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Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial A ward Harrison D. S. Haverhecl{ 1966 Recipient

Philatelic Credentials

In th e United States, there is onr award for philatelic recognition that signifie its recipient has nchiewd a status comparable to that of a planet at perihelion. 'l'his, of course, is the Afred Ji'. Lichtenstein M 11wrial A71·ard for ''Distinguished Rrnice to Philately.'' By selecting Jlfr. Jlarrison D. S. H a,verbeck as thr 1966 recipient, the Board of r.o,·rrnon; of the Collectors Club foll o\\'s a long-established practice of srek ing out and finding a philatelist wo1·thv of the honor as well as the tradition that wns responsible for the c1·rnt ion of thr award.

Thr list of previous awnTd winners of this coveted medal reads likf' a " Who 's \Vho of P hilately." The prcYions rrcipients of the Alfred F . l ,ichtenstein Memori11l Award wrrr ns follows:

*1952 'fbeodore E. Steinway, New York, N. Y. *1953 Dr. Clarence W. Hennan, Chicago, Ill. *1954 Dr. Carroll Chase, Amherst, N . II. *1955 August Dietz, Sr., Richmond, Va.

1956 Sir John Wilson, London, England 1957 Harry L. Lindquist, New York, N . Y . 1958 Winthrop S. Boggs, E . Orange, N. J. 1959 Lt. Gen. Cornelius W. Wickersham, Cedarhurst, N. Y. 1960 J. R. W. Purves, Melbourne, Australia 1961 J ohn J. Britt, New York, N. Y. 1962 Mrs. Louise B . Dale, Red Bank, N. J. 1963 Henry M. Goodkind, New York, N. Y. 1964 Vincent G. Greene, Toronto, Canada 1965 Alvaro Bonilla Lara, Santiago, Chile

*Deceased

Like many prominent collectors of the world, Mr. H averbeck's interest in stamps date back to his youth. H e started to collect when only seven years of age ; thus, his activities in philately conr a span of forty-six years. In that period of time, he formed collections of the United States 3 Cent 1851, Con­federate States of America, Russia, China, Tibet, Nepal, Thailand, Mongolia,

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Yemen, H ejaz, Nejd, Saudi .Arabia, Indian Feudatory States, Morocco Locals, China Treaty Port Locals, Scinde D istrict Dawk an<l Bhutan.

Acquisition of the stamps, ho\\·e,·er, \YaS not his onl~· concern. 1\Ir. IlaYer­beek is :first and foremost a student. As such, his studies and l'eseal'ches lul\'e added much to the bo<ly of phi latelic knowledge. H e has, over the yeai·s, authored a number of articles book i·c,·iews, an<l editorials which hase appeared . ' I " m the COLLECTORS CLUB PH ILATELJ ST, "Scott's l\lonthl~r Stamp J ourna , " Philatelic Jom·nal of India, " "'.Aero Philatelist Annals," "Aero Philatelists ' Ne\Ys," "Chambers Stamp Journal ," and "the China Clipper,'" to mention ln~t a few. In 1958, he was awarded the medal for the Best Article in the COLLECTORS

CLUB PHH,A'l'ELlST for his articles on the I ndian F eudatory States. In addition, 1\'.Ir. Haverbeck is the author of the following three handbooks:

'l'he Commemorative Stamvs of the British Commonwealth The Postage Stamvs a11d Postal History of Tib et The Postage Stamps a11d Postal H istory of Nepal

l\lr. HaYel'beck was the etlito1· of " The China Clipper" from 1953 to 1956; he has senecl sinced 19.t-8 on the B<.litorial Board of the COLLECTORS CJ.lJll

PHTLA'l'ELI S'l'. Also, he is the Chairman of the Theodore E. Steimvcty Memorial Publications Fund, \Yhich has published t\\·enty outstamling reference \\"Orks of interest to philatelists urnler his personal supC'nision and direction.

Other P hila t elic Activities

In addition to his w1·itings, l\ l r. Il11Ye1·lwck has not neg'lccterl his association \Yith the other members of the philatelic community. Ile has bC'en a member ol' The Collectors Club since 1937; Th e Royal Philatelic Society, Lond011, (Fe llo11' 1952); The Philatelic Fonndation: American Philatelic Society; Chinn Stam1J Society; Aero Philatelists : Philatelic Society of f 11dia: he was one of the foundrrs of the Russian-American Philatelic Society.

To most of these organizations, Mr. Havr1·bC'ck Jrns giYen unselfishl y of his time and energies for th e greater good of philate ly. A partial listing of thesr acti,·ities is in order, curtailed only by the demands of space:

President, Collectors Club, 1958-1960, l' ice President, Collectors Club, 1956-19.57, Secretary, Collectors Club, 1948-1955, T nistee, Collectors Club since 1956, Got•ernor, Collectors Club sina 1947, Directo r, Association for Stamp E.rhibitio11s sincr 1951, Trustee, Philatelic Fou11datio11, 1951-19.53, 1956-1.961, President, Rnssirm-Am erirrm Philrtfelic Society .

