| Intro | British philatelist |
| Was | Philatelist |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Social science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 8 October 1888 |
| Death |
11 December 1969 (aged 81 years) |
| Star sign | Libra |
James Alfred Birch (8 October 1888 – 11 December 1969) was a British philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1960.
Birch had award-winning collections of the stamps of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Danish West Indies, Greenland, and Faroe Islands. He was a writer for numerous journals on Scandinavian topics and was awarded the Medal of Honour by the Copenhagen Philatelic Club for distinguished work in Danish philately.