John Kerr Tiffany

John Kerr Tiffany
John Kerr Tiffany
BornFebruary 9, 1843
DiedMarch 3, 1897 (1897-03-04) (aged 54)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
InstitutionsAmerican Philatelic Association
ProjectsCreated the largest philatelic library of his era; successfully plated the St. Louis Postmaster Provisionals
AwardsAPS Hall of Fame

John Kerr Tiffany (February 9, 1843 – March 3, 1897), of St. Louis, Missouri, was one of the earliest American philatelists and was regarded in an 1890 poll of philatelists as the second most important person in philately, second only to the famous John Walter Scott.