William Carlos Stone

William Carlos Stone (October 9, 1859 – February 23, 1939) was a philatelist who specialized in the collection of philatelic literature related to revenue stamps and postal stationery.

William Carlos Stone
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William Carlos Stone
BornOctober 9, 1859
DiedFebruary 23, 1939 (1939-02-24) (aged 79)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
InstitutionsAmerican Philatelic Society
ProjectsAccumulated a large library of philatelic literature related to United States revenue stamps; it was subsequently donated to the Smithsonian Institution
AwardsAPS Hall of Fame

Collecting interests

Stone collected and studied United States revenue stamps, and, at the same time, accumulated a large library consisting mostly of philatelic literature related to revenue stamps. He assisted his fellow philatelist William Reynolds Ricketts in the preparation of Ricketts' famous index of philatelic literature.

Philatelic activity

Stone helped found the American Philatelic Association, which later became the American Philatelic Society, and he continued to support the organization his entire philatelic career.

Honors and awards

Stone was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1947.[1]

Legacy

Stone's collection of revenue stamp philatelic literature was sold in 1939 to George Townsend Turner, who later donated it to the Smithsonian Institution where it now resides in the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.

See also

References
  1. "American Philatelic Society - Hall of Fame - 1946-1949". www.stamps.org. Archived from the original on 2002-06-23.
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