Jacques Minkus
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Jacques Minkus of New York City
, emigrated to the United States
in 1929 and established stamp counters for postage stamp collectors
at numerous department store
s in the United States.
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 will most likely be remembered for his stamp catalog entitled “Minkus New World Wide Stamp Catalog” published in 1955. In addition to producing the catalog of stamps, he published over one hundred stamp albums for stamp collectors.
in 1966. In 1993 he was awarded the Luff Award
in 1993 for Exceptional Contributions to Philately and, in 1997 he was elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame
.
New York City
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, emigrated to the United States
United States
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in 1929 and established stamp counters for postage stamp collectors
Philately
Philately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting, which does not necessarily involve the study of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps...
at numerous department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
s in the United States.
Philatelic activity
Minkus established his first stamp counter at the Gimbel’s department store in ManhattanManhattan
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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 will most likely be remembered for his stamp catalog entitled “Minkus New World Wide Stamp Catalog” published in 1955. In addition to producing the catalog of stamps, he published over one hundred stamp albums for stamp collectors.
Honors and awards
The Service to Philately Award was presented to Minkus by the American Stamp Dealers AssociationAmerican Stamp Dealers Association
The American Stamp Dealers Association is an international philatelic organization of stamp dealers.-History:ASDA was founded in 1914 as an association “dedicated to promoting integrity, honesty and reliability, and we are the hobby builders of philately.” The ASDA is structured similarly to other...
in 1966. In 1993 he was awarded the Luff Award
Luff Award
The Luff Award is awarded by the American Philatelic Society for meritorious contributions to philately by living philatelists.-Established:...
in 1993 for Exceptional Contributions to Philately and, in 1997 he was elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame
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:...
.