Winthrop Smillie Boggs  Winthrop Smillie Boggs (December 20, 1902 – May 30, 1974) was a philatelist renowned for his expertise and philatelic writing. Boggs wrote a number of the definitive books in philately:   Boggs was a member of the Collectors Club of New York and served the club in a number of capacities. He was the first executive director at the Philatelic Foundation during the period 1945-1961.