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Doyle Arthur Conan
(1859–1930)

British author and creator of Sherlock Holmes, b. Edinburgh. Educated at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, he received a medical degree in 1881. In 1887 the first Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton’s Christmas Annual. Doyle abandoned his medical practice in 1890 and devoted his time to writing. Other works that involve the sleuthing of the great detective include The Sign of the Four (1890), The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905), His Last Bow (1917), and The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927). The brilliant and theatrical Holmes solves all his extraordinarily complex cases through ingenious deductive reasoning. His sober, credulous companion, Dr. Watson, narrates most of the Sherlock Holmes stories. The Holmes cult has given rise to several notable clubs, of which the Baker Street Irregulars is perhaps the most famous. Doyle also wrote historical romances, including Micah Clarke (1889) and The White Company (1891). His play A Story of Waterloo (1894) was one of Sir Henry Irving’s notable successes. Doyle also wrote two political pamphlets justifying Great Britain’s actions in the South African War. In his later years he became an ardent spiritualist and wrote a History of Spiritualism (1926). He was knighted in 1902.

Alderney, 2009, Alice West reporting Theft of Bull to Holmes

Alderney, 2009, Holmes studying Coded Message

Alderney, 2009, Holmes studying Message on Harbor Wall

Alderney, 2009, Holmes and Farmer West

Alderney, 2009, Holmes and Watson observing Ligthouse

Alderney, 2009, Arrest of Thief

Bhutan, 1990, Head of Holmes on sign

Canada, 1991, Sherlock Holmes

Comoren Islands, 1980, Sherlock Holmes and Sir Conan Doyle

Comoren Islands, 2009, Arthur Conan Doyle

Dominica, 1991, Holmes & Dr. Watson

Dominica, 1996, Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes

Great Britain, 1987, «The Adventure of the Speckled Band»

Great Britain, 1987, «The Final Problem»

Great Britain, 1987, «A Study in Scarlet»

Great Britain, 1987, «The Hound of the Baskervilles»

Great Britain, 1993, The Reigate Squire

Great Britain, 1993, The Hound of the Baskervilles

Great Britain, 1993, The Six Napoleons

Great Britain, 1993, The Greek Interpreter

Great Britain, 1993, The Final Problem

Great Britain, 1997, The Hound of the Baskervilles

Great Britain, 2009, Arthur Conan Doyle

Great Britain, 2013, Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes

Guernsey, 1996, Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes

Guinea, 2010, Arthur Conan Doyle

Guinea, 2010, Arthur Conan Doyle

Liberia, 2001, Dinosaurs

Liberia, 2001, Dinosaurs

Liechtenstein, 2012, Sherlock Holmes

Monaco, 2009, Arthur Conan Doyle

Nicaragua, 1972, Sherlock Holmes

Redonda, 1984, Goofy Holmes

San-Marino, 1979, Sherlock Holmes

San-Marino, 2009, Bloodhound

Sierra Leone, 1996, Silver Blaze

South Africa, 2000, Conan Doyle and Churchill

Switzerland, 2007, Reichenbach Falls

Turks & Caicos, 1984, The Adventure of the Second Stain

Turks & Caicos, 1984, The Adventure of the Final Problem

Turks & Caicos, 1984, The Adventure of the Empty House

Turks & Caicos, 1984, The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter

Turks & Caicos, 1984, Doyle, Holmes and Watson

Alderney, 2009.10.29, Alderney. Sherlock Holmes

Great Britain, 1986.04.29, First Concorde Flight

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, Black Dog. The Hound of the Baskervilles

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, Chester. The Arthur Conan Doyle Society

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, Crowborough. Holmes and Doyle

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, Crowborough. The Conan Doyle Establishment

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, Edinburgh. First Day of Issue

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London SW1. Autumn Stampex

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. 221B Baker Street

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. ACD

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. Baker st. 221b

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. Baker Street Post Office

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. First Day of Issue

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. POID Bicentenary

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. Radio Times. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. Sherlock Holmes

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. Sherlock Holmes Museum

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. The Sherlock Holmes Memorabilia Company

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. The Sherlock Holmes Society

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, London. Where Watson Met Holmes

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, Manchester. Sherlock Holmes

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, Minstead. Conan Doyle

Great Britain, 1993.10.12, Penyffordd Chester. The Arthur Conan Doyle Society

Great Britain, 1993.10.12—17, London. Autumn Stampex

Great Britain, 1994.04.01, London. The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Great Britain, 1995.05.05, London. 221B Baker Street. Sherlock Holmes

Great Britain, 1997.05.13, Dartmouth. Hound of the Baskervilles

Great Britain, 1997.05.13, London. Sherlock Holmes

Great Britain, 1997.05.13, London. Sherlock Holmes

Great Britain, 1997.05.13, London. The Sherlock Holmes Society

Great Britain, 1997.05.13, Princetown. Hound of the Baskervilles

Guernsey, 1996.11.06, Guernsey. Holmes and gull

Guernsey, 1996.11.06, Guernsey. Holmes and hound

Guernsey, 1996.11.06, Guernsey. Sherlock Holmes

San-Marino, 2009.06.16, San Marino. Bloodhound

USA, 1993.07.24, Westport. Fox as Holmes with magnifier

USA, 1994.01.08, Honoring Arthur Conan Doyle

USA, 1996.04.20, Syracuse. The Mycroft Holmes Society of Syracuse

USA, 1997.05.09, Anaheim. Honoring Arthur Conan Doyle

USA, 1999.11.04—07, Tryon. Sherlock Holmes Festival