Wolf Hess (philatelist)

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Dr. Wolf Hess (1945 - 2022) was a German philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2010. [1] He was a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL); his exhibit "Finland Postal History" won the Grand Prix in Sofia in 2009. Dr. Hess was a retired vascular and trauma surgeon by profession and resided in Ratingen, Germany.

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References

  1. Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011 , Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.