George Benedict Sloane (April 3, 1898 – July 15, 1958), of New York City, was a noted philatelic dealer and auctioneer. He was also a popular writer of philatelic articles.

Collecting interests

Sloane had varied interests in collecting, but is recognized for his study of United States city local carrier stamps and creating a reference collections of locals showing counterfeits, fakes, cinderellas, forgeries and imitations of these rare city postage stamps.

Philatelic literature

Sloane was responsible for reviewing the famous Bureau issues and his Bureau plate number collection of philatelist

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and recording a description of it. He also wrote articles in ''Stamps'' magazine, where he contributed over a thousand articles since the magazine’s inception. A total of 1350 of these articles were published in 1961 in a volume entitled ''Sloane's Column''.

Philatelic sales

Sloane was an expert of United States philatelic matter. He was chosen as a dealer and auctioneer for the sale of famous collections, such as those of Col. Max G. Johl,

Beverly Sedgwick King Beverly Sedgwick King (December 22, 1876 – March 4, 1935), of New York City, was an American architect, a partner with Henry D. Whitfield in the firm Whitfield & King. He is now known primarily for his work as a philately, philatelist who specia ...

, and Senator

Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen, Sr. Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen Sr. (March 12, 1869 – February 8, 1948) represented New Jersey as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1917 to 1923. Early life and family He was born in Raritan, New Jersey, on March 12, 1869, to Frede ...

of New Jersey. Sloane was also chosen as an advisor on the sale of collections of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and

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Honors and awards

Sloane was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1962.

References

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Collecting interests

Philatelic literature

Philatelic sales

Honors and awards

See also

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