| Major James Starr | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1870 |
| Died | March 13, 1948 |
| Nationality | USA |
| Work | |
| Institution memberships | China Stamp Society |
| Significant projects | Collector and expert of Chinese stamps; wrote on the subject. |
| Significant awards | APS Hall of Fame |
Major James Starr (1870–1948), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was one of the earliest philatelists who collected, studied, and wrote on, stamps of China.
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Starr was particularly interested in studying the large Dragons of 1878-1883 as well as China’s air post issues. His collections on exhibit were famous and award winning. Co-authored with Samuel J. Mills, Starr wrote The Chinese Air-Post, 1920-1935, which was based on his own collection of Chinese postal history. It was published around 1937.
Starr was a member of the China Stamp Society, and he was serving as its president at the time he died.
He won numerous awards for his exhibits at national and international philatelic exhibitions. He signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1947 and was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1949.
Starr’s intact China collection was sold at Sotheby's auction in 1991.