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Herst's literary work in the field of philately helped introduce newcomers to the hobby; at the same time, his literature delved into the history of philately, which proved interesting to both the newcomer and the advanced collector of stamps.
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Herst was born on March 17, 1909, the son of a New York lawyer. When his father died in 1913, he added the "Jr." His friends, noting his birthday fell on St Patrick's Day, called him "Pat" - ironic because Herst was Jewish.
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While working for a brokerage firm, he made a delivery to a stamp dealer on Nassau Street, the hub for New York stamp dealers. This meeting started Herst on his course to becoming a stamp dealer himself.
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He participated in philatelic events, such as auctions, issued his own local stamps showing his German Shepherd Alfie (based on an obscure 1862 law), and gave speeches on philatelic subjects.
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He was married to Ingeborg Ursula Adam, who died in 1954, and later to Ida Busch. He was survived by his second wife Ida, and two children: Kenneth of
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Forensic Philately (An Account of the Famous English Stamp Fraud Trials involving Messrs. Bluett, Benjamin, Sarpy, Jeffryes and
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His mother, Lillian Myers Herst, was a violinist who conducted music lessons for summer camps. She also performed in
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Nassau Street: a Quarter Century of Stamp Dealing (1960), republished by Amos Media as Nassau Street in 1988
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Herst was primarily known for his writing, which included numerous books and articles:
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Forensic Philately: an Account of the Famous English Stamp Fraud Trials... (1986)
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set up a local post in Shrub Oak, NY, which issued and postmarked its own stamps
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Fancy Cancellations on Nineteenth Century United States Postage Stamps
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in 1961, and was elected as the only American on the board of the
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By ROBERT McG. THOMAS Jr; The New York Times; February 7, 1999
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Herst's Outbursts, a newsletter issued from the 1940s to 1973
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in the UK. In 2000, he was posthumously inducted in the
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Herman Herst Is Dead at 89; An Esteemed Stamp Collector
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Originally Published in "The Stamp News", 1890-1892).
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in 1946, remaining there until he finally retired to
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wrote articles in most U.S. philatelic publications
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