to destroy the value of a few stamps that had reached circulation honoring the opening of the Thatcher Ferry Bridge (now the Bridge of the Americas) but lacking the silver ink used to depict the bridge. Harris had acquired some of the error stamps, and claimed that the issuance, which would reduce the value of the error stamps to a few cents each, violated his rights. He was successful in his lawsuit, for which he received the Luff Award from the American Philatelic Society in 1966 for exceptional contributions to philately. Later years In 1975, Harris sold his business to the venture capital arm of General Mills, which discontinued the stamps-on-approval mail-order service. Harris died in 1977 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts. In 1979, Harris was posthumously elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame. In 2003, H.E. Harris & Co. consolidated with Whitman Coin Products, becoming Whitman Publishing. References External links H.E. Harris Stamps & Supplies via Whitman Publishing Kenmore Stamp Company website 1902 births 1977 deaths People from Atlanta People from Boston American philatelists American stamp dealers 20th-century American businesspeople American Philatelic Society