Vincent Graves Greene (February 11, 1893 – July 22, 1988) was a
Canadian philatelist, so prominent in the field of Canadian philately that he was often referred to as “Canada's Grand Old Man” by fellow philatelists.
Philatelic literature
Greene specialized in collecting postage stamps of Canada and the
Canadian provinces
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and, in 1964, he and C. M. Jephcott and J. H. M. Young co-authored the book ''The Postal History of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, 1754-1867''.
Philatelic activity
Greene was very active in Canadian philately and was appointed chairman of CAPEX, the Canadian Philatelic Exposition, in 1951, 1978, and 1987. He participated in most of the major Canadian stamp societies, and international ones as well.
Honors and awards
Greene signed the
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1963, received the
Lichtenstein Medal in 1964. and was admitted to the
American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1989.
Legacy
Greene established the
Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Foundation at
Toronto in 1975.
See also
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Philatelic literature
Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history.
Background to philatelic literature
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References
Bio of Vincent Graves Greeneat the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame
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1893 births
1988 deaths
Philatelic literature
Canadian philatelists
Canadian non-fiction writers
American Philatelic Society