H. D. S. Haverbeck
Encyclopedia
Harrison Donald Seaman Haverbeck or H.D.S. Haverbeck, FRPSL, RDP (October 9, 1913–September 26, 1986 New York
), was a noted philatelist and philatelic journalist
, whose interests centered on India
and Indian states
, Tibet and Nepal.
From 1948 to 1986 he served on the editorial board of the New York publication, Collectors Club Philatelist and succeeded Henry Goodkind as editor in 1970. He wrote extensively in the journal, and served the Collectors Club of New York
in many other offices. It awarded him its Lichtenstein medal in 1966.
Haverbeck served on the Expert Committee of the Philatelic Foundation.
Haverbeck wrote valuable handbooks for the guidance of collectors and specialists. A definitive article on the Scinde Dawk
appeared in 1965. Later, a series of Haverbeck's brief articles about the postage stamp
s and postal history
of the various feudatory states of India appeared in Collectors Club Philatelist.
Haverbeck received the The Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial Award for Distinguished Service to Philately from Collectors Club of New York
in 1966 and signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
in 1970. He was inducted into the American Philatelic Society
's Hall of Fame in 1987.
New York
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), was a noted philatelist and philatelic journalist
Philatelic literature
Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history- Background to philatelic literature :...
, whose interests centered on India
Postage stamps and postal history of India
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of India.Indian postal systems for efficient military and governmental communications had developed long before the arrival of Europeans. When the Portuguese, Dutch, French, Danish and British displaced the Mughals, their postal systems...
and Indian states
Postage stamps and postal history of the Indian states
For postage stamps and postal history of India, see Postage stamps and postal history of IndiaThe postage stamps and postal history of the Indian Princely States is a complicated subject; British rule was not a uniform exercise of authority, and many states ran their own postal services...
, Tibet and Nepal.
From 1948 to 1986 he served on the editorial board of the New York publication, Collectors Club Philatelist and succeeded Henry Goodkind as editor in 1970. He wrote extensively in the journal, and served the Collectors Club of New York
Collectors Club of New York
The Collectors Club of New York, often referred to as the Collectors Club, is a private club and philatelic society in New York City. Founded in 1896, it is one of the oldest existing philatelic societies in the United States...
in many other offices. It awarded him its Lichtenstein medal in 1966.
Haverbeck served on the Expert Committee of the Philatelic Foundation.
Haverbeck wrote valuable handbooks for the guidance of collectors and specialists. A definitive article on the Scinde Dawk
Scinde Dawk
Scinde Dawk was a very old postal system of runners that served the Indus Valley of Sindh, an area of present-day Pakistan. The term also refers to the first postage stamps in Asia, the forerunners of the adhesive stamps used throughout India, Burma, the Straits Settlements and other areas...
appeared in 1965. Later, a series of Haverbeck's brief articles about the postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s and postal history
Postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of postage stamps and covers and associated material illustrating historical episodes of postal systems...
of the various feudatory states of India appeared in Collectors Club Philatelist.
Haverbeck received the The Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial Award for Distinguished Service to Philately from Collectors Club of New York
Collectors Club of New York
The Collectors Club of New York, often referred to as the Collectors Club, is a private club and philatelic society in New York City. Founded in 1896, it is one of the oldest existing philatelic societies in the United States...
in 1966 and signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists is a philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921...
in 1970. He was inducted into the American Philatelic Society
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...
's Hall of Fame in 1987.
Works
- The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Tibet, New York, Collectors Club (1952)
- The Postage Stamps of Nepal. New York: The Collectors Club, 1952. (With E.A. Smythies and L.E. DawsonL. E. DawsonLionel Edward Dawson was a philatelist who won the Crawford Medal from the Royal Philatelic Society London for his work on the One Anna and Two Annas Postage Stamps of India, 1854-55...
) - The Commemorative Stamps of the British Commonwealth, London, Faber and Faber (1955)
- "The Handstamped Overprints of Pakistan" (1963)
- "The Sind District Dawk", The Collectors Club Philatelist, v. 44 no. 2 (March, 1965) pp. 79–85.
- "The Stamps of the Native States of India". The Collectors Club Philatelist, v. 54 no. 1, pp. 23–4.
Literature
- The Harrison D. S. Haverbeck Gold Medal Collection of Indian Native States, New York, H. R. Harmer (1973) Sales 2145 to 2149.