| Dr. Gordon H. Torrey | |
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| Born | December 4, 1919 |
| Died | March 28, 1995 |
| Nationality | USA |
| Work | |
| Institution memberships | American Philatelic Society Society of Philatelic Americans Rossica Society of Russian Philately |
| Significant projects | Collected, and became expert on, postage stamps of Russia, the Middle East and the Ottoman Empire |
| Significant awards | APS Hall of Fame |
Dr. Gordon H. Torrey (1919–1995), of Maryland, was a stamp collector active within the Washington, D.C., area, and at the national level.
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Dr. Torrey had a wide understanding of philately, and was considered an expert on the postage stamps and postal history that he specialized in: stamps of the Middle East, the Imperial era of Russia, and stamps of the Ottoman Empire. His collections were often exhibited at philatelic exhibitions and won prize-winning medals.
Torrey was active in the local philatelic community, and belonged to a number of stamp clubs in the Washington, D.C./Maryland/Northern Virginia area, serving as an officer in a number of them. At the national level, served philately in a number of ways. At the American Philatelic Society (APS) and at the Society of Philatelic Americans, he served on the expert committee. At the Rossica Society of Russian Philately, he was elected to the posts of president pro tem (1972), president (from 1974 to 1992), and membership in the Board of Governors, where he served until he died in 1995.
Dr. Torrey took an active interest, and participated, in philatelic exhibitions. He was a member of the board of the annual NAPEX (National Philatelic Exhibition) during the 1960s and 1970’s, and also on the board of directors of CIPEX (Sixth International Philatelic Exhibition), held in Washington, D.C. in 1966.
Dr. Gordon H. Torrey wrote numerous articles on his love of the postage stamps and history of Imperial Russia, and published them in Rossica, the journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately.
Dr. Torrey was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1996.