List of philatelists

This is a list of philatelists, persons notable for their contributions to philately.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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

• 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

• Abraham Hatfield, signer of Roll of Distinguished Philatelists[4] and plater of the New York Postmaster's Provisional[5]
• George Higlett
• Arthur Hind

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

• Leon Norman Williams[1]

Z

• Robert Zoellner, one of two people to form a complete U.S. collection[18]

See also

• Topical stamp collecting

References

1. "Hall of Fame - 2000-2004". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
2. The Arthur Gray KGV Collection
3. Red-hot 'roo stamps. James Cockington, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 January 2013.
4. Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
5. Hatcher, James Brush. "Flashback: The New York Postmaster's Stamp of 1845". Collectors Weekly. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
6. "Belgium collection formed by Anatoly Karpov". Newsletter. David Feldman. September 2011. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
7. "Anatoly Karpov: The Owner of the Unique Stamp Collection". Watch-Clone.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
8. 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.
9. "Hall of Fame - 1946-1949". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
10. "Hall of Fame - 1941". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
11. "Hall of Fame - 1995-1999". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
12. "Hall of Fame - 1970-1974". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
13. "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.
14. "Why I Like Stamp Collecting - 1971". Minkus Stamp Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
15. "Hall of Fame - 1942-1945". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
16. "Stuart Rossiter MA, FRGS, FRPSL. (1923 – 1982)". Rossiter Trust. 2014. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
17. "Who Was Who in British Philately". British Philatelic Trust. 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
18. Miller, Staphen (2014-12-31). "Robert Zoellner, Alpine Associates Founder, Dies at 82". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2017-05-22.