Winthrop Smillie Boggs

Career

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) He was the first executive director at the Philatelic Foundation during the period 1945-1961.

Achievements

• The Crawford Medal (1947) Luff Award for Distinguished Philatelic Research (1952) The Lichtenstein Medal (1958) Signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (1959) Elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame (1974).

Membership

Boggs was a member of the Collectors Club of New York and served the club in a number of capacities.