Jacques Minkus (December 15, 1901 – September 17, 1996), of

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, emigrated to the

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in 1929 and established stamp counters for postage stamp collectors at numerous

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s in the United States.

Philatelic activity

Minkus established his first stamp counter at

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department store in

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in 1931. He was successful in this method of selling stamps and continued to open stamp counters in department stores until the 1960s, when he had opened thirty eight counters. Minkus also published a stamp catalog titled '' Minkus New World Wide Stamp Catalog'' starting in 1955. In addition to the catalog, he published over one hundred stamp albums for collectors.

Honors and awards

The Service to Philately Award was presented to Minkus by the American Stamp Dealers Association in 1966. In 1993 he was awarded the

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for Exceptional Contributions to Philately. In 1997 he was elected to the

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Legacy

The Minkus catalog is still used by some collectors today, as it contains material not included in other stamp catalogs.

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* Robert McG. Thomas Jr.
"Jacques Minkus, 94, Dies; Brought Stamps to Masses"
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'', September 19, 1996
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Philatelic activity

Honors and awards

Legacy

See also

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