J. Stephenson

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J. Stephenson was a UK fan from Hull active in the 1930s and 1940s. He was a member of the Science Fiction Association (SFA) and the British Fantasy Society (BFS).

Novae Terrae #13 reported him as 'wish[ing] to correspond with any embryo Pauls or Wessos, or anyone interested in fantascience illustrating'. In #21 (March 1938) he was seeking early Gernsback magazines.

His arrival in the BFS eight years later was hailed by editor and fellow SFA veteran D. R. Smith in British Fantasy Society Bulletin #24 (March 1946):

This noble character is a vintage fan, an early member of the Science Fiction Association who has waxed rather than waned in enthusiasm with the passing years. He trusts that present and ex-Service members will not hold him in any less esteem for having been a Redcap during the recent shindy.

A 'Redcap' is a member of the military police and 'the recent shindy' is a characteristically British understated way of referring to the Second World War.

The same bulletin issue reported Stephenson as:

anxious to get hold of copies of Famous Fantastic Mysteries. For exchange he has an extensive list of Astoundings and other mags.

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