词条 | James J. Matejka Jr. |
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| name = Dr. James J. Matejka Jr. | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|10|27}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|11|30|1916|10|27}} | death_place = | nationality = USA | other_names = | known_for = World class collections of postage stamps and postal history | occupation = }} Dr. James J. Matejka Jr. (October 27, 1916 – November 30, 1979) of Chicago, Illinois, was a notable American philatelist at the local, national, and international level. Collecting interestsMatejka was well regarded{{by whom|date=May 2012}} in all fields of philately, but was especially known for his philatelic collections of Czechoslovakia, Newfoundland airmail stamps and the postal history of the Alaska-Yukon Territory. Philatelic activityMatejka was active within most of the philatelic clubs in the Chicago, Illinois, area, including the Chicago Philatelic Society where he was awarded the Newbury Award in 1959. At the national level, he was active and held various posts in the Society for Czechoslovak Philately, the American Air Mail Society and the Society of Philatelic Americans. He also served on the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the Post Office Department. Matejka also served as judge at various philatelic exhibitions. Honors and awardsDr. James J. Matejka Jr. was a recipient in 1959 of the Newbury Award of the Chicago Philatelic Society. He signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1979 and was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1981.[1] See also
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://stamps.org/HOF-1980#Matejka |title=APS Hall of Fame 1980-1984 |publisher=American Philatelic Society |year=2012 |accessdate=May 28, 2012}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Matejka, James J. Jr.}}{{US-philatelist-stub}} 6 : 1916 births|1979 deaths|American philatelists|People from Chicago|Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists|American Philatelic Society |
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