C. Belmont Faries of Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

, was a philatelist

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...

 who dedicated his entire career to editing philatelic publications.

Philatelic editing

Faries edited a number of philatelic journals including the SPA Journal, the Minkus Stamp and Coin Journal, and the U.S. Specialist. He contributed to various journals and publications, including Scott's Monthly Journal, and was the stamp hobby columnist for the Washington Star

Washington Star

The Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily afternoon newspaper published in Washington, D.C. between 1852 and 1981. For most of that time, it was the city's newspaper of record, and the longtime home to columnist Mary McGrory and...

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Philatelic activity

Belmont was a member of the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee

Stamp Advisory Committee

The Stamp Advisory Committee is a committee to advise on the design of British postage stamps.- History :The committee was originally established as an independent body under the auspices of the Council of Industrial Design...

 for the U.S. Post Office Department, and continued his work with the committee when it was reorganized as the U.S. Postal Service.

Honors and awards

Faries was awarded the Lagerloef Award by the Society of Philatelic Americans in 1969 and the Luff Award

Luff Award

The Luff Award is awarded by the American Philatelic Society for meritorious contributions to philately by living philatelists.-Established:...

 for Exceptional Contributions to Philately in 1992. He was named 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:...

 in 2001.

Legacy

Faries donated his library, notes, and working papers to the American Philatelic Research Library

American Philatelic Society

The American Philatelic Society is the largest nonprofit stamp collecting and organization of philately in the world, with almost 44,000 members from 110 countries...

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