Charles Foster Richards

Charles Foster Richards
Born	July 9, 1866
Died	November 29, 1944
Nationality	USA
Work
Institution memberships	American Philatelic Society
Significant projects	Expert on the postage stamps of Hawaii; wrote an early reference catalog of Hawaiian stamps
Significant awards	APS Hall of Fame

Charles Foster Richards (1866–1944), of New York City, was a lifelong stamp collector and a charter member of the American Philatelic Association (now called the American Philatelic Society).

Collecting interests

Richards specialized in the collection and study of postage stamps of Hawaii, including postal history, revenue stamps, and postal stationery. As an early expert on stamps of Hawaii, he published, in 1916, A Check List of the Stamps of Hawaii - and More, and, in 1938, he added more material to it. He also wrote a paper entitled Hawaiian Stamped Envelopes which was included, in 1916, in Mekeel's Handbook No. 10, Postage Stamps and Stationery of the Hawaiian Islands.

Philatelic activity

Charles Foster Richards remained active in philatelic organizations and spent much of his time studying counterfeit stamps and recommending that the backs of such stamps be marked by experts to show their lack of authenticity.

Honors and awards

Richards was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1945.

See also

• Philately
• Philatelic literature

References

• Charles Foster Richards

Persondata
Name	Richards, Charles Foster
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Short description
Date of birth	July 9, 1866
Place of birth
Date of death	November 29, 1944
Place of death