Beverly Sedgwick King (December 22, 1876 – March 4, 1935), of

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, was an American architect, a partner with Henry D. Whitfield in the firm

Whitfield & King Whitfield & King was an architectural partnership of Henry Davis Whitfield and Beverly Sedgwick King (1876–1935). A number of the firm's works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Whitfield was brother-in-law of Andrew Carneg ...

. He is now known primarily for his work as a

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who specialized in the collecting of, and writing philatelic literature on, United States

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Collecting interests

King’s stamp collecting interests consisted of 20th Century postage stamps and revenues of the United States. Along with

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, he co-authored the landmark “United States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Century” (Vol. 1, 1932; Vol. 2, 1934).

Philatelic activity

King was active at the

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, serving as president in 1933. At the

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, he served as an editor for the society. He was also the longtime editor of the "Revenues" section of ''The American Philatelist'', contributed a regular column on U.S. stamps for ''Stamps'' Magazine, and wrote articles for many other journals as well.

Honors and awards

King was elected to the

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in its first group of fifteen philatelists in 1941.

Career as an architect

Whitfield & King benefited greatly from Harry Whitfield's connection to his brother-in-law, Andrew Carnegie. The firm designed a number of Carnegie Libraries around the United States, including those in

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, and South

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, as well as the Eaton Memorial Library at

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. In New York City, in addition to a garage for Carnegie at 55 East 90th Street, they also designed the

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on West 40th Street.

Later life

In 1933 President

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appointed him Deputy Administrator of the National Recovery Administration, and he moved to

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He was killed two years later in that city when hit by a speeding vehicle near his house."Hall of Fame Inductees," ''The Philatelic Communicator'', vol. 39, no. 3, 2005.
Retrieved 2012-05-03.

References

Beverly Sedgwick King
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