Wor his long ser\"ice to The Collretors \'In h <l nring \\"hi ch timr he chn irerl practically enry corn mittee, in cluding prog1·nm, rnC'rn hers hip , ad missions, Stephen G. Rich Memorial, Louis Stich Memorial, to name but a fe\\", he received the Collectors Club Award in 1961. In 1948, he \\"as appointed a member of the Expert Committee of the Philatelic Fo11nr7ation, a i·esponsihlc post he has occupied for eighteen yrnrs.

Active In Internationa l Exhibitions

l\lr. H awrbeek has sen-ed philately in other \Ya~'S, as ""ell. His apprentice­ship on intrrnational exhibitions held in this countr~· started as a \rorker for TIPEX in 1936, and continued at CJPEX, 19-l7 and FIPEX, 1956. For the latter exhibition, he " ·as a member of the Directing Committee. H e also sen-ed in that capaeit~· during 196.t- and 196G, when prepa1·ations were being made for SJPEX, the 1966 International Bxhibition , " ·hich \\"ill be hrld in l\fa~' of this year in Washington, D . C.

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Mr. HaYerbeck has sened as a judge of many national exhibitions, including, Balpcx, Intcrpcx, Nojcx, Scpad , Sojex, Stampex, the .A.P.S. Show held in ·w ashington , D. C. and the S.P.A. Show held in Ne" · York. His sen-ice as a judge of international philatelic ex hibitions includes FIPEX, 1956 and the forthcoming SlPEX, 1966.

In addition to awards recei,·ed at Yarious national exhibitions in the New York City ar ea, Mr. H awrbeck 's col lcctions ha Ye won medals at the following international exhibitions : 'l'IPRX, 1936 ; CIPEX, 19.+7 ; Harnna, 1950 ; Toronto, 1950; Monaco, 1952; H elsinki, 19fiG; Oslo, 1955 ; Stockholm, 1955; Bogota, J 955; Born bay 1957 ; Sicil~r 19G8 ; Barcelona , 19fi9; London , 1960 ; Melbourne, 1963; Paris, 196-1:; and Manila, 1965. Ile mis inYitrd to show in the Coitrt of Honor at the CJPEX, 1947 Ehibitim1 held in New York 's well remembered r.rand Central P alnee, ns \\·ell ns in ~ l rlhomn e, Anstralin in 1963.

The Other W orld

It would be remiss if the impression was creatrd that thr latest r ecipient of the A.lfred F'. Lichtenst ein Memorial. iliNt.rd lrns no life other than one connected with philately. Nothing could be further from the truth. Mr. H aYerbeck has had a long and distinguished career in the ban king and securities field in New York City 's ·wall Street, haYing startrd in 1935 with the l\lnrinc Miflland Trust Company. H e is currently a representnti,·e \\·ith th e well-known srcuritics firm of Francis I. du Pont and Cornpan)-, 11 position he has hrld foe many years.

·what is surprising is that his collegiate studies do not seem to haYe been in prep11r11tion for such a caree r. Ml". IJayr1·brck prepared for college at The lrYing School, Tarrytown, Ne"· York. Ile r eeeiYed his B.A. from Bard College, Annandal e-on-Hudson , New York, " ·here he majored in chrmistr)· and mathe­matics, snpplcmrnted with com·srs at C'olurnhia C'ni,·rrsit~-, Nrw York City.

W orld W ar II Career

During ·world ·w ar lI, Ml'. Ha,·e1·bcck srnrd in the U.S. Naval Reserve, retiring with the i·ank of J,;ieutenant-Command el'. H e sened in the U.S. and European Theatres of the W ::i r , taking part as a W«we-Commander in the initial landings at both Norman<l.v and Southern France. Later , he was active in the Asiatic Th eatre as a Navigation Officer during the Occupat ion of both Okina\rn and Japan.

Marri ed, and the father of tlnre, h r i-rsi<lrs \\·ith his wife in Bernardsville, New J ersey.

If the.re is one disti11gnishi11g rha1-;1ctrristiC' iiliont l\fr. H:n·erbeck 's career, it is one of sen-ice to his fello\r rnan. To 1hi1> ('Jl< I, he lrns acquitted himscU \\·ell. 1.'h e Alfred F. Lichte11str>in JJl Prnorial Award is perh aps th e crowning achieYement of his philatelic life, an a\nll'(l well-merited b:v his outstanding sen·icc to the world of philately . ( P. 8.)

LETTERS (Co11ti11ued from Page 76J

encounter some expense. But then again, so do the yarious chairmen of the exhibition who are not paid for theil' work and usually encl up underwriting expenses th at cannot or are not paicl by th e exhibition treasury. Qualified judges are important to an exhibition and, yes, so arc qualified chairmen.

Most exhibitions in this countr~r are stage<l by "amateurs " and these " philatelists " arc the baekbone of our hobby. Th eir enthusiasm and hard w01·k \\·ill gi ,-e us our best exhibitions ... and jrnlging.

Norman H . Lee Bend, Oregon

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