Prize (France) in 2017

Ruby Award (USA)

Diamond Award (USA)

France & Colonies « Best in Show » in 2012 and 2015

Winner of the PSSC Single Frame competition in 2012, 2014 and 2018

AAPE Best title page x 3

UPSS Marcus White Award x 5

Excellence APS Medals (Post 1900 - 1900-1940 - 1940-1980 - Research) x 15

Excellence RPSC Medals x 7

Philatelic Responsibilities
Expert for SPM philately 2000-Present

President of the Philatelic Club of SPM 1992-2013

President and General Commissioner for "SPM 2011" and '"SPM 2014'" Commissioner for SPM at Costa Rica 2010, international fiaf exhibition

Commissioner for SPM at Paraguay 2011, continental fiaf exhibition Commissioner for SPM at Rio Grande 2015, international fiaf exhibition

Commissioner for SPM at Brasilia 2017, FIP World exhibition Commissioner for SPM at Buenos Aires 2019, continental fiaf exhibition

Judge in five National exhibitions 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017

Member of the Selection Committee for the production of SPM stamps 1988-2002 Delegate for philatelic interventions in schools between 1990 and 2010

Philatelic Events
After two years of research, lectures and messages, and with strong determination, I proved that SPM had all the criteria to join the Continental Philatelic Federation of the Americas (FIAF). Thus, SPM has been a member as a "country" since 2008. This made it possible to make SPM known to the federations and to organize official exhibitions on the territory.

As President of the Gringos association (to bring entertainment to the archipelago) and philatelic postman, I created -and rowed too- two international postal links between SPM and Newfoundland rowing in a traditional fishing boat in 1991 and 2004. Two stamps were issued (including one overprinted) to commemorate these exceptional feats.

I hosted with my spouse 40 philatelic talks on the main local radio station in 2009 and 2010.

In order to show the excellent relations with South America, I created an official twinning between Saint-Pierre & Miquelon and Chile in 2011.

Philatelic Creations
I made an offset block of 4 stamps for the philatelic production of SPM in 1999 commemorating the World exhibition "PhilexFrance 99" in Paris.

In order to commemorate my 100 Gold medals (or Large Gold) obtained in a decade, i.e. 2006-2016, I produced a "souvenir" medal which was awarded to the main members of the Lakeshore Club (Canada), place where I won my first Gold in 2006.

Books
Epreuves, essais et non dentelés de SPM - 1999

La France Libre dans la philatélie de SPM (with David Allen) - 2002 SPM, une philatélie d'exception - 2011

SPM, les réalisations d'Amédée Bréhier - 2012

Les raretés de SPM - 2012

SPM, les clichés d'Alfred Briand - 2013

SPM, ses surcharges au 19ème siècle - 2014

SPM, un regard (with Joëlle Olaïsola) - 2014

Catalogue Tillard, les classiques 1885-1908 - Edition 2017-18

Catalogue Tillard, les classiques 1885-1908 - Edition 2019-20

Catalogue Tillard, les classiques 1885-1908 - Edition 2021-23

Most important articles
A dozen articles issued between 1990 and 2010 were not listed.

Fakes Forgeries Experts 2012 - The number 1 of SPM - Vol. 15

Timbres-Magazine Mai 2014 - Les oblitérations des bureaux annexes de SPM en 1885 et 1886

The Canadian Philatelist Mars-Avril 2017 - An exceptional discovery

Timbres-Magazine Mai 2018 - Le rarissime cachet "Langlade" au 19ème siècle

Echo de la Timbrologie Juil. 2018 - Deux classiques de SPM sortis de l'oubli

Echo de la Timbrologie Fev. 2019 - Les cachets "P P" de SPM en 1926

Collectors Club Philatelist 2019 Vol. 98 #5 - The finest and rarest classics of SPM

Fiche Rareté "MonacoPhil 2019" - SPM le n°2

Timbres-Magazine March, April, May 2020 - Le podium des entiers postaux au type Groupe

Echo de la Timbrologie Fev. 2020 - La Goélette verte à 25c émise à SPM

The Philatelic Exhibitor 2020 #135 - Estonia 2020

Delcampe Magazine Déc. 2020 - La naissance du n°1, premier timbre de SPM

+ Various articles in France & Colonies Philatelist Journal and «Echo des Caps» (local) Journal.

Website
Many informations about activities, articles, books, expertise, rarities, palmares... are on his professional website.

www.tillard-spm-philatelie.fr

Most important philatelic lectures
Philexfrance 1999 - La France Libre dans la philatélie de SPM

Montréal in the Olympic Stadium - 2005 - The philately of SPM

Dorval, Lakeshore 2006 - The SPM Gothic overprint

Boisbriand, Ophilex 2008 - The France Libre in 1941-42

Halifax, Novapex 2008 - The France Libre in 1941-42

Collectors Club, N-Y - 2013 - The overprints of SPM in the 19th century

Kitchener, Royal 2016 - The overprints of SPM in the 19th century

APS Stampshow 2017 with PSSC - The new discovery, the 5/4 of 1885, type 2

RPSL during Stockholmia 2019 for Master Class - The overprints of SPM in the 19th century

Few local talks during SPM exhibitions

Philatelic Researches
Doing some research have been his main activity for the past forty years. It was essential to obtain and develop all the results listed above, but in particular to become an independent expert of international renown.

Study of 19th century overprints for over 30 years

Study on the first three issues of 1885 for nearly 5 years

Study on the P D of 1886 for 10 years

Postal Stationeries of SPM for 2-3 years

Study on the 15c/35 from 1891 for 2 years

Study on the P P stamps of 1926 for 4 years

Study of the  France Libre  overprints of 1941-42 for more than 25 years

An important wish : he passed on his passion to his daughter who won the FIP Youth Grand Prix during London 2010.

'''His biggest discovery and probably the most important of the 21st century for the French colonies remains the 5/4c of 1885 at type 2. Indeed, the overprint has a different "5" which had gone unlisted. Nowadays, only a dozen copies is known and this very rare stamp is a great rarity of the colonies.'''

Sources and references
Académie Européenne de philatélie

Club de Monte-Carlo

Collector's Club de N-Y

Royal Philatelic Society of London

American Philatelic Society

Fédération Française des Associations Philatéliques

Royal Philatelic Society of Canada

Fédération Internationale de Philatélie