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Ellery Denison (November 1900 – May 9, 1989), of
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...
, was a
philatelist Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is pos ...
who specialized in the
postage stamp A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail), who then affix the stamp to the ...
s and
postal history Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of the use of postage stamps and covers and associated postal artifacts illustrating historical episodes in the development of postal systems. The term is at ...
of China.


Collecting interests

Denison's interest in Chinese postage stamps began in the 1930s when he was in
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
. He subsequently expanded his collecting and knowledge of Chinese philately and became a recognized expert of Chinese stamps.


Philatelic activity

For twenty five years (1956 to 1981) Denison was the president of the China Stamp Society, and, after retirement from the society, continued on as president emeritus. At the same time, he was a frequent contributor of philatelic articles to its journal, the ''China Clipper''. Denison was active in philatelic activity in the Washington, D.C. area, which includes Maryland and northern
Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...
, serving as president of several philatelic clubs. He was named a trustee of the NAPEX organization and a member of the Sixth International Philatelic Exhibition, SIPEX committee.


Honors and awards

Ellery Denison was named to the
American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame The American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame award honors deceased philatelists who have contributed significantly to the field of national and/or international philately. History The APS ''Hall of Fame'' award was founded at the 1940 American ...
in 1990.


See also

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Philately Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is pos ...
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Philatelic literature Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history. Background to philatelic literature Philatelic literature is held by stamp collectors and dealers, philatelic soci ...


References


Ellery Denison
1900 births 1989 deaths Philatelic literature American philatelists People from Maryland Place of birth missing American Philatelic Society {{US-philatelist-stub