W. Danforth Walker

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W. Danforth Walker
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPhilatelist

W. Danforth "Dan" Walker is an American philatelist who in 2014 was elected to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. Walker is a specialist in the philately of Grenada. [1] Previously he received the American Philatelic Society Luff Award in 2003 for Outstanding Service to the Society. [2] Walker is a philatelic judge and was on the international jury for Praga 2018 [3] and for Chicagopex 2019. [4]

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References

  1. "New signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists" by Jane Moubray in The London Philatelist , Vol. 123, No. 1414, April 2014, pp. 130-131.
  2. "Previous Luff Award Winners". American Philatelic Society. 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "Exhibition Jury". Praga 2018. 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. "CHICAGOPEX 2019". Chicago Philatelic Society. 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.