MORE ON THE LAWRENCE BROTHERS

Pete Smith writes:

Lawrence Brothers, twins Ray and Roy, were the sons of George C. Lawrence and Etta M. Pratt Lawrence. They had two older brothers. At the time of the 1940 Census, the twins lived with their parents.

DBA Lawrence Brothers, stamp and coin dealers. Publisher of Official Bureau Precancel Catalog. In 1946 the name was changed to The Coin Collector. The publication was sold to Ed Babka and The Coin Collector Publishing Co. of Kewanee, IL, in 1966. In March 1968 the publication was sold to Krause Publications.

Marion, Roy and Ray share a single headstone at Riverside Cemetery in Anamosa, Iowa.

Lawrence, Ray L. Publisher (b. 5/22/1904 d. 4/16/1968)
Twin brother of Roy. Attended Coe College, University of Minnesota and University of Iowa. Served during WWII. Employed with Internal Revenue Service 1943 to 1955.

Ray died in a hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
His obituary appeared in Coin World on May 1, 1968.

Lawrence, Roy C. Publisher (b. 5/22/1904 d. 10/27/1983)
Twin brother of Ray. He attended the University of Iowa. Married to Marian Card June 25, 1960. She contributed cartoons to the paper. (She died July 31, 1981).

Publisher of Coin Hobby News after 1971 and Wall Street Tipster.
He died at home in Anamosa.
His obituary appeared in Coin World on November 16, 1983.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JUNE 20, 2021 : Query: The Coin Collector (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n25a08.html)
MORE ON THE COIN COLLECTOR (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n26a15.html)

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