Wawrukiewicz, Klug, Trenchard, Grant inducted into APS hall of fame

By Linn’s Staff

The American Philatelic Society announced in late June that Anthony S. “Tony” Wawrukiewicz (1943-2023), Janet R. Klug (1950-2023), Herbert A. “Herb” Trenchard (1931-2023) and Kenneth B. “Ken” Grant (1948-2023) were inducted in the society’s hall of fame.

Wawrukiewicz was an accomplished philatelic author, researcher, exhibitor and judge. With Henry Beecher, he co-authored books on United States postal rates, both domestic and foreign, and revised and updated them. Wawrukiewicz also published books on the postal rates of Canada and Great Britain.

He enabled key U.S. government publications to be posted online, including the Postal Bulletin, United States Postal Laws and Regulations, U.S. postal guides, and postal manuals for use by researchers.

Wawrukiewicz authored and co-authored other books on New York auxiliary markings; the U.S. Liberty Series, topics on U.S. postal history from 1794-2019, forwarding of mail, and uses of U.S. postage due stamps. He wrote a column on modern U.S. postal history in Linn’s Stamp News for almost 20 years.

In 2013, Wawrukiewicz was inducted into the APS Writers Unit 30 hall of fame. He received the Charles J. Peterson philatelic literature lifetime achievement award in 2020. He was honored with the 2002 Luff award for distinguished philatelic research.

Other awards include the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society’s Elliott Perry cup, Stanley Ashbrook cup and Distinguished Philatelist award, and the American Philatelic Congress Diane D. Boehret award.

Wawrukiewicz served on several committees and also chaired the Pipex show in Portland, Ore., over the years. He was founding editor of the newsletter of the Auxiliary Markings Club and held that position for almost 20 years.

Klug served the APS as secretary and was a member of the society’s board of vice presidents. She was the first woman president of the APS, served on several APS committees and was chair of the committee on the accreditation of national exhibitions and judges.

She was the founder of the Tonga and Tin Can Mail Study Circle and served as vice chair of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s council of philatelists and chair of the museum’s new initiatives committee.

Klug also served as secretary-treasurer of the American Philatelic Congress and chair of the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee.

She authored regular columns in the American Philatelist, Global Stamp News, Linn’s, Stamp Collector and Scott Stamp Monthly. She wrote books, including The Catalog of Tin Can Mail Cachets of the Tonga Islands and the Smithsonian Guide to Stamp Collecting. She co-authored with Don Sundman The 100 Greatest American Stamps.

In 2010, she was inducted into the Writers Unit 30 hall of fame. In 2014, she received the Luff award for outstanding service to the APS. In 2019, she was honored with the Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement award.

Trenchard is recognized as the dean of U. S. philatelic history. While most collectors in the hobby seek stamps and covers, Trenchard focused on material related to the history of stamp collecting, including auction catalogs; exhibition catalogs; profiles of famous stamp collectors, forgers and forgeries; first-day ceremonies; and ephemera related to local clubs as well as national and international philatelic events.

Trenchard was past president of the Washington (D.C.) Philatelic Society and a board member of the Napex show. He served on the board of directors of the U.S. 1966 Sipex international exhibition.

He was a longtime member of the board of trustees of the American Philatelic Research Library and served as vice president of the board.

Trenchard served as the APS historian and member of the National Postal Museum’s council of philatelists. He was a member and then chairman of the APS hall of fame committee.

Trenchard’s articles appeared in the American Philatelist, Chronicle of the U.S. Classic Postal Issues, Collectors Club Philatelist, First Days, Linn’s, Penny Post, Philatelic Literature Review, Postal History Journal and United States Specialist, among others.

He was a veteran volunteer at both the National Postal Museum and the APS.

In 1992, Trenchard received the APS Luff award for outstanding service to the APS. In 1998, he was inducted into the Writers Unit 30 hall of fame. He was named a distinguished philatelist by the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society in 2003. In 2006, he received the Smithsonian Philatelic Achievement award.

Grant was a secretary of the APS and president of the APRL. He served for many years on the APRL board of trustees as well as on several APS committees.

In 2020, he was honored with the Luff award for outstanding service to the APS.

He was a proud supporter of the APS and served many years on the campaign for philately committee. He was one of the APS leaders who signed the paperwork to purchase the Match Factory in Bellefonte, Pa., for the APS headquarters and was involved with every aspect of its construction until its completion in 2016.

During his tenure with the APS, the mortgage debt on the Match Factory was retired 15 years ahead of schedule.

Grant served many roles in local and state philatelic organizations and served on the board of the Postal History Society.

His articles appeared in Across the Fence, Badger Postal Historian and Philatelic Literature Review, among others. He edited several publications, including the Cinderella Philatelist.

Four shelves in the APRL house the Kenneth B. Grant cinderella collection. In 2018, he was named to the Cinderella Stamp Club’s Maurice Williams roll of notable cinderella philatelists.”

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