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Winthrop Smillie Boggs

American philatelist (1902–1974) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Winthrop Smillie Boggs (December 20, 1902 – May 30, 1974) was a philatelist renowned for his expertise and philatelic writing.

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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.

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