Mackay, James A. (James Alexander), 1936-2007 (Personal Name)
- Earlier heading: MacKay, James Alexander
- Mackay, James, 1936-2007
- Mackay, James Alexander, 1936-2007
For works of this author entered under other names, search also under Whittington, Peter, 1936-2007; Angus, Ian, 1936-2007; Finlay, William, 1936-2007; Garden, Bruce, 1936-2007
His World of stamps, 1964.
His Glass paperweights, 1982, c1973: CIP t.p. (James Mackay)
The complete works of Robert Burns, 1986: t.p. (James A. Mackay)
Cont. auth., NRS, v. 23 (Mackay, James (Alexander); (Ian Angus, William Finlay, Bruce Garden, Peter Whittington); b. Nov. 21, 1936, Inverness, Scot.; British Museum, assistant keeper, 1961-71; full-time writer 1971- ; member: Postal History Society, British Postmark Society, Burns Federation)
Sounds out of silence, 1997: t.p. (James Mackay) p. 12 (Glasgow) back flap (Dr. James Mackay; historian and author; widely regarded as world's greatest authority on Robert Burns)
The Scotsman, 24 Aug., 2007: obit. (Dr James A Mackay; Prolific writer on philatelic subjects and biographer of Burns; b. 21 Nov., 1936, Inverness; d. 12 Aug., 2007, in Glasgow; Dr James Alexander Mackay; writer and journalist who, since the 1960s wrote more than 200 books and around 10,000 articles on subjects including philately and postal history, coins and banknotes, antiques and fine arts, biography, history and topography)