Jean de Sperati

Jean de Sperati

male, deceased (1957)
Jean de Sperati (1884-1957) was a French forger who had to expose his own stamp forgeries. In 1942, when Sperati sent a package of supposedly...

André Buzin

male, 63 years old
André Buzin is a Belgian artist who paints animals and flowers. He is known on the philatelic scene for the Birds series, a definitive stamp s...
Jacques-Jean Barre

Jacques-Jean Barre

male, deceased (1855)
Jean-Jacques Barre (3 August 1793 in Paris-10 June 1855 in Paris) was the general engraver at the Monnaie de Paris between 1842 and 1855. In this...
Jean Lapointe

Jean Lapointe

male, 73 years old
The Honourable Jean Lapointe is a Quebecois actor, comedian and singer as well as a Canadian Senator. Lapointe began his stage career as part of...
Nelson S. Bond

Nelson S. Bond

male, deceased (2006)
Nelson Slade Bond (November 23 1908 - November 4 2006) was an American author who wrote extensively for magazines, radio, television and the stage....
John N. Luff

John N. Luff

male, deceased (1938)
John Nicholas Luff (November 16, 1860 - August 23, 1938) was one of the important philatelists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notable...
Henry Ellis Harris

Henry Ellis Harris

male, deceased (1977)
Henry Ellis (H.E.) Harris was a leading philatelist and stamp dealer. Through his company, H.E. Harris & Co., Harris popularized philately for many...

Eugene Klein

male, deceased (1944)
Eugene Klein (June 26, 1878 - April 30, 1944) was an internationally known stamp collector, stamp dealer, and auctioneer who was President of the...
Al Kugel

Al Kugel

male
Al Kugel , a Chicago-based investment counselor, earned a BS degree from Washington University and an MBA from Harvard. He is an active philatelic...
Cheryl R. Ganz

Cheryl R. Ganz

female
Cheryl R. Ganz , Curator of Philately at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, enjoys a life-long interest in zeppelins and airmail. Her...