Nationality Russian | Name Manfred Dobin | |
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Significant projects Expert on postage stamps and postal history of Russia; specialized in the study of Russian imperial postmarks of the pre-adhesive period 1750-1858 Significant awards FIP exhibition award: Grand Prix | ||
Manfred Dobin (1925-2015) of St. Petersburg, was a stamp dealer and auctioneer, and philatelic expert on Imperial postmarks, 1750-1858 of Russia. Dobin became a member of the Association Internationale des Experts en Philatéle, AIEP in 1995. He has also been a member of the Expert Council on Russian Philately since 1991.
Contents
- Collecting interests and memberships
- Philatelic literature
- Articles in philatelic journals
- Honors and awards
- References
Collecting interests and memberships
The history of the St. Petersburg Post.
Dobin was a member of the Russian Union of Philatelists, the St. Petersburg Union of Philatelists and the Grand Prix Club.
Philatelic literature
Manfred Dobin had access to a number of postal and related archives in Russia. He was one of the first to write a standard work on the postmarks of the Russian Empire.
Articles in philatelic journals
The postal history of the Russian Empire is the main focus of the work of Dobin. Relating to this subject he has authored articles in Filateliya SSSR (Philately of the USSR), a monthly bulletin published in Moscow since 1966. "Filateliya SSSR" was an organ of the Ministry of Communications of the USSR and the All-Union Society of Philatelists (Russian: Всесоюзное общество филателистов). Some of his articles were translated and published in Rossica.
Honors and awards
Dobin was awarded a major FIP exhibition award: Russia (Grand Prix). At POLSKA 93, Large Gold was awarded for his exhibition 'Postal history of Russia'.