Winthrop Smillie Boggs (December 20, 1902 – May 30, 1974) was a philatelist renowned for his expertise and philatelic writing.
Winthrop Smillie Boggs | |
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Born | December 20, 1902 |
Died | May 30, 1974 | (aged 71)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Institutions | Collectors Club of New York |
Projects | Authored various books of philatelic literature, especially on stamps of Canada and Newfoundland |
Awards | Luff Award Crawford Medal Lichtenstein Medal APS Hall of Fame |
Philatelic accomplishments
Boggs wrote a number of the definitive books in philately:
- The Foundations of Philately (1955)
- Ten Decades Ago: 1840-1850, a Study of the Work of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson of New York City (1949)
- The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Newfoundland (1942)
- The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada (1945)
Philatelic leadership
Boggs was a member of the Collectors Club of New York and served the club in a number of capacities. He was the first executive director at the Philatelic Foundation during the period 1945-1961.
Honors
- The Crawford Medal (1947)
- The John N. Luff Award for Distinguished Philatelic Research (1952)
- The Lichtenstein Medal (1958)
- Signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (1959)
- Elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame (1974)
External links
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