Clifton A. Howes (1860–1936)
Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011
'', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. was an American

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who signed the

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in 1921. He was president of the

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from 1915 to 1917.

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