Daniel Deronda Berolzheimer

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Daniel Deronda Berolzheimer
BornJune 30, 1877
DiedAugust 24, 1952 (1952-08-25) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
Institutions
APS Hall of Fame

Daniel Deronda Berolzheimer (June 30, 1877 – August 24, 1952), of New York City, was a philatelist who was named to the Hall of Fame of the American Philatelic Society.

Collecting interests

Berolzheimer had a number of postage stamp collections, but specialized in the collection and study of postal stationery, including postal cards and postal envelopes. Because of Berolzheimer's background as a chemist, he was able to study, and write on, variations of paper, inks, and color characteristics of the stationery.

Along with Victor Berthold and

Julius (John) Murray Bartels, he was known[by whom?] as one of the “three B’s” of postal stationery.[citation needed
]

Postal literature

Berolzheimer wrote numerous articles on postal stationery and authored a column in Stamps magazine. He was also a consultant on postal stationery to the

Scott's Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps
. He also authored the Bartels Postal Card Catalogue and served as advisory editor of the Thorp-Bartels Catalogue.

Philatelic activity

Because of his expertise, Berolzheimer served on the expert committee of the

Philatelic Foundation
.

Honors and awards

Berolzheimer was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1955.

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