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George Maybee Martin (June 18, 1906 – February 21, 1994) Spokane, Washington

Martin actively supported organized philately both nationally and in his Pacific Northwest. He served the many stamp clubs that make up the Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs, which include clubs in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and in Western Canada. He was active in its annual Pacific International Philatelic Exhibition (PIPEX).

For his long service to the area, Martin was named NFSC Distinguished Philatelist in 1962. He was elected to the Washington State Philatelic Hall of Fame in 1966. In June 1986 the Yakima Valley Stamp Club honored him by calling its exhibition MARTINPEX, with a special post office cancel that described him as author, historian, philatelist and philanthropist.

Martin was a specialist collector of U.S. postal cards and edited the first U. S. Postal Card Catalog (1955) for the United Postal Stationery Society. He worked on subsequent editions for the next decade. Martin served the APS in many posts, including the Expert Committee, Recruiting Committee and the Speakers Bureau. He also was an accredited judge, and participated on many juries. He served as APS Counsel (later Senior Counsel) from 1965 until his death.

He was a founding member of American Philatelic Research Library and served as trustee for 14 years, until 1983. He also was a founding member of the APS Writers Unit 30 and served as its president from 1969 to 1973. In 1973, in recognition of his work with young collectors, the Junior Division of the Writers Unit presented him with a special Silver Medal bearing the Writers Unit logo. Martin wore this with pride at many philatelic events. He received the Luff Award in 1974 for Outstanding Service to the Society.

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