P. Felix Ganz (January 23, 1922 – September 5, 1990), of
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, was a student and collector of postage stamps and postal history as well as an officer of several major philatelic organizations.
Collecting interests
Ganz was especially noted for his collections of
postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of the use of postage stamps and covers and associated postal artifacts illustrating historical episodes in the development of postal systems. The term is att ...
,
postal stationery, and
postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail), who then affix the stamp to the fa ...
s of Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Andorra. When he exhibited his “Pre-Confederation Switzerland 1748-1848” at
philatelic exhibitions in 1979, it was awarded the ''APS Champion of Champions'' classification. Ganz was also interested in other segments of philately, such as philately of U.S. postal stationery, France, Monaco, and Canada.
Philatelic activity
Ganz served as president of a number of philatelic organizations, including the
American Helvetia Philatelic Society, the
Chicago Philatelic Society
The Chicago Philatelic Society is one of the oldest philatelic organizations in the United States, serving stamp collectors and postal history enthusiasts in the Chicago, Illinois, area.
History
The society was founded October 8, 1886. Its pre ...
, and the United Postal Stationery Society.
Philatelic literature
As well as serving as the editor of the journal ''Tell'', Ganz authored numerous philatelic articles. A collection of his articles in ''Tell'' were later printed by the American Helvetia Philatelic Society in book form as ''Postal Cancellations and Markings in Switzerland''. In addition Ganz for many years wrote a column called ''Brief aus Chicago'' in the ''Berner Briefmarken Zeitung''. He also co-authored the book ''Perfins of Switzerland''.
Ganz also served on the
philatelic exhibition AMERIPEX in 1986 as commissioner coordinator.
Honors and awards
The Chicago Philatelic Society acknowledged Ganz’ philatelic efforts by awarding him the
Newbery Medal. He was also elected to the APS Writers Unit Hall of Fame in 1988, and, in 1992, he was named to the
American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame.
See also
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Postage stamps and postal history of Switzerland
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Philatelic literature
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Background to philatelic literature
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External links
APS Hall of Fame - Dr. P. Felix Ganz
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1922 births
1990 deaths
Philatelic literature
American philatelists
People from Chicago
American Philatelic Society