This is a list of philatelists, persons notable for their contributions to philately.
B
- David Beech MBE FRPSL, "Former President of the Royal Philatelic Society London, Head Curator of the Philatelic Collection of the British Library"
- Oscar Berger-Levrault
- Kasimir Bileski
- Ferdinand of Bulgaria
C
- Gustave Caillebotte
- Samuel Chapman, Mexico
- Daniel Cooper, founder and first president of Philatelic Society of London
- Jal Cooper
D
- Paul Darke, founder of the largest recorded collection of disability themed stamps in the world
- Gerald Davis
- C.D. Desai
- Emilio Diena, ancient Italian state specialist[1]
E
- Robert Brisco Earée, Album Weeds
- Edward B. Evans, "Major Evans"
F
- David Feldman
- Adelaide Lucy Fenton, early female philatelist
- Philipp von Ferrary
G
- Edward Stanley Gibbons, British dealer
- Arthur William Sinclair Gray[2] was an Australian known for his collection of "Kangaroo and Map" stamps[3]
- John Edward Gray
- Colonel Green
- Bill Gross, third person to form a complete 19th-century US collection
H
K
- Hiroyuki Kanai, Mauritius collection
- Anatoly Karpov[6][7]
- George V of the United Kingdom, royal collector
- Adolph Koeppel
L
- Pierre Langlois
- Henry G. Lapham, Grand Award at the 1936 Third International Philatelic Exhibition[8]
- H. Dormer Legge
- Alfred Lichtenstein[9]
- James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, formed massive philatelic library[10]
- George Ward Linn, founder of Linn's Weekly Stamp News
- Robson Lowe, "father of postal history"[11]
- John Luff[10]
M
- James A. Mackay
- Fred Melville
- Foil A. Miller
- Jean-Baptiste Moens, "father of philately"
- Hedley Adams Mobbs
- Walter Morley
- Edwin Müller[12]
- Douglas Myall
O
- Frank F. Olney (1851–1903), Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island and president of the American Philatelic Association for three terms[13]
P
- Alfred Potiquet, first stamp catalogue
R
- Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman, collector of medical stamps
- Ayn Rand[14]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, presidential collector[15]
- L.T. Rose-Hutchinson
- Stuart Rossiter[16]
- Gary Ryan
S
- Lawrence L Shenfield, Confederate postal history
- Sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lanka's greatest philatelist
- Evelyn Arthur Smythies[17]
- William Carlos Stone, revenues and philatelic literature[9]
T
- Thomas Tapling[10]
- Charlotte Tebay, early female philatelist
W
Z
- Robert Zoellner, one of two people to form a complete U.S. collection[18]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Hall of Fame - 2000-2004". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ The Arthur Gray KGV Collection
- ^ Red-hot 'roo stamps. James Cockington, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 January 2013.
- ^ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
- ^ Hatcher, James Brush. "Flashback: The New York Postmaster's Stamp of 1845". Collectors Weekly. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Belgium collection formed by Anatoly Karpov". Newsletter. David Feldman. September 2011. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ "Anatoly Karpov: The Owner of the Unique Stamp Collection". Watch-Clone.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ Bierman, Stanley, M., M.D. (1988). "Henry G. Lapham: United States Primitives Extraordinaire" (PDF). U.S Philatelic Classics Society. 40 (4): 6. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Hall of Fame - 1946-1949". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ a b c "Hall of Fame - 1941". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ "Hall of Fame - 1995-1999". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ "Hall of Fame - 1970-1974". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ "Frank F. Olney". The American Journal of Philately. New York, NY: The Scott Stamp and Coin Co: 353. 1 Oct 1903. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Why I Like Stamp Collecting - 1971". Minkus Stamp Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ "Hall of Fame - 1942-1945". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ "Stuart Rossiter MA, FRGS, FRPSL. (1923 – 1982)". Rossiter Trust. 2014. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ "Who Was Who in British Philately". British Philatelic Trust. 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ Miller, Staphen (2014-12-31). "Robert Zoellner, Alpine Associates Founder, Dies at 82". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2017-05-22.