Delf Norona

Delf Norona (April 14, 1895 – April 12, 1974) of West Virginia, was a student of philately who wrote on subjects of postal history, including postal history of the state of West Virginia.[1]

Delf Norona
Born(1895-04-14)April 14, 1895
DiedApril 12, 1974(1974-04-12) (aged 78)
NationalityUSA
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
InstitutionsOhio Valley Stamp Club
American Philatelic Congress
Projectsstudent of postal history of the United States and an expert on postal history of West Virginia
AwardsAPS Hall of Fame

Philatelic activity

Norona was very active in stamp collecting in the Ohio Valley area of West Virginia, founding the Ohio Valley Stamp Club in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1935. He was a student of postal history of the United States and especially West Virginia. Because of his interest in West Virginia postal history, he worked with West Virginia historical societies, such as the West Virginia Historical Society, the West Virginia Archeological Society, and the West Virginia Civil War Centennial Commission.

Philatelic literature

At the American Philatelic Congress Norona presented his paper Preparation of Technical Philatelic Articles at the first meeting of the society in December 1935. In 1933 he edited the first volume of Cyclopedia of United States Postmarks and Postal History, and in 1935 he edited the second volume of the series. Norona wrote numerous articles on various aspects of United States postal history, and, in 1935, he published his General Catalogue of United States Postmarks.

Honors and awards

Norona was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1975 .

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See also

References
  1. "Delf Norona". Archived from the original on 2006-03-01. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
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