One would naturally assume that Nordic ski marathons and philately have very little in common. Yet, my recent visit to Estonia, Finland, and Norway proved otherwise. In 2015 I signed up for Worldloppet. Worldloppet is a worldwide Nordic ski marathon series. The premise is pretty simple: Finish 10 ski marathons in 10 different countries on […]
Cheryl Ganz is without a doubt one of the biggest names in American philately today. Her philatelic resume is long enough to fill an entire article in itself. Cheryl is the current president of the American Philatelic Society (APS) an organization she joined in 1976. She is the former Chief Curator of the Smithsonian National […]
This April is the 125th anniversary of Dr. Per Gellein’s birth. Dr. Gellein was a major Norwegian philatelist in the last century. When his collection was sold in 1982, it supposedly created a new Norwegian philatelic sales record. Dr. Gellein was distinguished with most philatelic awards that can be given in Norway. He held many […]