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Photo of Albert Charles Stewart circa 1895 wearing a traditional Scottish Lukenbooth.
Albert Charles Stewart (1868-1956), was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 19, 1868, son of Alexander Paton Setwart (1838-1912), and Mary Donovan Stewart (1840-1889), both immigrants from Scotland.
In 1870, his parents moved to Toledo, Ohio.
A notice in Duns Review, Vol. 13, No. 3, May (1909), In 1894, Albert Charles Stewart began dealing in stamps with one clerk.
Photo of Norma Dorothea Kissinger Stewart circa 1895.
On June 19, 1895, he married Norma Dorothea Kissinger (1871-1936), at Lucas, Ohio. They had children Dorothea Jean Stewart (1896-1962), Virginia Stewart (1899-1984), Donald Gordon Stewart (1902-1976),
In 1899, they established Toledo Stamp Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Full page advertisementof Toledo Stamp Co., A. C. Stewart, manager, in the Philatelic Chronicle and Index, January 1900
The St. Clair Building, Toledo, Ohio is the where Toledo Stamp Co., was located from 1899-1915. The firm was sometimes billed as Toledo Stamp & Coin Co. since they handled both.
Albert Charles Stewart, Manager, Toledo Stamp Co., full page advertisement in the Monarch Monthly, January 1901
In 1908, he joined the American Numismatic Association and is ANA Member #1054.
Toledo Stamp Co., St. Clair Building, postmarked Toledo, Ohio, January 4, 1909, to William S. Bosang, Lynchburg, Virginia. Courtesy Lupia Numismatic and Philatelic Library and Museum. Write john@numismaticmall.com
January 11, 1909 to P. Benson Oakley, Norwich, New York. Courtesy Lupia Numismatic and Philatelic Library and Museum. Write john@numismaticmall.com
July 19, 1909 to N. Leroy Carpenter, Holliston, Massachusetts . Courtesy Lupia Numismatic and Philatelic Library and Museum. Write john@numismaticmall.com
February 6, 1910 to A. Blanc, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Courtesy Lupia Numismatic and Philatelic Library and Museum. Write john@numismaticmall.com
November 6, 1912 to Frederick James Rolt, Wimbeldon S.W., England, #F1 Registry stamp on postal stationery. Courtesy Lupia Numismatic and Philatelic Library and Museum. Write john@numismaticmall.com
April 29, 1912 to Bryant Pollard, Proctorville, Vermont. Courtesy Lupia Numismatic and Philatelic Library and Museum. Write john@numismaticmall.com
Albert C. Stewart joined the APS and is APS Member # 1643
Albert C. Stewart is listed among those who attended the banquet at the International Philatelic Exposition, New York October 27 to November 1, 1913.
The American Philatelist, April (1916) : 33, lists him at 408 St. Clair Building, Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo Stamp Co., Bank of Commerce Building, postmarked Toledo, Ohio, October 4, 1917, #U411, Cinderella corner card label, paste over address of recycled postal stationery, sent to stamp and coin dealer Henry Chapman, Jr., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chapman's annotation indicates Stewart spent $60 on merchandise. Courtesy Lupia Numismatic and Philatelic Library and Museum, Special Collection, Chapman Family Correspondence Archive. $600 Write john@numismaticmall.com
In 1936, Norma D. Stewart died at age 65 after suffering from illness for six weeks.
May 26, 1945, Advance Stamp Co. Ravenna, Ohio. Courtesy Lupia Numismatic and Philatelic Library and Museum. Write john@numismaticmall.com
IN 1954, Albert C. Stewart move to Bennington, Vermont to live with his daughter Mrs. Dorothea Jean Allen and son-in-law Francis Ellwood Allen (1891-1995).
Albert C. Stewart died on October 24, 1956, at Bennington, Vermont.
BIBLIOGRAPHY :
Philatelic Chronicle and Index, January 1900
Monarch Monthly, January 1901
The Numismatist, May (1908) : 149
Duns Review, Vol. 13, No. 3, May (1909),
American Philatelist, Vol. 24, No. 1, November (1910) : 100
Philatelic Gazette, Vol. 3, No. 15, Novemeber (1913) : 354
American Philatelist, April (1916) : 33
Stamps, Vol. 15 (1936) : 323 Norma D. Stewart's obit
The Bennington Evening Banner, October 25, 1956, page 5 obit
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