Lester George Brookman (September 3, 1904 – November 23, 1971), of

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, was a

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who was an expert on 19th century

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and

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Stamp dealer

Brookman started his business of selling stamps in 1934. He published the ''Brookman's U.S. Price List'', which was used as a standard pricing tool by stamp dealers for many years.

Philatelic literature

Brookman published his most significant work, ''The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century'', in three volumes from 1947 to 1967 for which he was awarded the Grand Award. From 1941 to 1945 Brookman was editor of the philatelic journal, ''The American Philatelist''.

Honors and awards

Brookman received the

Luff Award The Luff Award is awarded by the American Philatelic Society (commonly known as the APS) for meritorious contributions to philately by living philatelists. Established The award was established in 1940 in memory of John N. Luff, distinguished ph ...

in 1946 for Exceptional Contributions to Philately and again in 1948 for Distinguished Philatelic Research. In 1968 he was awarded the Grand Award by the

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's Writer's Unit 30. He signed the

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in 1950
Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011
', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. and 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 1972.

References and sources

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Stamp dealer

Philatelic literature

Honors and awards

See also

References and sources