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Hiram Edmund Deats
Hiram Edmund Deats (May 20, 1870 – March 16, 1963) was an American Philately, philatelist, historian and publisher from Flemington, New Jersey, Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was especially acclaimed for his collection of revenue stamps. Life and family Hiram Edmund Deats was born on May 20, 1870, in the Brookville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Brookville section of Stockton, New Jersey, Stockton to Hiram Deats (1810–1887) and Elmira Stevenson (1830–1908). In 1929, he donated several pieces of agricultural equipment made by the Deats company, started by his father, to Rutgers University under the care of Professor Wabun C. Krueger. This collection, including the Deats plow, patented by his grandfather, John Deats, became important in the creation of the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture in 1990. He died on March 16, 1963. Collecting interests As a youth, Deats started collecting Postage stamps and postal history of the United States, postage stamps of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Philatelic Society
The American Philatelic Society (APS) is the largest nonprofit stamp collecting foundation of philately in the world. Both the membership and interests of the society are worldwide. History The organization, originally named the ''American Philatelic Association'', was established on September 14, 1886 in New York City, and the following day elected John K. Tiffany as its first president. Voting membership was granted to 219 individuals who paid two bits (25¢) for the privilege. The organization's name was changed to its present name for a few months in 1897, then back, then permanently in 1908. Society membership reached over 4,000 in 1940, and included U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. At the 1942 APS convention, board member Donald Lybarger argued for the creation of a central office near the geographic center of the philatelic community, but not in a large city. When he was elected APS President in 1943, he was able to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
