Peter P. McCann, of

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, is a

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who has supported the hobby of philately on a national scale. For his varied services to the

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(APS) over several decades, he was awarded in 2008 the

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for outstanding service to the society.

Philatelic activity

Peter McCann served the APS in a variety of ways, including acting as president, vice president, chairman, board member, and ambassador-at-large for the society. He served on, and chaired, various committees, and he also served as judge on at least 125 national stamp exhibitions. In addition to judging exhibits of others at stamp exhibitions, McCann has exhibited, nationally and internationally, selections from his own collections and has won national grand awards with three different exhibits. McCann has served as president of the American Philatelic Congress, the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors, and the British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group. He is a Fellow of the

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, and has been a trustee of the

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. He served as co-chairman of the Council of Philatelists at the

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at the

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He was elected Vice President of FIP, the

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, in 2004 and reelected in 2008.

Philatelic literature

McCann has written articles on various aspects of philately and has served as co-editor and co-author of several books related to philately of

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islands and the islands of the South

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Honors and awards

In addition to receiving the

in 2008, McCann signed the

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in 2007. He has also been awarded the Eugene Klein Memorial Award, the Phoenix Award, and the Skavaril Award. In 2010 he was awarded the Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial Award.

References

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Philatelic activity

Philatelic literature

Honors and awards

See also

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