Carroll Chase

{{Short description|Philatelic expert (1878–1960)}}

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|name = Dr. Carroll Chase

|nationality = American

|birth_date = September 17, 1878

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|death_date = {{death-date and age|May 11, 1960|September 17, 1878}}

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|occupation = Medical Doctor

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| known_for = Plating of early United States and French stamps

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| honors = Crawford Medal (1930)
Lindenberg Medal (1932)
Luff Award (1944)
Lichtenstein Medal (1954)
APS Hall of Fame (1960)

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Carroll Chase (17 September 1878 – 11 May 1960)[http://www.abps.org.uk/Awards/Roll_of_Distinguished_Philatelists/RDP_Background_20111231_LR.pdf Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011], Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130819000841/http://abps.org.uk/Awards/Roll_of_Distinguished_Philatelists/RDP_Background_20111231_LR.pdf Archived here.] was an internationally recognized philatelic expert who specialized in classic stamps of the United States and France. In his effort to study classic French stamps, he traveled to France and remained there until 1941 when he returned to the United States.