Sir Edward Denny Bacon, KCVO was a British philatelist who helped with the enlargement and mounting of collections possessed by rich collectors of his time and became the curator of the Royal Philatelic Collection between 1913 and 1938.
John Robert Boker Jr., of New York City, was a philatelist who amassed some of the most prestigious collections of 19th century stamps ever seen by stamp collectors. Before his death in 2003, the Collectors Club of New York declared him, in 1996, to be the "outstanding philatelist of the last half of the twentieth century."
Dr. Soichi Ichida was a distinguished Japanese philatelist who specialized in studies of classic Japanese postage stamps and encouraged the collecting of Japanese stamps and Japanese postal history throughout the world.
Dr. Emilio Diena, was an Italian philatelist who specialized in the postage stamps of Italy and published substantial research on the subject. He was probably the best known Continental philatelist of his generation.
Alberto Diena, of Italy, was an expert on stamps of Italy, its former colonies, and the Italian states of the 19th century. He was the son of his internationally renowned father, Emilio Diena, who was regarded by many as “Italy’s greatest philatelist.”
Paul Hilmar Jensen, was a Norwegian philatelist whose collections often won gold at philatelic shows, and whose work in community service in the field of philately was recognized by King Harald V of Norway.
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921. The Roll consists of three pieces of parchment to which the signatories add their names.
George E. Hargest of Florida, was a philatelist who specialized in the study of the overseas use of United States mails.
Robert B. Brandeberry, of Delaware, was an expert on fakes and forgeries of rare postage stamps and postal history, and lectured extensively on the subject. He was very active in supporting the hobby of philately.
Woodrow Wilson Hulme II was a philatelist noted for his work in advancing the appreciation of stamp collecting, especially by his work at the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.
Charles Foster Richards, of New York City, was a lifelong stamp collector and a charter member of the American Philatelic Association.
Charles P. de Volpi, of Canada, was an expert on Canadian postage stamps and postal history.
Carl Einar Pelander was a stamp dealer and auctioneer who was an expert on postage stamps and postal history of the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, Danish West Indies, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
Col. Charles S. Hamilton, of Washington, D.C., was noted philatelist who served in the United States Army during the Mexican Revolution.
Dr. Gregory B. Salisbury of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a noted philatelist named to the Hall of Fame by the American Philatelic Society.
William Woodbury Hicks, of Pennsylvania, was a student of early postage stamps and postal history of the United States.
Dr. Daniel Deronda Berolzheimer, of New York City, was a noted philatelist who was named to the Hall of Fame of the American Philatelic Society.
Calvin Waters Christian, of California, was a philatelist known to his fellow philatelists as “Bert.”
Irwin M. Heiman of New York City and California, was a philatelic expert and stamp dealer who was named to the Hall of Fame by the American Philatelic Society.
Robert P. Odenweller is an American philatelist who is a member of the National Postal Museum's Council of Philatelists and a signatory to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. He is a member of The Collectors Club of New York, and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London and the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand. From 1996 to 2000 he was President of the Grand Prix Club.
