George Linn
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About
Founder of the influential stamp-collector publication Linn's Stamp News.
Before Fame
He was still a small-town stamp dealer when he made his first foray into publishing a stamp collecting publication The Columbian, which lasted one issue.
Trivia
His publication survived more than 100 years, existing still in print form as well as online.
Family Life
He was born in Greenville, Ohio, the son of a publisher and job printer.
Associated With
He created the first pre-printed cacheted first day, commemorating the death of President Warren G. Harding.
