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English: William Penn Brown (1841–1929), of New York City, was an early pioneer in the hobby of stamp collecting. Brown was born in India of missionary parents and was raised in Japan before he emigrated to the United States and started a successful business selling stamps in New York City in 1860.
Русский: Уильям Пенн Браун (1841—1929) — один из пионеров филателии и филателистический дилер из Нью-Йорка
Date (published); 2017-05-16 (upload)
Source An old German book picture from 'The Intertwining of Philatelic and Social History' by Calvet M. Hahn; reproduced in [1]
Author Unknown; processed and uploaded by Michael Romanov
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