Lucien Berthelot of France

France

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, 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 helped restore the administration of French philately after World War II

World War II

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Philatelic activity

Berthelot served the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) as president and vice president during the period 1947 to 1972, helping the FIP to restore itself after the effects of World War II. He also served as president of the Fédération Français and was a member of L'Academie de Philatélie.

Berthelot helped re-establish and organize national and international stamp exhibitions, and served on their rules committees and juries.

Honors and awards

Berthelot 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 1972 and 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 1986.