Vincent Graves Greene

Vincent Graves Greene
Vincent Graves Greene
Born	February 11, 1893
Died	July 22, 1988 (aged 95)
Nationality	Canada
Occupation	Engineer
	Engineering career
Projects	Co-authored The Postal History of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, 1754-1867; chaired CAPEX three times.
Awards	Lichtenstein Medal ; APS Hall of Fame

Vincent Graves Greene (February 11, 1893 – July 22, 1988) was a Canadian philatelist, so prominent in the field of Canadian philately that he was often referred to as “Canada's Grand Old Man” by fellow philatelists.

Philatelic literature

Greene specialized in collecting postage stamps of Canada and the Canadian provinces and, in 1964, he and C. M. Jephcott and J. H. M. Young co-authored the book The Postal History of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, 1754-1867.

Philatelic activity

Greene was very active in Canadian philately and was appointed chairman of CAPEX, the Canadian Philatelic Exposition, in 1951, 1978, and 1987. He participated in most of the major Canadian stamp societies, and international ones as well.

Honors and awards

Greene signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1963, received the Lichtenstein Medal in 1964. and was admitted to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1989.

Legacy

Greene established the Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Foundation at Toronto in 1975.

References

Bio of Vincent Graves Greene at the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame

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