Anthony Francis (“Tony”) Dewey passed away Monday, April 14, 2025 at the young age of 69, after a four-year battle with cancer. He was born in Hartford and was an Eagle Scout. He studied Software Engineering at U. Conn. and married Martha O’Brien in 1982. His daughter, Hannah Elizabeth (Miles), born in 1991, was the “sunshine of his life”.
Tony had a special place in his heart for our hobby. He was a respected and successful collector, exhibitor, published author, mentor, accredited philatelic judge and an unrepentant “mug hunter”. Most recently he won the George Brett Cup and accomplished a philatelic hat-trick – winning the multi- and single frame Grands as well as the multi-frame Reserve at a single show.
He focused on Connecticut and on Hartford, where he lived. His Postal History of Hartford, Connecticut was consistently a Large Gold winner and competed for the Champion of Champions more than once. He was also very active in First Day Cover events, and his Connecticut Tercentenary followed the same path as his Hartford Exhibit. Most recently, he exhibited a specialized and particularly beautiful FDC collection of Tom Mueller cachets.
Besides his love of philately, and his family, he was especially fond of cats. Tony had a full life but often noted that was happiest at home with a cat on his lap.
Tony will be very much missed.
