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.” Soichi Ichida was founding president of the Inter-Asian Philatelic Federation and president of the All-Japan Philatelic Federation.
Soichi Ichida received numerous recognition for his work.
He received the Luff Award in 1984 and was elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1987.