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Grand Prix Club
The Grand Prix Club is a club for philatelists who have won a Grand Prix award of any kind from a Fédération Internationale de Philatélie accredited philatelic exhibition. Presidents of the club *1979 to 1982 Miroslaw A. Bojanowicz RDP *1982 to 1986 Gary S. Ryan RDP *1986 to 1989 John H. Levett RDP *1989 to 1992 Saverio Imperato *1992 to 1994 Christian C. Sundman RDP *1994 to 1996 Rolf-Dieter Jaretzky RDP *1996 to 2000 Robert P. Odenweller Robert P. Odenweller (born c. 1940) is an American philatelist who is a member of the National Postal Museum's ''Council of Philatelists'' and a signatory to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.David J. Springbett RDP *2011 to current Tay Peng Hian RDP References Further reading *Springbett, D. (2001) ''The G ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and commune in France with Gallo-Roman amphitheatre * Grand Concourse (other), several places * Grand County (other), several places * Grand Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone * Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway, a parkway system in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States * Le Grand, California, census-designated place * Grand Staircase, a place in the US. Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Grand'' (Erin McKeown album), 2003 * ''Grand'' (Matt and Kim album), 2009 * ''Grand'' (magazine), a lifestyle magazine related to related to grandparents * ''Grand'' (TV series), American sitcom, 1990 * Grand piano, musical instrument * Grand Production, Serbian record label company * The Grand Tour, a new British automobile show Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philatelist
Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps. For instance, the stamps being studied may be very rare or reside only in museums. Etymology The word "philately" is the English transliteration of the French "", coined by Georges Herpin in 1864. Herpin stated that stamps had been collected and studied for the previous six or seven years and a better name was required for the new hobby than ''timbromanie'' (roughly "stamp quest"), which was disliked.Williams, L.N. & M. ''Fundamentals of Philately''. State College: The American Philatelic Society, 1971, p.20. The alternative terms "timbromania", "timbrophily", and "timbrology" gradually fell out of use as ''philately'' gained acceptance during the 1860s. Herpin took the Greek root word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fédération Internationale De Philatélie
The Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) was founded on 18 June 1926, and is the world federation for philately based in Zürich, Switzerland. Aims The primary aims of the FIP are: *To promote stamp collecting and philately. *To maintain friendly relations and friendship among all peoples. *To establish and maintain close relations with the philatelic trade and postal administrations. *To promote philatelic exhibitions by granting Patronage and Auspices Since its inception in 1926, when a small number of European federations came together to found a worldwide organisation, the FIP has promoted the hobby that is sometimes called ''The King of Hobbies and the Hobby of Kings.'' FIP works to promote philately in developing countries, in Asia and in the industrialised countries, where it appears to be stagnating. It coordinates contact between the philatelic organisations in different countries. Governance The FIP is run by a Board of Directors with a President and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirosław Bojanowicz
Mirosław Artur Bojanowicz (1906 - 9 May 1986) Gary Ryan, ''Gibbons Stamp Monthly'', August 1986, p.11 was a Polish philatelist who settled in England after World War II and became a recognized expert on the stamps of Poland. He frequently served as a judge at international exhibitions and in 1966 was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists; Bojanowicz was one of very few professional philatelists to be accorded this honour.''Gibbons Stamp Monthly'', May 1966, p.160 Early life Bojanowicz was born in Yugoslavia and as a child moved with his parents to Poland. He was of Bosnian origin, his original name was Miroslav Bojanović which was polonised to Mirosław Bojanowicz. Before the war he collected Bosnia and Herzegovina for which he won a gold medal in Warsaw in 1936. He later expanded this collection to the whole of Yugoslavia. After World War II After the war he formed a collection of the postal history and stamps of Poland for the period 1938 to 1946 whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Ryan (philatelist)
Gary Sidney Ryan (1916–2007Birch, Brian. (2012) Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers''. 12th edition. Standish, Wigan: Brian Birch, p. 1813.) was an eminent philatelist who specialised in the stamps and postal history of Hungary and later in revenue stamps. Ryan was awarded the Crawford Medal of the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1988 for his work on the cancellations of Hungarian Post Offices on the first stamps of Hungary and he signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1980. His philatelic writing won him a rarely awarded Grand Prix award for Literature at Frankfurt in 1989."Gary Sidney Ryan" Obituary by Clive Akerman in ''The Revenue Journal'', Vol.XIX, No.1, Whole No.73, June 2008, pp. 3-5. With Robson Lowe and Ronald Butler, Ryan was one of the founders of The Revenue Society of Great Britain in 1990 and his involvement with the FIP ( Federation Internationale de Philatelie) was instrumental in raising the profile of Revenue stamps within the organisation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saverio Imperato
Saverio Imperato FRPSL (31 March 1935 - 20 November 2020) was an Italian immunologist and award-winning philatelist. Early life and family Saverio Imperato was born on 31 March 1935.''Selected Rarities from the Collections of Professor Saverio Imperato and Family''. Aste Bolaffi, Torino, 2022. He married Luisa. Career Imperato was an immunologist, microbiologist, and pathologist at the University of Genoa. Philately He was awarded six Grands Prix, 60 Large Gold medals and 19 Gold medals in competitive philately. He was president of the Grand Prix Club The Grand Prix Club is a club for philatelists who have won a Grand Prix award of any kind from a Fédération Internationale de Philatélie accredited philatelic exhibition. Presidents of the club *1979 to 1982 Miroslaw A. Bojanowicz RDP *1982 ... from 1989 to 1992. He was a fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London. Death Imperato died on 20 November 2020. Selected publications References 1935 births 2020 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert P
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Springbett
David John Springbett (1938-2022) was a British philatelist and former insurance broker, who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2004. Philatelic activity Springbett was President of the Grand Prix Club, a fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London, President of The Revenue Society and a former Chairman of the Stanley Gibbons company. He was Chairman of The Stamp Show 2000 in Earls Court, London and was involved in planning for an alternative stamp exhibition to the London 2010 International Stamp Exhibition. The alternative show would have been based at the ExCel conference centre in east London but the project was abandoned when the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) gave the London 2010 show approved status. In 2001 Springbett edited and compiled a biographical guide to the more than seventy philatelists who have been awarded a Grand Prix award at a philatelic exhibition held between 1950 and 2000. His philatelic interests lay in revenue sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
