Career
In 1898 Wylie joined the Mekeel"s Weekly Stamp News company and, in 1903, was named editor of the Weekly Philatelic Era, which was, by that time, owned and merged by Mekeel’son Willard Wylie was assigned as vice president and managing editors As part of his duties, Wylie was managing editor of Mekeel"s Handbooks, each of which contained articles and monographs on important philatelic subjects.
During his administration he was able to solicit and select material from important philatelic writers and published approximately fifty handbooks, the handbook series ending in 1930.
When Mekeel"s Weekly Stamp News was moved from Boston, Massachusetts, to Portland, Maine, in 1940, Eveleen Mary Weldon Severn took over as editor and Wylie was named Editor Emeritus.