| 词条 | James H. Baxter |
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|image = |image_size = (if image is smaller than 250px) |caption = |name = James H. Baxter |nationality = American |birth_date = February 10, 1906 |birth_place = Pennsylvania |death_date = {{d-da|September 2, 1995|February 10, 1906}} |death_place = |education = |spouse = |parents = |children = |discipline = |institutions = National Philatelic Museum American Philatelic Society |practice_name = |significant_projects = Student of the printing of engraved postage stamps; technical advisor at the National Philatelic Museum in Philadelphia |significant_design = |significant_advance = |significant_awards = APS Hall of Fame }} James H. Baxter (February 10, 1906 – September 2, 1995) was an American stamp collector and printer, especially interested in the printing of engraved postage stamps. Collecting interestsBaxter was a serious collector of philately who dedicated much of his time to the serious study of postal history and the writing of philatelic articles. Philatelic literatureBaxter wrote a series of articles in The American Philatelist entitled Printing Postage Stamps by Line Engraving. The articles were printed during 1937 and 1938, and Baxter was awarded the American Philatelic Society Literary Prize in 1938 for the series. In 1939 Baxter collected the articles into a book entitled Printing Postage Stamps by Line Engraving. The book was reprinted in 1981. James Baxter’s philatelic knowledge allowed him to perform service to philately in a variety of ways. At the National Philatelic Museum in Philadelphia, Baxter was a technical advisor. And at the Chester Times newspaper (now called Delaware County Daily and Sunday Times) he wrote a stamp column for a number of years. He was also editor of the Postal History Journal from 1958 to 1985. Honors and awardsJames H. Baxter was named to the American Philatelic Society Writers Unit 30 Hall of Fame in 1986. In 1996 Baxter was also named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame. References
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