| Beverly Sedgwick King | |
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| Born | December 22, 1876 |
| Died | March 4, 1935 |
| Nationality | USA |
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| Institution memberships | Collectors Club of New York American Philatelic Society |
| Significant projects | Co-author of the "United States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Century" and president of the Collectors Club of New York in 1933 |
| Significant awards | APS Hall of Fame |
Beverly Sedgwick King (1876–1935), of New York City, was an American philatelist who specialized in the collecting of, and writing philatelic literature on, United States postage stamps.
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King’s stamp collecting interests consisted of 20th Century postage stamps and revenues of the United States. Along with Max G. Johl, he co-authored “United States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Century” (Vol. 1, 1932; Vol. 2, 1934). He continued work on revisions to this work until he was accidentally killed in 1935.
King was active at the Collectors Club of New York, serving as president in 1933. At the American Philatelic Society, he served as an editor for the society.
King was elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1941.