Herbert Munk
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Dr Herbert Munk was a distinguished German
philatelist and editor of important sections of the seminal Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch
for which he and J.B. Seymour
won the Sieger Medal for best philatelic work in the German language in 1931.
Munk was president of the Expert Committee of the Union of German Philatelic Societies, and an international philatelic juror before World War Two. He won the Lindenberg Medal
in 1925 and his name was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
at Torquay in 1932. He signed the roll personally at the Brighton congress in 1933.
In 1936 he won the Crawford Medal
of the Royal Philatelic Society London, of which society he was a fellow, and he is a member of the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame
.
Munk left Germany before the outbreak of war and continued his philatelic work in Switzerland were he did important research on early Swiss stamps. A report in the Australian Stamp Monthly, 1 November 1937, states that sources in Germany believed that he was effectively in exile as a "non-Aryan".
He became an honorary member of the Collectors Club of New York
in 1949.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
philatelist and editor of important sections of the seminal Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch
Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch
The Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch was a seminal work of philatelic literature first published in Germany in 1923 as the 11th edition of the previous well known Handbuch published by Paul Kohl of Chemnitz.- Production of the work :...
for which he and J.B. Seymour
James Benjamin Seymour
James Benjamin Seymour , of Great Britain, was a philatelist who created an award winning collection, and who wrote some of the key works in British philately.-Collecting interests:...
won the Sieger Medal for best philatelic work in the German language in 1931.
Munk was president of the Expert Committee of the Union of German Philatelic Societies, and an international philatelic juror before World War Two. He won the Lindenberg Medal
Lindenberg Medal
The Lindenberg Medal is an award given to those who provide “conspicuous service to philately” because of their investigations and contributions to philatelic literature.It is considered by some as the Nobel Prize of Philately.- Origin :...
in 1925 and his name was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists is a philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921...
at Torquay in 1932. He signed the roll personally at the Brighton congress in 1933.
In 1936 he won the Crawford Medal
Crawford Medal
The Crawford Medal is a vermeil medal awarded by the Royal Philatelic Society London for the most valuable and original contribution to the study and knowledge of philately published in book form during the relevant period....
of the Royal Philatelic Society London, of which society he was a fellow, and he is a member of the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame
American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame
The American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame award honors deceased philatelists who have contributed significantly to the field of national and/or international philately.-History:...
.
Munk left Germany before the outbreak of war and continued his philatelic work in Switzerland were he did important research on early Swiss stamps. A report in the Australian Stamp Monthly, 1 November 1937, states that sources in Germany believed that he was effectively in exile as a "non-Aryan".
He became an honorary member of the Collectors Club of New York
Collectors Club of New York
The Collectors Club of New York, often referred to as the Collectors Club, is a private club and philatelic society in New York City. Founded in 1896, it is one of the oldest existing philatelic societies in the United States...
in 1949.
Selected publications
- Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch. (editor of the 11th edition 1923-36, A to Italy)
- Neue Wege zur Erforschung der eidgenössischen Ausgaben 1850 ff. im Kreuzmuster, 1941.
- Allerlei Neues über Locale and Ortspost, 1951.