The 21st Maynard Sundman Lecture
A Life in Philately with John M. Hotchner
The 21st Maynard Sundman Lecture with John M. Hotchner will be at 4 pm on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 on Zoom and in the museum's Discovery Center.
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How does an innocent family activity take over one’s life? Join us as John M. Hotchner considers this question. Known principally as a long-time Linn's Stamp News columnist on U.S. philately, John will describe how Linn's became a launch pad for his many other activities in organized philately and for a wide array of research projects. One of these, "U.S. Postal Counterfeits," will be discussed in some detail and illustrated with pages from his Large Gold-winning exhibit, which has served as the basis for the Scott U.S. Specialized Catalogue listing of this material and is the subject of his soon to be released book.
For nearly fifty years, John M. Hotchner has encouraged collectors to become more deeply involved in philately and has participated in every aspect of the hobby himself. In addition to writing his weekly column and book projects, John is an active exhibitor with over a dozen gold-award winning philatelic exhibits. He has served in leadership positions in numerous philatelic societies, including the American Philatelic Society and the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors, and is an accredited national and international philatelic and literature judge. He served for 20 years on the Council of Philatelists at the National Postal Museum and the maximum 12 years on the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee which selects the subjects and art for America’s stamps. In 2017, he was elected to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, and has been honored with the Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement Award, the American Philatelic Society’s Luff Award, the Liechtenstein Medal of the Collectors Club of New York, and the Distinguished Philatelist Award of the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society.
