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'''Lester George Brookman''' (1904–1971), of [[Minnesota]], was a [[stamp dealer]] who was an expert on 19th century [[Postage stamps and postal history of the United States|United States postage stamps]] and [[postal history]].
'''Lester George Brookman''' (September 3, 1904 – November 23, 1971), of [[Minnesota]], was a [[stamp dealer]] who was an expert on 19th century [[Postage stamps and postal history of the United States|United States postage stamps]] and [[postal history]].


==Stamp dealer==
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==Honors and awards==
==Honors and awards==
Brookman received the [[Luff Award]] in 1946 for Exceptional Contributions to Philately and again in 1948 for Distinguished Philatelic Research. In 1968 he was awarded the Grand Award by the [[American Philatelic Society]]’s Writer’s Unit 30. He signed the [[Roll of Distinguished Philatelists]] in 1950<ref>''[http://www.abps.org.uk/Awards/Roll_of_Distinguished_Philatelists/RDP_Background_20111231_LR.pdf Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011]'', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. [http://www.webcitation.org/6OlHSBOTl Archived here.]</ref> and was named to the [[American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame]] in 1972.
Brookman received the [[Luff Award]] in 1946 for Exceptional Contributions to Philately and again in 1948 for Distinguished Philatelic Research. In 1968 he was awarded the Grand Award by the [[American Philatelic Society]]'s Writer's Unit 30. He signed the [[Roll of Distinguished Philatelists]] in 1950<ref>''[http://www.abps.org.uk/Awards/Roll_of_Distinguished_Philatelists/RDP_Background_20111231_LR.pdf Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011]'', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819000841/http://abps.org.uk/Awards/Roll_of_Distinguished_Philatelists/RDP_Background_20111231_LR.pdf |date=2013-08-19 }}</ref> and was named to the [[American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame]] in 1972.


==See also==
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* [https://wu30.org/hall_of_fame.html APS Writers Unit #30 Hall of Fame]

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Latest revision as of 19:08, 10 February 2024

Lester George Brookman
Born(1904-09-03)September 3, 1904
DiedNovember 23, 1971(1971-11-23) (aged 67)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
ProjectsExpert on 19th century United States postage stamps
AwardsAPS Hall of Fame
Luff Award twice

Lester George Brookman (September 3, 1904 – November 23, 1971), of Minnesota, was a stamp dealer who was an expert on 19th century United States postage stamps and postal history.

Stamp dealer

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Brookman started his business of selling stamps in 1934. He published the Brookman's U.S. Price List, which was used as a standard pricing tool by stamp dealers for many years.

Philatelic literature

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Brookman published his most significant work, The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, in three volumes from 1947 to 1967 for which he was awarded the Grand Award. From 1941 to 1945 Brookman was editor of the philatelic journal, The American Philatelist.

Honors and awards

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Brookman received the Luff Award in 1946 for Exceptional Contributions to Philately and again in 1948 for Distinguished Philatelic Research. In 1968 he was awarded the Grand Award by the American Philatelic Society's Writer's Unit 30. He signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1950[1] and was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1972.

See also

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References and sources

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References
  1. ^ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived 2013-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
Sources
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