Career
Richards specialized in the collection and study of postage stamps of Hawaii, including postal history, revenue stamps, and postal stationery. As an early expert on stamps of Hawaii, he published, in 1916, A Check List of the Stamps of Hawaii - and More, and, in 1938, he added more material to lieutenant He also wrote a paper entitled Hawaiian Stamped Envelopes which was included, in 1916, in Mekeel"s Handbook Number.
10, Postage Stamps and Stationery of the Hawaiian Islands.
Charles Foster Richards remained active in philatelic organizations and spent much of his time studying counterfeit stamps and recommending that the backs of such stamps be marked by experts to show their lack of authenticity.
