Born: 1875
Died: 1953
Dr Herbert Munk served as an international philatelic juror during the 1920's and 1930's, and was editor of the eleventh edition of the Kohl Briefmarken Handbuch from 1923 to 1936. He was president of the Expert Committee of the Union of German Philatelic Societies. He left Germany for Switzerland in 1936, fleeing Nazism. Dr. Munk then carried out important research on the printing and plating of the 1850-1851 Swiss issues.
Philatelic Awards:
1925 - Lindenberg Medal
1931 - Signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
1936 - Crawford Medal
1949 - Named honorary member of the Collectors Club of New York
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McAdam is a dealer member of the American Philatelic Society.