Robert Granville Stone (June 27, 1907 – February 1, 2002), was an American philatelic scholar who devoted over fifty years to the study of certain specific segments of philately.
His works include: “The French Colonies General Issues”, published in 1961, and multiple articles in The Collectors Club Philatelist, The Essay-Proof Journal, and Philatelic Literature Review.
[1] Other significant work he authored include: “Danish West Indies Mails (1754–1917)” and “A Caribbean Neptune: The Maritime Postal Communications of the Greater and Lesser Antilles in the 19th Century.”[1] Stone received numerous awards for his work, including the Earl Grant Jacobsen Award of the Scandinavian Collectors Club.
He was honored by the Académie de philatélie (in Paris) by admitting him as the first American to be named a corresponding member of the club.
In 1984, he signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists and, in 2003 he was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame.