H.E (Harry Everette) Stone was my maternal grandfather. The Phila-Numis logo was probably my grandfather's most authentic identity in spite of thefact that he was known as Dean Stone to all in Morgantown and throughout W.Va. after decades serving WVU in that capacity.

Finally, I have been able to retrieve this entry in Who's Who in America. We had the book in our den when I was in high school. This is themost accurate bio of H.E. Stone, written by him for the Who's Who entry in about 1956, several years before his death. He was a brilliantmultilingual gregarious man and a great storyteller! As you can see, his memberships in your associated societies were of utmost importance tohim:

My mother was Eleanor Jane Stone (Thornhill). Ironically, my "Grandpa Stone" died on January 31, 1959 (56 years ago today), which also happened tothe birthday of my father (William A. Thornhill, Jr.). So, January 31 is one of those family dates that has double sentiment. We grew up steeped instamps and coins. It was a lifelong passion of my Grandfather and my uncle and mother. I have two Stone cousins still living in Morgantown, one aretired judge (The Honorable Robert B. Stone) and the other a practicing attorney (Ward D. Stone, Jr.). Both my grandparents (H.E. Stone and S.D.Stone) are buried in Morgantown.

The Phila-Numis logo was probably my grandfather's most authentic identify in spite of the fact that he was known as Dean Stone to all in W.Va.after decades serving WVU in that capacity.

This is the most accurate bio of H.E.Stone, written by him for the Who's Who entry in about 1956, several years before his death. Hewas a brilliant multilingual gregarious man and a great storyteller! As you can see, his memberships in your associated societies were of utmostimportance to him.

Thank you for your dedication to this fascinating work. I hope to contact you again soon regarding how I might proceed to have the rare coins andlarge volume of stamps (!) left by my Grandfather appraised in the Phoenix Metro Area. As the eldest, the most interested, the most retired, I havebecome the depository!

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
QUERIES: NUMISMATIC COMMUNICATIONS, H. E. STONE(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v14n53a18.html)
MORE ON H.E. STONE AND S.D. STONE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n01a14.html)