Jacques Minkus (December 15, 1901 – September 17, 1996), of New York City, emigrated to the United States in 1929 and established stamp counters for postage stamp collectors at numerous department stores in the United States.
Minkus established his first stamp counter at Gimbels department store in Manhattan in 1931.
In addition to the catalog, he published over one hundred stamp albums for collectors.
The Service to Philately Award was presented to Minkus by the American Stamp Dealers Association in 1966.
In 1997 he was elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame.