Winthrop Smillie Boggs

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

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.

Honors The Crawford Medal (1947) The John N. 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)