Alfred F. Lichtenstein

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Alfred F. Lichtenstein (born August 6, 1876 in Brooklyn , † February 24, 1947 in New York City ) was one of the most famous American philatelists .

He grew up in Brooklyn and developed an interest in postage as a boy . Lichtenstein was president of Ciba in New York, a forerunner of the pharmaceutical company Ciba-Geigy . He owned a very extensive philatelic collection of classic postage stamps, including the “ Bordeaux Letter ”, which his daughter Louise Boyd Dale (1913–1967) later carried on. He worked as a juror at philatelic events. In 1945 he and others founded the Philatelic Foundation (German: philatelic foundation). In his memory, the Collectors Club of New York donated the Lichtenstein Award , which has been presented since 1952. His and his daughter's collection was auctioned off at several auctions between 1968 and 1997.

literature

  • The World's Greatest Stamp Collectors. Fell Publishers, Inc., Hollywood, Florida, ISBN 0-8119-0668-X , pp. 164-174
  • Carlrichard Brühl: History of Philately , Volume 1, Hildesheim et al., Olms 1985. ISBN 3-487-07619-5 , pp. 221-225
  • Deutsche Briefmarken-Revue issue 10/1991, pp. 54–56
  • Wolfgang Maassen: Who is who in philately? , Volume 3, I – L, Phil Creativ, Schwalmtal, 3rd edition, 2020, ISBN 978-3-932198-97-7 , pp. 243-244

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Lichtenstein, Alfred F. In: Wolfgang Maassen (Hrsg.): Who is who in philately? A lexicon of well-known philatelists of the 19th and 20th centuries Century, Phil * Creativ Verlag, Schwalmtal 1999, ISBN 3-932198-32-8 , page 119
  2. ^ A b Biography of Alfred F. Lichtenstein on philatelicfoundation.org , accessed on February 17, 2014
  3. ^ Philatelicdatabase.com , accessed August 5, 2011
  4. ^ Lichtenstein Award ( memento from May 22, 2017 on WebCite ), accessed on August 5, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Lichtenstein, Alfred F.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American philatelist
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 1947
Place of death New York City