Soichi Ichida
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Born30 December 1910
Died30 June 1986 (aged 75)
ProjectsExpert on classic Japanese postage stamps; wrote extensively on the subject
Soichi Ichida | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 December 1910 |
| Died | 30 June 1986 (aged 75) |
| Engineering career | |
| Projects | Expert on classic Japanese postage stamps; wrote extensively on the subject |
| Awards | Crawford Medal APS Hall of Fame Lichtenstein Medal Lindenberg Medal Luff Award |
Dr. Soichi Ichida (30 December 1910 – 30 June 1986) was a distinguished Japanese philatelist who specialized in studies of classic Japanese postage stamps and encouraged the collecting of Japanese stamps and Japanese postal history throughout the world.
Dr. Soichi Ichida wrote extensively on Japanese classic stamps. His works include “The Dragon Stamps of Japan 1871–1872” in 1959, “The Cherry Blossom Issues of Japan 1872–1876” in 1965 and for which he was awarded the Crawford Medal in 1966. He also wrote “The Six Sen Violet Brown Native Paper Stamp 1874.”
Philatelic activity
Soichi Ichida was founding president of the Inter-Asian Philatelic Federation and president of the All-Japan Philatelic Federation.
